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... in health care bills each year, but the state ranks 50 th in the nation in spending for tobacco cessation and prevention. With 63 percent of Missouri’s adults intending to quit in the next six months, woefully underfunded programs such as the Missouri Tobacco Quitline are in high ... Day at the Capitol will ask lawmakers to maintain general revenue funding for tobacco cessation in House Bill 10 through the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Volunteers will also ask legislators to continue to support Show-Me Healthy Women. Now in its 25 th year, this state ... to Missouri’s low-income, uninsured and other medically underserved women. Nearly 90,000 women in the state qualify for this program. For ACS CAN volunteers Allison Johnson and Keith Whittemore, this day is personal: Johnson was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma at age 19 while at the ...

COLUMBUS, OHIO – Today, the Ohio Senate passed its version of the budget, which didn’t include the increased tobacco taxes or funding for programs to reduce tobacco use proposed by Gov. DeWine. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) strongly opposes this move and calls on the upcoming conference committee on HB 96 to reverse this action.  The Following is a Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Government Relations Director Leo Almeida: “Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death and disease in Ohio, resulting in 20,200 deaths each year, including 33.5% of cancer deaths.  “That is why it is ...

CONCORD, NH – As lawmakers dive into the new year, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) looks ahead to what public health initiatives our lawmakers can accomplish in the 2021 legislative session particularly in light of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.  According to Mike Rollo, director of government relations for ACS CAN in New Hampshire, lawmakers have the opportunity ...

... legislation to prevent and reduce cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The annual "How Do You Measure Up? A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality" finds the Evergreen State meets the benchmark in just three of the nine public policy areas, but falls short in four other categories. Washington earned a "red" ranking or failing grade for its extremely low level of state funding for tobacco prevention programs. The state spends slightly more than 2 percent of the level recommended by the U.S. Centers for ...