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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 ...
Tobacco and E-Cigarette Tax Increase
If you didn't already know, Oregon isn't exactly leading the nation in the fight against big tobacco. Tobacco accounts for $1.54 billion in health care costs in our state! Now, more than ever, Oregon needs to raise its tobacco tax to help folks quit and price youth out of accessing tobacco in ...
Cheers to Health Equity
... Pierce On February 20th , the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network invites you to join us in celebrating the advancements in cancer care that have brought us life-saving screenings and a better understanding of prevention. We will discuss how ACS CAN's public policy priorities ... the gap in cancer outcomes. You are invited to join us in our second annual event bringing together nearly 100 leaders in public policy and health care including elected officials from across the state and community leaders in the Salem metro area. At 5:30 PM we'll begin with hors d'oeuvres ...
Cancer Advocates Urge Oregon Lawmakers to Finish the Job on Flavored Tobacco, Provide Access to Biomarker Testing in Line with Advances
... and all other flavored tobacco products. Big Tobacco continues to use flavors to target its next generation of customers for diminished health outcomes, which leads to countless deaths as well as significant increases in health care costs statewide for every Oregonian. “It’s time to end this problem once and, truly, for all,” ACS CAN Oregon Government Relations ...
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 2025 State Priorities
... cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Oregonians impacted by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. ... Network (ACS CAN) will work with the Oregon State Legislature on legislative and regulatory efforts that provide affordable, adequate access to health insurance including Medicaid, ensure adequate funding for lifesaving cancer screening and prevention programs, and enact ...
Big Ballot Initiative Victories for ACS CAN
Voting for president and federal and state lawmakers weren’t the only important decisions that voters made yesterday. Public health advocates also scored big victories in ballot initiatives in Oklahoma and Oregon. Thanks to the great work of ACS CAN volunteers and staff, ... Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund supports medically underserved areas by recruiting talented physicians through its loan repayment program, funding health care for rural Oklahomans. It also funds cancer research taking place across the state as well as programs that prevent children from starting to ...
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, ...