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2025 New Jersey Cancer Action Week

... reform (S3533/A1825). Reforming step therapy means ensuring that it is safe for patients, clinically grounded, and transparent to patients and health care providers. Maintain the Current Level of Funding for the New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research at $4 Million. Maintain funding for the New ...

Fight Back Against Cancer this March

... you and your fellow advocates engaged in our campaigns. Support our nationwide petition drive calling on Congress to take immediate action on health care reform. The petitions will be delivered to Members of Congress on Capitol Hill and in district offices during the spring recess.  You can ...

Budget Measures that Would Signal Cancer Prevention and Detection Is a Priority in New Jersey

... Tobacco “Fact-based, statewide tobacco prevention and cessation programs equip people with the tools to stop using tobacco, communicating the health outcomes associated with tobacco products and dismantling the systemic disparities perpetuated by the tobacco industry. As Big Tobacco has ... early detection and research initiatives and reducing the influence of tobacco on New Jerseyans, our state can reduce disparities in access to care, create healthier communities and prevent disease.” ###  About ACS CAN The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) makes ... 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 ...

Assembly Passes Bill to Put Patients First

... at the right time while, at the same time, help manage healthcare costs. We thank Assemblyman Herb Conaway for sponsoring this crucial public health measure. We look forward to working with the Senate and Governor Murphy to pass and enact this legislation. Please protect New Jerseyans and their families as they face life threatening chronic health issues.” About ACS CAN at 20   The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) makes cancer a top priority for policymakers ... affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to ...

ACS CAN Applauds Senate on Passage of Bill to Fund Tobacco Control Program

... resources to help current tobacco users quit and to prevent tobacco addiction in future generations. “A report released last week by several health organizations including ACS CAN stated that allocating $7 million to this program would greatly decrease the number of New Jersey kids growing up to become addicted adult tobacco users, saving our state $67.8 million in associated future health care expenditures. “In 2017, more than 51,000 New Jerseyans will hear the horrifying news that they have cancer. In New Jersey 26.7 percent of ...

Blair Horner on the NJ Up In Smoke Report

... who want to quit.  New Jersey leaders need to realize the failure to fund tobacco control programs will have long-term effects on the state's health and economy.  It's frustrating because the math on this is so simple. Even in these difficult budget times, tobacco prevention is a smart investment that saves lives and saves money by reducing health care costs." ### About the American Cancer Society The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience ...

ACS CAN Names DeAlmeida New Jersey Government Relations Director

... post, DeAlmeida will oversee advocacy efforts promoting evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. Before joining ACS CAN DeAlmeida had been deputy director of government relations and policy at the New Jersey Hospital Association ... in Trenton and to work with other associations and industry experts to craft policy and amend legislation. “New Jersey is facing crucial health care issues, including the need to protect all of our residents from the dangers of tobacco products,” said Bill Sherman, managing director of ...

January Advocacy Round-up

... recognizes leadership in broad based policy change in the fight against cancer, a cause that Don Gemson, MD, MPH, an ACS board member, public health advocate, Columbia University professor and corporate health leader, embraced throughout his vibrant career.  Last year's award was presented to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.  Completed ... week of September 12th, just prior to this year's national ACS CAN lobby day.  Stay tuned for much more on this exciting effort.   Affordable Care Act Last week the White House announced the appointment of John Seffrin to the advisory group to the newly created National Prevention, Health ...

Calorie Posting Passes in New Jersey

... component that must be part of a comprehensive effort to empower people to take charge of their waistlines and address this deadly, preventable health crisis.Obesity poses a very real health threat – about 5,400 New Jersey residents die each year from cancers caused by obesity and lack of physical activity. Cancer and obesity ... and by educating people about the risk of a high-calorie, high-fat diet and promoting prevention, we can reduce cancer rates and control health care costs. Our legislators clearly see the benefits of this legislation. The American Cancer Society urges Governor Corzine to sign this bill ...

Maine, New Jersey and Oregon are latest states to raise their cigarette sales age to 21

... continues to claim too many lives and is the leading cause of preventable death. [Raising the sales age] will not only save lives, but will cut health care costs,” said Brian Shott, the New Jersey Government Relations Director at ACS CAN. In Maine, the state legislature overcame a veto by ...

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