Updates matching "Maryland"

Our annual Legislative Night in Annapolis took place on February 25, 2013. ACS CAN Ambassadors attended along with representatives and volunteers from the American Heart Association, American Lung Association and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Meetings took place with legislators from key committees. Priority Legislation: 1) The Palliative Care bill-

On Friday, February 1, the annual ACS CAN Maryland Research breakfast took place in Annapolis. The program was exceptional, not only honoring the three Sponsors of the 2007 Clean Indoor Actl, but also tracing the history of tobacco control in Maryland and citing the many heroes along the way who helped to finally achieve comprehensive smoke free area and a discussion of the future of lung cancer prevention and early detection.

Recentliy, the Stadium Authority bans smoking at Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium. Click on links read stories about the ban. Read Baltimore Sun Article Read WJZ-13 report.

On Wednesday, November 14 the Health Care For All Coalition officially launched its Healthy Maryland Initiative tobacco tax for health care campaign and received some terrific media coverage! Check under Newswire for links to media coverage.

More than 450 petitions were collected at the American Cancer Society Baltimore Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Event on Sunday, October 14. This year's petition urges the Governor to take the neccessary steps to increase fundng for the Maryland Breast and Cervical Cancer Program so that more woman can receive

A huge thank you to all of our Maryland Ambassadors who attended visits during our Annual ACS CAN Lobby Day on September 13. During our visits with Members, Ambassadors urged them to increase funding for cancer research, prevention and detection programs. In addition, we asked for their support on palliative care legislation.

On June 7 in Annapolis, the Health Care For All Coalition, which the American Cancer Society is a participating member of, recognized Lt. Governor Brown as Maryland's Public Health Hero. Over the years, beginning when he was in the House of Delegates, Lt. Governor Brown has been one of the

On Monday, May 14th, 2012, the Maryland General Assembly convened a special three-day session to complete the work of balancing the state’s 2013 budget. Among the measures approved was a revenue package which included a tax on small cigars that will increase from 15% of wholesale to 70% of

Maryland Sine Die Report April 12, 2012 The Maryland General Assembly adjourned April 9, 2012 Tobacco Control: • Prior to adjournment, the Revenue Conference Committee agreed to an increase in the little cigar tax of 70% of wholesale and the tax on all other tobacco products of