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Wyoming Tribune Eagle calls for increase in tobacco tax

... Study after study – including this latest one – shows that raising such taxes can save lives, dramatically reduce high tobacco-related health-care costs and generate much-needed revenue. Sadly, that last benefit is where advocates for a tobacco tax hike may gain some traction this year. ... important tobacco cessation, cancer screening, substance abuse treatment and other related programs. The directors of the Wyoming Department of Health and Department of Corrections would argue that some of the tobacco tax hike should be used to restore funding to those efforts, and we ...

Youth E-cigarette Epidemic Prompts American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network to Seek Legislation Addressing Tobacco Addiction

... the cigarette tax to $1.87 per pack would save lives by preventing youth initiation of tobacco products, prompt adults who smoke to quit, reduce health care costs and generate revenue in a year where state agencies are being forced to cut between 4% to 6% of their budget. If enacted, increasing the ...

Legislature Turning It’s Back on Our Kids

... advocacy 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 stand ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Rally at the Capitol

... advocacy 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 ...

2018 Legislative Session Update

... 10 years the program has reduced smoking rates to the lowest we have ever seen and saved the state over $17.7 billion dollars in smoking related health care costs.   We would like to thank you for your continued commitment, and for the important role you played in a very successful legislative ...

North Dakota Gets Mixed Reviews on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies

... session.” How Do You Measure Up? rates states in nine specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer, including increase access to care through Medicaid, funding for screening programs, smoke-free laws, cigarette tax levels, funding for tobacco prevention and cessation ... 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 ...

Emily Kalmer Receives Government Relations Professional of the Year Award for Excellence in Cancer Advocacy

... advocacy 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, ...

Amidst Youth E-cigarette Epidemic, Advocates Mark Great American Smokeout by Calling for Action to Prevent Tobacco Addiction

... mark the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) 44th annual Great American Smokeout, taking place on Thursday, by calling on lawmakers to protect the health of New Hampshire residents by passing strong tobacco control legislation. Only by tackling tobacco use through a comprehensive approach can ... targeting. The Senate Commerce Committee’s support of this legislation brings us one step closer to a long awaited and hard-earned public health victory for future generations. We look forward to working with the full legislature when they reconvene in January to move ahead this ... products remains the nation’s number one cause of preventable death, killing more than 480,000 Americans and costing $289 billion in health care costs and lost productivity annually. In New Hampshire, tobacco is responsible for 1,900 deaths each year.  About ACS CAN The American Cancer ...

American Cancer Society Volunteer Featured in CDC National Advertising Campaign to Curb Tobacco Use

... three million volunteers saving lives and fighting for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. As the largest voluntary health organization, the Society's efforts have contributed to a 20 percent decline in cancer death rates in the U.S. since 1991, and a 50 percent ... not-for-profit investor in cancer research, ensuring people facing cancer have the help they need and continuing the fight for access to quality health care, lifesaving screenings, clean air, and more. For more information, to get help, or to join the fight, call us anytime, day or night, at ...

New CDC Report Shows That Comprehensive Tobacco Control Polices are Critical to Saving Lives

... evidenced-based, statewide tobacco prevention and cessation programs. A 2008 study, published jointly by the Society and other leading health organizations, concluded that regions of the country with weak tobacco control policies that do not include effective strategies in all ... in the price of cigarettes reduces youth smoking by 7 percent and overall cigarette consumption by about 4 percent. Secondhand smoke is a major health hazard, proven to cause lung cancer, heart disease and emphysema. With 4,000 chemicals and more than 60 carcinogens – including arsenic ... remains the nation’s number one cause of preventable death, killing more than 400,000 Americans and costing $96 billion in direct health care costs each year. The report is available on the CDC website: www.cdc.gov/tobacco . ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of ...

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