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Public Health Organizations Applaud Washington County Voters for Upholding Flavored Tobacco Law
... advocacy 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 ... Association The American Heart Association is a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. We are dedicated to ensuring equitable health in all communities. Through collaboration with numerous organizations, and powered by millions of volunteers, we fund innovative research, ...
Washington County Court Ruling on Flavored Tobacco Sales a Step Backwards for Public Health
... ordinance to end the sale of flavored tobacco products is not only disappointing, but short sighted and against the interest of public health. “Menthol, other candy- and fruit-flavored tobacco products are a key part of the tobacco industry’s strategy to entice our youth into a ... advocacy 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 ...
Voter-Passed Cigarette and E-cigarette Tax Increases Takes Effect January 1 in Oregon
... voters overwhelming approved Measure 108 in November 2020. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) was one of the leading health organizations working as part of the Yes on 108 campaign to pass Measure 108. Oregon’s cigarette tax will now be $3.33 per pack, the sixth ... revenue, according to projections from ACS CAN, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Tobacconomics. This new revenue will provide access to health care on the Oregon Health Plan at a time when health care coverage is critical, and fund the state’s tobacco prevention and cessation programs to ...
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Urges Oregonians to Vote Yes on Measure 108
... have an opportunity to save thousands of lives, protect our kids from Big Tobacco and a lifetime of addiction, and help fund critical health care programs at a time when access to care is more important than ever by passing this lifesaving Measure. "Tobacco use is the leading cause of ... from starting—a critical tobacco control strategy at a time when youth e-cigarette use has reached epidemic levels. "According to the Oregon Health Authority, one in four 11th graders have used e-cigarettes and youth e-cigarette use increased nearly 80% in the past two years. Research ...
New Report: Oregon Gets Mixed Results on Public Policies to Fight Cancer
... Smoking also causes about 28 percent of all cancer deaths in the state. Tobacco use also costs the state more than $1.5 billion in annual health care costs. Regular and significant tobacco tax increases are one of the most effective ways to help adults quit and prevent kids from starting, while saving health care costs overall. How Do You Measure Up? rates states in eight specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer: increased ...
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Urges Oregon Lawmakers to Support $2 Tobacco Tax Increase
... Action Network (ACS CAN) urges Oregon lawmakers to support a proposed tobacco tax increase that will help reduce tobacco use, save lives, lower health care costs and raise revenue. At a public hearing on April 10 and April 11, cancer advocates will share personal stories and testimony about the ... The revenue from the $2 cigarette tax increase would also be significant, generating nearly $173 million in new annual revenue while reducing health care costs. In fact, as smoking rates decrease from a $2 cigarette tax increase, the state would see about $1.02 billion in long-term health ...
Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement
... a large portion of this money is available for allocation. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), together with leading health and health care organizations in Oregon, has put forth a legislative proposal that fulfills the original intent of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement by ...
Oregon Senates Passes Legislation to Raise Tobacco Sales Age to 21
... coalition, led by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Heart Association, American Lung Association and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), applauds the Oregon Senate for passing legislation today that promises to curb smoking rates, protect kids from ... with bipartisan support,” said Sen. Steiner Hayward. “This bill will decrease youth smoking rates, decrease tobacco-related diseases and health care costs, and will improve public health. This is good policy for Oregonians.” Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in ...
New Report: Oregon Falls Short on Public Policies to Fight Big Tobacco
... several key tobacco control policies. "Oregon has made some great progress over the years in some areas of cancer prevention, access to care and quality of life, but there is still a lot of work left to do with our efforts to combat the constant threat from the tobacco ... Oregon can also increase its state funding for tobacco prevention programs to reduce tobacco use and tobacco-related disease, while lowering health care costs. "Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and every year, 5,500 Oregonians die from smoking," said Friend. "We ... 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 ...
Oregon Youth, Cancer Patients, Survivors Urge Legislators To End Flavored, Menthol Tobacco Sales
... Tobacco continues to use flavors to target its next generation of customers, which leads to countless deaths as well as significant increases in health care costs statewide for every Oregonian. ACS CAN is joined in this call by many state health advocacy organizations as well as the municipal governing bodies of, among others, Oregon City, Salem, Happy Valley, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, ...