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New York State Legislative Session Ends With Significant Wins for Cancer Prevention and Treatment
... Cattaraugus, Tompkins, Sullivan and Orange Counties; Town of Hempstead, Town of North Hempstead Statewide Tobacco 21 legislation: Passed health committee in both houses. In Senate Finance and Assembly Codes. SUNY Tobacco free campus: Passed Assembly. Flavored Tobacco Products. Reported from Assembly Health. Tobacco Coupons. Reported from Assembly Health. Legislation would prohibit use of coupons for tobacco products. Multi-unit housing: ... Restaurant Meals. Reported from Senate Health. Requires DOH to set nutrition standards kids meals distributed with incentive items. Access to Care Time off for cancer screenings: Passed both houses. While current law allows public employees time off for breast cancer screenings, this ...
Request for Proposals for ACS CAN NYS Lobbying and Legislative Consultant
... 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 ... are tobacco free; Increasing the purchase age for tobacco to 21. Including e-cigarettes in the state’s Clean Indoor Air Act. Access to Care - Improving access to needed medications by allowing for substitution of interchangeable biosimilar drugs, permitting less expensive versions ... by providing limitations on fail first (Step Therapy) policies; Allowing pharmacists to administer the HPV Vaccine; Expanding palliative care programs and education. 2.0 RFP Goals and Objectives The primary objective of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit proposals ...