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Hawaii Public Health Advocates Urge Legislature Not to Eliminate the State’s Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Funding

... rates and health care costs for more than two decades. The funding comes from yearly payments from the tobacco industry, not taxpayers, as part of a settlement to ensure the state has an evidence-based and well-funded tobacco prevention and cessation program. This legislation seeks to stop ... budget is a shortsighted, misguided solution that will reverse decades of progress in fighting tobacco use. Repealing this stable funding will cost our state more financially in the long-term, and result in thousands of preventable deaths. “For more than 20 years, Hawaii’s tobacco ... people deserve to live healthy tobacco-free lives, and we hope our lawmakers will reinstate the original law as it was intended." ### About ACS CAN at 20   The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) makes cancer a top priority for policymakers at every level of ...

Cancer Advocates Urge Washington Legislature Not to Weaken State's Clean Indoor Air Law

Olympia, Wash. – February 8, 2017 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is deeply concerned about proposed legislation to weaken Washington’s Clean Indoor Air Law. We urge lawmakers to vote ‘No’ on House Bill ... which would allow smoking in cigar bars across Washington and require workers in such establishments to be current smokers as a condition of employment. In response to the legislation, Mary McHale, ACS CAN Washington government relations director, issued the following statement:  “We cannot put the lives of thousands of workers and patrons in jeopardy by weakening our state’s smoke-free protections. No one should have to choose between their ...

$1 Cigarette Tax Increase Fails in Wyoming Revenue Committee

... the tax on cigarettes by $1 per pack and increased the tax some other tobacco products. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) supported the $1 cigarette tax increase oproven to reduce tobacco use, save lives and reduce health care costs. ACS CAN was also working with lawmakers to amend the bill to include a tax on e-cigarettes given the alarming rates of use among teens. "Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death, and Wyoming struggles with high smoking rates among adults and teens. ... price increase on other tobacco products, Wyoming residents will continue to bear the burden of low tobacco prices and the high taxpayer cost of treating tobacco-related disease." Research shows that regular and significant increases in the tax on tobacco products is one of the most ...

Pennsylvania Tobacco Tax Increase: WIN for health, WIN for the budget

... health, WIN for the budget   Harrisburg, PA (Nov. 12, 2015) – More than 9,000 Pennsylvania kids become daily smokers every year and one-third of them will die prematurely as a result. Pennsylvania leaders, struggling to end a budget impasse, can save lives and generate important new revenue with a significant increase of at least $1.00 – our coalition supports a $1.60-per-pack hike ... more difficult for the tobacco industry to offset, leading to a decrease in tobacco use, particularly among kids, and a reduction in health care cost burdens. Win #1: Increasing the tobacco tax will reduce smoking, especially among kids. A $1.60-per-pack increase in Pennsylvania is projected ...

Advocates Urge South Dakota Lawmakers to Provide the Tools to Detect, Defeat Breast Cancer, Keep Tobacco Fund Intact

... advocates will urge them to take the opportunity to assure those at risk for breast cancer have the tools needed for early detection and defeat of the disease. Regular mammograms are an invaluable tool in detection of breast cancer. Younger women in South Dakota are doing relatively well in ... of an abnormal finding on a screening mammogram or supplemental imaging because of high risk factors. The steps needed for full peace of mind can cost thousands out of pocket. These patients are often put in position of choosing between a full medical workup or paying for a month’s worth of ...

House Proposal to Pay for Student Loan Legislation with Prevention Fund Undermines Historic Investment in Health

WASHINGTON April 26, 2012 The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, sent a letter to the lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives today, urging them to oppose any legislation that would cut prevention and public health funding for any purpose, including offsetting the cost of student loan programs. The letter explains that this year, it is estimated that more than 577,000 Americans will die from cancer. Evidence ...

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Urges Oregon Lawmakers to Support $2 Tobacco Tax Increase

SALEM, Ore.— The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges Oregon lawmakers to support a proposed tobacco tax increase that will help reduce tobacco use, save lives, lower health care costs and ... revenue. At a public hearing on April 10 and April 11, cancer advocates will share personal stories and testimony about the devastating impact of tobacco use on their families, including losing fathers and other loved ones from tobacco-related cancers. Lawmakers are considering House Bill ... costs. In fact, as smoking rates decrease from a $2 cigarette tax increase, the state would see about $1.02 billion in long-term health care cost savings. "Oregon’s current cigarette tax is ranked 32 nd in the nation and falls below the national average," Friend added. "We also ...

Cancer Patients, Survivors Travel to Pierre to Urge Legislators to Leave Medicaid Expansion, Tobacco Fund in Place

PIERRE, S.D. –– American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) advocates will arrive at the Statehouse Wednesday for their annual Day at the Capitol. Cancer patients, survivors, their families and ... Medicaid expansion in place as voters intended and to refuse to adopt outgoing Gov. Kristi Noem’s budget proposal, which would strip 60% of the annual funding to the South Dakota Tobacco Prevention and Control fund. “Taking health care away from South Dakotans and giving Big ... breast diagnostic mammograms (x-rays), breast ultrasounds, and breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans be covered by insurers at no-cost-share when they meet certain criteria. South Dakotans would be able to complete the full continuum of breast cancer screening without having ...

Oregon Senates Passes Legislation to Raise Tobacco Sales Age to 21

Salem, OR – March 20, 2017— The Tobacco 21 For Oregon coalition, led by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Heart Association, American Lung Association and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), applauds the Oregon Senate for passing ... House.  “I ran for office to make Oregon the healthiest state in the nation, and I am proud to stand with my colleagues in passing SB 754 out of the Senate today with bipartisan support,” said Sen. Steiner Hayward. “This bill will decrease youth smoking rates, decrease tobacco-related ... diseases and health care costs, and will improve public health. This is good policy for Oregonians.”   Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in Oregon, claiming the lives of roughly 5,500 Oregonians yearly. Each year, 1,800 Oregon kids become new daily smokers, and ...

Wyoming Cancer Advocates Mark Great American Smokeout by Calling for Action to Prevent Tobacco Addiction

... survivors mark the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) 45 th annual Great American Smokeout today by calling on lawmakers to protect the health of Wyoming residents by prioritizing strong tobacco control policies, including the state’s tobacco prevention and cessation program. As our ... and safe—which means building strong public health infrastructure including comprehensive tobacco control measures. As the advocacy affiliate of ACS, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), supports evidence-based strategies proven to reduce tobacco use including comprehensive smoke-free laws, regular and significant tobacco ...

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