Updates matching "New Mexico"

From 2011 to 2015, high school youth smoking rates in New Mexico have fallen by 8.5 percentage points from 19.9% to 11.4%, thanks in large part to tobacco prevention and education. Leading health organizations including American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Lung Association, and American Heart Association don’t want to see a reversal of that progress.

$1 Per Pack Tobacco Tax Tops Agenda for Cancer Awareness Day at the Capitol Cancer Patients and Survivors Board “Whistle Stop” Rail Runner to Santa Fe SANTA FE, New Mexico – February 8, 2016 – Nearly a hundred

Leading health organizations including the American Lung Association, American Heart Association, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) stood behind New Mexico Senator Howie Morales in the Capitol Rotunda today as he announced tobacco tax legislation designed to keep cigarettes and a

Raising tobacco taxes to deal with revenue challenges is strongly supported across party lines in New Mexico. A new poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies shows 82 percent of New Mexicans support raising the tobacco tax by a buck-a-pack. The same poll indicates it is not “politics as usual” when

The 2015 legislative session in New Mexico came to a close on March 21, and the deadline for the Governor to sign legislation was April 10. Advocates like you helped make cancer issues a priority for lawmakers. Here’s a wrap-up of some key legislation the American Cancer Society Cancer Action

Patients and Families Take Cancer Fight to New Mexico Capitol Many Ride the Rails on a Campaign Express SANTA FE, N.M. – February 9, 2015 – Cancer survivors, caregivers and healthcare professionals from across the state, many of them “riding the rails” to get to the

CONTACT: Stephanie Winn-McCorkle Cell: 916 802-4033 Email: [email protected] MEDIA ADVISORY Cancer patients and survivors are “all aboard” campaign train to Santa Fe to lobby lawmakers Media Welcome to Ride Along! SANTA FE– Cancer survivors, caregivers and

Cancer has become one of the most preventable and increasingly curable life-threatening diseases – but only if we take the steps necessary to prevent it outright, detect it early, and improve access to care. To this end, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in New Mexico is

2014 New Mexico State Legislative Accomplishments Thanks to all of our wonderful and dedicated volunteers we were able accomplish the following: Protecting Tobacco Control Program Funding In the face of funding reductions for many state programs, level funding was maintained for the tobacco use prevention and cessation