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Love Notes to Lawmakers: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network to Deliver Valentines to Legislators

... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We’re more determined than ever to stand together with our volunteers to end cancer as we ...

New Report: Utah Falls Short on Public Policies to Fight Cancer in 2018

... year." How Do You Measure Up? rates states in nine specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer, including increased access to care through Medicaid, funding for cancer screening programs, smoke-free laws, cigarette tax levels, funding for tobacco prevention and cessation ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.  ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...

Iowa Falls Short on Tobacco Tax Rates, Cancer-Fighting Public Policies

... current tobacco tax of $1.36 per pack of cigarettes falls below the national average of $1.81-per-pack. No state tax comes close to matching the health and lost productivity costs attributed to smoking, which are estimated at $19.16 per pack.   “More than 1,000 kids in Iowa newly begin a ... Access to Medicaid                                                Green Access to Palliative Care                                                        Green Pain ...

Oklahoma Must Stand Up to Big Tobacco

... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We stand with our volunteers, working to make cancer a top priority for policymakers in cities, ... Great American Smokeout®, Cancer Patients, Survivors, and Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Pass Tobacco Control Measures to Protect Public Health Oklahoma Must Stand Up to Big Tobacco ...

New Jersey is taking a giant leap forward in the war against cancer. Here's how

... $5 million for the New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection program in his executive budget proposal, representing a huge win for public health. NJCEED provides under- and uninsured New Jersey residents with access to breast, cervical, prostate and colorectal cancer screenings at no ... suffer and die from preventable disease. New Jersey took another huge step forward in improving residents’ access to lifesaving preventative care when, at the beginning of 2023, the Legislature passed the Colorectal Cancer Screening Cost-Sharing Removal Act. Starting July 1, 2023, no New ...

2016 Rhode Island Legislative Session Update

... the Governor to urge that the proposal for a mere 25 cent tobacco tax increase be removed and replaced with a significant tax that would improve health for Ocean State residents with revenue dedicated back to tobacco control programs, cessation services, and enforcement. The governor ... prohibit food and beverage advertising of high calories and unhealthy foods to children on school grounds and buses. Ensuring Access to Quality Care Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening: ACS CAN was the only organization that testified before both chambers of the Rhode Island Legislature ...

Great American Smokeout Shines Light on Opportunities for New York Lawmakers to Act to Prevent Smoking-Related Deaths

... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We stand with our volunteers, working to make cancer a top priority for policymakers in cities, ...

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