Prevention and Cessation Press Releases    
            
       
      
  
      
      
  
          
        
  
  
      
      
  
          
                  
            
    
        
      
            
            DECLARACIÓN DE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS (ACADEMIA ESTADOUNIDENSE DE PEDIATRÍA), LA RED DE ACCIÓN CONTRA EL CÁNCER DE LA SOCIEDAD AMERICANA DEL CÁNCER, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (ASOCIACIÓN ESTADOUNIDENSE DEL CORAZÓN), AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION (ASOCIACIÓN ESTADOUNIDENSE DEL PULMÓN), CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS (CAMPAÑA PARA NIÑOS LIBRES DE TABACO)  TRUTH INITIATIVE (INICIATIVA DE LA VERDAD)
       
     
   
           
                                   
          
                  
            
    
        
      
            
            Hartford, Conn.—Last night, the Connecticut House passed the state’s budget, which allocates $12 million for the state Tobacco Control and Health Trust Fund to fund critical tobacco prevention and cessation efforts.
       
     
   
           
                                   
          
                  
            
    
        
      
            
            Legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives today aims to improve access to quality health care for and decrease health disparities in communities of color.
       
     
   
           
                                   
          
                  
            
    
        
      
            
            Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Government Relations Director Kristy Young
 
       
     
   
           
                                   
          
                  
            
    
        
      
            
            Tobacco use rates among US adults hit an all-time low, but rates remain high among certain populations according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today.
       
     
   
           
                                   
          
                  
            
    
        
      
            
            JEFFERSON CITY, MO. – After the pandemic impacted two years of Cancer Action Days, cancer advocates, survivors and caregivers from across the state traveled to the Capitol in Jefferson City yesterday to meet in person with their elected officials.
       
     
   
           
                                   
          
                  
            
    
        
      
            
            HARTFORD – Tomorrow, Gov. Lamont’s public health budget will be heard by the Appropriations Committee.
       
     
   
           
                                   
          
                  
            
    
        
      
            
            Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Government Relations Director Andrew Schepers
       
     
   
           
                                   
          
                  
            
    
        
      
            
            FRANKFORT, KY – “As the Senate starts their work on the state’s operating budget, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network implores senators to increase funding for the state’s Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program to $10 million annually. 
       
     
   
           
                                   
          
                  
            
    
        
      
            
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