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May 13, 2015
New York

Leading health organizations in New York State have announced that they have formed a coalition to work toward passage and enactment of legislation that will include e-cigarettes in New York State’s Clean Indoor Air Law.

April 22, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 22, 2015 For the first time, all workers in the city of New Orleans can go to work today knowing they are protected from the cancer-causing toxins found in secondhand smoke. The city 's smoke-free ordinance takes effect today, covering workplaces, including bars and casinos, and

February 23, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. February 23, 2015 The 25th anniversary of legislation making all domestic flights smoke-free marks an opportunity to redouble our efforts to promote tobacco control measures across the country. This landmark legislation was a public health victory that marked a paradigm shift in the way the public views smoking

February 3, 2015

New data released today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health show that although secondhand smoke exposure in this country dropped by half between 1999 to 2000 and 2011 to 2012, this progress is not benefitting all populations equally.

January 23, 2015
National

Those famous Big Easy jazz clubs just got a lot less smokey after todayŠ—Ès unanimous vote by the New Orleans City Council to prohibit smoking in the cityŠ—Ès bars and casinos. The smoke-free bars and casinos join the cityŠ—Ès restaurants, which were already smoke-free thanks to a state law. Our

January 22, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. January 22, 2015 The New Orleans City Council 's unanimous vote to pass a comprehensive, citywide smoke-free ordinance covering all workplaces and public spaces is a significant victory in the fight against cancer. Today 's vote ensures that no worker in New Orleans will have to choose

October 22, 2014

The following statement comes from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, in reaction to the news that Reynolds American Inc., the maker of Camel cigarettes, will no longer permit smoking in its offices, conference rooms and elevators.

October 6, 2014
National

More than 600 cancer patients, survivors, caretakers, volunteers and staff from across the country convened recently in Washington, DC for the annual ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Constituents from all 50 states (plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam) and nearly every congressional district met with

August 21, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. August 21, 2014 A majority of states are not measuring up on legislative solutions that prevent and fight cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). As the changing health care landscape presents new opportunities to prevent a