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New Report: Georgia is Failing to Invest in Programs to Protect Kids from Tobacco Products Including E-cigarettes

... – A report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids and other public health groups shows that, amidst a youth tobacco use epidemic that is being driven by e-cigarettes, Georgia is shortchanging an important ... investment in prevention and cessation programs that are proven to prevent kids from starting to use tobacco products, reduce tobacco use, lower health care costs and save lives. Broken Promises to Our Children is an annual report examining how states are spending their revenue from tobacco taxes ...

Great American Smokeout an Opportunity for Congress to Decrease National Tobacco Burden by Increasing the Federal Cigarette Tax

... by passing a 94-cent cigarette tax increase. Furthermore, this proposal comes at a time when there is a lot of discussion about how to reduce health care costs.ξACS CAN estimatesξshow that a 94-cent increase would save the country more than $63 billion in long-term health care costs from fewer youth and adult smokers, in addition toξgenerating more than $78 billion in new revenue. January will mark the 50 ...

Families Affected by Cancer to Gather Across the Country to Watch State of the Union

... tax, adequately funding proven prevention, and devoting full attention to implementation of important patient protections under the Affordable Care Act that improve access to quality health care are essential to our nation 's ability to eliminate death and suffering from cancer. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network ... their lawmakers, urging Congress to restore funding cut through sequestration for groundbreaking cancer research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and key lifesaving cancer prevention initiatives of the Centers for Disease Control and ...

June 2017 State Update

... Senate.  The Senate version has 15 Representative co-sponsors and 10 Senate co-sponsors, and has been assigned to the Joint Committee on Public Health.  At the close of the deadline for Representatives to officially co-sponsor the House bill, we had 95 out of 160 House members co-sponsor the bill.   9 Senate members also signed onto the House bill.  On May 16 th , the Joint Committee on Public Health held a public hearing on the bill, where ACS CAN had 4 volunteers testify as part of our work with the Tobacco Free Mass coalition.  ACS ... or via phone at 508-270-4683. Transparency in Prescription Drug Formularies: As consumers are asked to be more savvy health care shoppers, they can only do so with accurate information.  While the cost of a drug varies significantly depending on the source, consumers ...

Brunswick Town Council Votes to End the Sale of All Flavored Tobacco Products

... and menthol flavored products. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) applauds Town Council members for prioritizing the health of children and historically marginalized communities over Big Tobacco’s interests and bottom line. The following is a statement from ACS ... Tobacco’s continued targeting by voting to end the sale of all flavored tobacco products in the town, without exemptions. This is sound public health policy that will pay out in dividends as fewer youth become addicted to these deadly products. “Menthol, mint and other candy- and ... affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to ...

New Report: States Woefully Underfunding Tobacco Prevention & Cessation Programs

A new report released today by ACS CAN and several public health partners Š—– the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ... on tobacco prevention and cessation programs. Put simply: states are missing a tremendous opportunity to save millions of lives and billions of health care dollars by shortchanging proven programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit. How much are they shortchanging these programs? ...

Senate Again Votes Overwhelmingly To Expand SCHIP, Increase the Federal Tobacco Tax

... Senators today for putting the lives of 900,000 Americans above the interests of the tobacco industry by voting to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) with a substantial increase in the federal tobacco excise tax. "The President continues to insist that he will ... tax funding passed repeatedly by both houses of Congress. The 61-cent increase is the most sensible way to pay for much-needed children’s health insurance. "The cost increase in tobacco products will prevent 1.9 million children in the United States from becoming lifelong tobacco ... comes exactly one week after the House passed identical legislation, is a demonstration of the public’s demand for better access to health care and a testament to the power of grassroots advocates across the country who support the expansion of SCHIP. Cancer advocates in recent weeks ...

Massachusetts is one Step Closer in the Fight Against Big Tobacco

BOSTON – By a vote of 146-4, the Massachusetts House of Representatives today voted in support of H4479, An Act to protect youth from the health risks of tobacco and nicotine addiction, which takes a comprehensive approach to tobacco control efforts in the Commonwealth.  The bill ... include e-cigarettes in the smoke-free workplace law, and prohibit the sale of tobacco products from pharmacies and any location which provides health care services. Marc Hymovitz, Massachusetts director of government relations for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), ...

A Broken Promise to Our Children

... country? Yet, our progress in the fight against Big Tobacco is being undermined, according to a report released today by a coalition of public health groups including ACS CAN. Issued annually, the report assesses whether states have kept their promise to use funds from the landmark 1998 ... more of the tobacco dollars they receive to protect our kids from Big Tobacco and help people quit. The result will be fewer cancers and other health problems from tobacco, and lower health care costs. I invite you to read this state-by-state report and learn how your state is doing in funding the fight against Big Tobacco. A Broken ...

Montana House Snuffs out Cigar Exemption, Sends Clear Message: Clean Air is Not Negotiable

... need to keep our indoor air clean and then take action to keep it that way makes an important statement about the priorities in our state. We care about a healthy future.” State polling shows that 89% of Montana voters across the political spectrum support the Clean Indoor Air Act and ... right to breathe clean, smoke-free air regardless of where they live, work, or play. Nobody should have to choose between a job and long-term health, which is clearly put at greater risk with any exposure to carcinogens.  Allowing cigar smoking in enclosed public places in our state would be a step backwards for the health of Montanans. Secondhand smoke from cigars poses significant health risks to people who smoke and those around them. There is simply no way ...

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