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Wisconsin Legislative Session Ends with Mixed Record on Cancer Policy
... years of advocacy from volunteers, caregivers and medical professionals, we were thrilled to see the Assembly vote to create a palliative care advisory council. Palliative care supports patients from the point of diagnosis, throughout treatment and beyond. We stand ready to bring ... a statewide program on healthy food incentives. Having consistent access to affordable, nutritious food has a direct impact on a person’s health and can help prevent, manage, and treat chronic diseases like cancer. “This year, however, legislators missed several opportunities to improve access to affordable, quality health care for Wisconsinites. “The reality is, having health insurance is a key factor in whether someone survives cancer. The legislature did ...
Food is Medicine Initiatives to Address Cancer & Chronic Diseases
“Food is Medicine” (FIM) (or food as medicine) is a category of tailored food-based nutritional interventions specifically linked to the health care system that are intended to prevent, treat, or manage chronic diseases and often address food and nutrition insecurity. The American Cancer ...
ACS CAN Praises Legislators and Governor for Cancer Programs in New Budget
... Food and Healthy Communities Program which helps provide access to healthy foods for those in underserved neighborhoods. Also called for is a health care facility transformation fund which allocates $200 million to support projects that replace facilities that are outdated or inefficient as part ... the following statement. “We applaud Governor Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie as well as Senate Health Chair Kemp Hannon and Assembly Health Chair Richard Gottfried for supporting these programs that can literally saves lives and protect the ...
Report Finds Majority of States Falling Short on Laws and Policies that Prevent Cancer and Save Lives
... policies. “State legislators should support laws and policies that help people fight cancer by emphasizing disease prevention, making health care affordable and accessible and focusing on quality of life,” said John R. Seffrin, PhD, chief executive officer of ACS CAN. “Missed opportunities to pass laws that fight and prevent cancer not only leave new state revenue and health savings on the table, but deny the potential for saving countless lives from a disease that still kills 1,500 people every day.” How Do ...
ACS CAN Publishes Op-ed on "Dangers in the food deserts"
... PM (UPDATED FEB 26, 2019) In his annual State of the City address earlier this month, Mayor Bill de Blasio laid out a plan to provide affordable health care to all New Yorkers. “Health care is a human right, not a privilege reserved for those who can afford it,” said the Mayor. While we could not agree more with the ...
Cancer Advocates Release 2016 Legislative Scorecard
... legislative actions on the tobacco bills brought a halt to the tobacco industry’s lobbying influence that had blocked progress on key public health legislation for 20 years. The legislation, signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown in May 2016, will help prevent youth from a lifetime ... of cancer policy issues and holds lawmakers accountable for their voting record in the following cancer-related issue areas: Access to care Awareness and disparities Environment ... 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 people ...
New Report Highlights Lifesaving Community Programs Funded by Prevention Fund
... to save lives by preventing serious chronic diseases such as cancer. The report, Staying Well: Real Stories from the Prevention and Public Health Fund , profiles lifesaving programs in 17 states and communities that benefit from the Prevention and Public Health Fund, created by Congress in 2010 as part of the Affordable Care Act. In the two years since then, the Prevention Fund has funded evidence-based programs that are increasing access to proven disease ...
HOW DO YOU MEASURE UP?
... little or nothing to do the right thing. In most cases, these solutions will save the state millions and perhaps billions of dollars through health care cost reductions and increased worker productivity. So, how does your state measure up? Read the report: How Do You Measure Up? HOW DO ...
Prince George's County Council passes healthy vending legislation
... machines across the county. We thank the leadership of Councilmember Dannielle Glaros and her colleagues who have voted to prioritize the health of our residents, students and workers. We also thank municipalities such as Capitol Heights and College Park, health leaders and local youth who supported this policy. We urge County Executive Rushern Baker to follow suit and sign the bill, so that Prince ... and heart disease. Chronic diseases are significantly affecting the lives of residents in Prince George’s County and leading to large health care costs. More than 60 percent of deaths in the county are due to chronic diiseases. We are excited to see that county leaders have taken a ...
August 2017 State Update
... liquid nicotine containers and prohibit tobacco use on public and private school property. The bill remains in the Joint Committee on Public Health. We are working with the committee to ensure the bill is reported out ‘favorably’ in the near future. Action items: We are looking for ... 21 to share with our lawmakers. Please connect them with Melissa via email at [email protected] or via phone at 508-270-4683. Office of Health Equity: Despite measured progress, disparate populations continue to have worse health outcomes than the majority population on nearly every ... In January, this bill was filed in the House and Senate, the concurrent proposals have been assigned to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing. A public hearing was held in June at which ACS CAN offered testimony in support of the bill. The next step will be for the ...