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Governor DeWine Receives National Distinguished Advocacy Award for Championing Lifesaving Tobacco Control Policy

... continued partnership on behalf of all who live, work and visit Ohio.” “ACS CAN commends Gov. DeWine for continuing to take a stand for the health of Ohioans by standing up to Big Tobacco and prioritizing the health and safety of our youth,” said Leo Almeida, Ohio government relations director of ACS CAN. “Gov. DeWine knows that Ohio can and must do ... affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We stand with our volunteers, working to make cancer a top priority for policymakers in cities, ...

Maine Lawmakers Should Make a New Year’s Resolution to Prioritize Cancer Related Public Policy

... Year and begin the 2025 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) calls on lawmakers to prioritize public health and focus on a multipronged approach to cancer prevention and cancer treatment: increasing the tax on cigarettes by $2 per pack with a ... “With a new year and new legislative session upon us, Mainers – citizens and lawmakers alike – are thinking about how they can ensure good health for 2025.  Fortunately, we have some of the answers,” said Julia MacDonald, director of government relations for ACS CAN in Maine. ... our state?” she continued. ACS CAN is also renewing efforts to increase access to biomarker testing - an increasingly important part of cancer care. In the case of a cancer diagnosis, biomarker testing allows doctors to precisely target a specific cancer so some patients may not have to ...

New Report: Arizona Has Room to Improve Its Cancer-Fighting Public Policies

... tobacco use.” How Do You Measure Up? rates states in eight specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer: increased access to care through Medicaid, access to palliative care, balanced pain control policies, cigarette tax levels, smoke-free laws, funding for tobacco prevention and cessation programs, cessation ... helped defeat Senate Bill 1147, which would have raised the legal age of sale for tobacco to 21 but done little to sincerely protect public health. It did not define electronic cigarettes as a product of Big Tobacco, and the bill explicitly prohibited municipalities from establishing ...

Colorado Cancer Advocates Call on State Lawmakers to Continue Progress in Fight Against Cancer

... lawmakers to help promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expanding access to new methods of innovative, quality, affordable health care. ACS CAN looks forward to working with Colorado’s leaders in making progress in the fight against cancer in 2025.”  ACS CAN Colorado ... cancer screening and treatment program for low-income uninsured and underinsured women administered by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment through the Women’s Wellness Connection. Funding for FY 2025-2026 is projected to be $3 million. These funds are derived ...

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Key Provisions of Tobacco Regulation Law

WASHINGTON, DC - March 19, 2012 In a significant victory for public health, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld most of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 's (FDA) authority in place to regulate tobacco products. In the ruling, the appeals court upheld critical provisions of the law that: äó¢ Require large, graphic health warnings on cigarette packs; äó¢ Require tobacco manufacturers reserve significant packaging space for textual health warnings; and ... about 50,000 deaths from heart disease and cancer among nonsmokers. The financial cost of tobacco use is staggering with smoking-related health care expenditures totaling an estimated $96 billion annually between 2000 and 2004. In passing the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control ...

Lawmakers Should Be Prioritizing Florida Youth Over Protecting Big Tobacco’s Profits

... Appropriations Subcommittee with a 10-5 vote.  The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), alongside other leading public health organizations, is urging House lawmakers to do the right thing: oppose HB 987 and prioritize protecting Florida’s youth over tobacco ... stalled progress in reducing today’s youth tobacco epidemic and a pandemic that has made us acutely aware of the importance of respiratory health, the bill is a gift to Big Tobacco and its allies that have caused today’s youth tobacco crisis. “Lawmakers claim it’s because they ... 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 ...

Surgeon General Report: Expanding Access to Tobacco Cessation Services and Proven Tobacco Control Saves Lives

... – A report on smoking cessation released today by United States Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams concludes that comprehensive, barrier-free health coverage of tobacco cessation therapies and services is one of the most effective ways to continue to drive down the smoking rate and save ... of smokers who tried to quit in the last year did not use an evidence-based cessation service and four out of nine adult smokers who saw a health professional did not receive advice to quit.  The 700-page report provides in-depth evidence regarding the role smoking cessation plays in ... illustrates that these evidence-based services are grossly underutilized. We must work to increase knowledge of these services among both health care providers and patients. Too many people who want to quit are unaware that FDA-approved cessation therapies and services are available to them. ...

Alaska Cancer Advocates Host Virtual Cancer Action Day to Prioritize Tobacco Control and Cancer Prevention Efforts

... for ACS CAN. "While we couldn’t meet in person this year, our advocates let lawmakers know that if we are going to eliminate cancer as a major health problem in Alaska, the goal must be top of mind for our legislature." Specifically, the group urged lawmakers to support comprehensive ... 2019, youth e-cigarette use has increased to 26% in 2019. More work still needs to be done. Smoking still costs our state $575 million in annual health care costs plus an additional $261 million in annual lost productivity. "At this critical time, we must do everything to keep our communities ...

Proposed Budget Cuts to Set Connecticut Back in Progress Made in the Fight Against Cancer

... slash funding to many life-saving cancer prevention and control programs, including a 50% cut over the next two years to the state’s Tobacco Health and Trust Fund (CTHTF). A public hearing will be held on February 28 to address these proposed cuts. The following statement can be ... “Fact-based, statewide tobacco prevention and cessation programs equip people with the tools to stop using tobacco, educate on the negative health outcomes associated with tobacco products and help dismantle the systemic disparities perpetuated by the tobacco industry. Why would anyone ... affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We’re more determined than ever to stand together with our volunteers to end cancer as we ...

On the Great American Smokeout, Advocates Urge the State to Protect Smoke-free Law

... to worry about being exposed to secondhand smoke — especially when the evidence is crystal clear that it poses serious risks to a person's health.” In Ohio, tobacco use is still the leading preventable cause of disease and death, and smoking is linked to at least 12 types of cancers, ... cessation programs and regular and significant tax increases on all tobacco products are proven policies to reduce tobacco use and improve the health of all Ohioans. In FY22 and FY23, the legislature funded the Ohio tobacco prevention and cessation program at $14.5 million per year. This ... and saves money. Overall, for every $1 spent on comprehensive tobacco control programs, states save up to $55 in averted tobacco-related health care costs.   The Great American Smokeout is a day for people who smoke or use any form of tobacco, including e-cigarettes or nicotine pouches, to ...

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