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N.J. Health Committee Gears up for Long-Awaited Hearing on Smoke-free Casino Loophole
... enabling patrons to smoke inside the Atlantic City establishments despite the established risks associated with secondhand smoking. Public health and labor groups have mobilized around the issue—with casino workers at the forefront, 100 of whom will be in attendance on Monday to ... providing testimony on the impact this legislation can have in preventing cancer diagnoses and deaths. The National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) and the U.S. Surgeon General have found that occupational exposure to secondhand smoke increases workers’ risk of lung ... 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 ...
Governor Murphy Sets Sights on Affordability Concerns in 2025, Advocates Applaud & Urge Lawmakers to Prioritize Patients across Cancer Continuum
... This is the case for patients across the cancer continuum. New Jerseyans are looking for state leaders to intervene and prevent the costs of care from trending upward and potentially trapping them in a lifetime of medical debt. Cancer patients and survivors throughout the state were ... and stripping them of a right that has been granted to every other employee in New Jersey: a smoke-free workplace. “Putting in jeopardy the health and wellbeing of a key group of New Jersey’s workforce not only exposes the workers to preventable illness and the accompanying cost burden, but it also costs casinos and the state through increased health, life and fire insurance premiums, workers compensation payments, higher worker absenteeism and lower productivity. We can prevent disease ...
N.J. is 18 years late on closing the casino loophole
... workplace where smoking is permitted and condoned. We owe such comfort to the advocates—the restaurant workers, medical professionals, public health leaders and legislators—who fought tooth and nail for New Jerseyans’ right to breathe clean air through the Smoke-free Air Act. It is a ... We cannot let another year pass before we close the casino loophole in the Smoke-free Air Act. In January of this year, the N.J. Senate Health Committee passed a bill, S1493 , to enshrine casino workers’ right to a smoke-free workplace and protect them from the known dangers of ... viability of Atlantic City casinos. Since 2006, my fellow ACS CAN volunteers, which include cancer survivors, their loved ones and health care professionals, have been asking the same question: when are N.J. lawmakers going to do the right thing and protect the health of workers and ...
ACS CAN Releases Poll Results Showing New Jerseyans Want Smoke-Free Casinos
... in October 2021 asking about a variety of public policy issues, including whether or not voters support legislation that would protect the health of New Jersey casino workers by making New Jersey casinos smoke-free. The poll was conducted by TargetSmart, a leading national polling firm ... the full poll data go to here. “For far too long New Jersey’s over 22,000 casino workers have been forced to choose everyday between their health and a paycheck,” said Michael Davoli, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Senior Director of Government Relations. ... 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 ...
Mother, Daughter Survive Cancer & Send Message to Lawmakers: Reduce the Burden of Cancer in New Jersey
... making it less punitive for patients and easier for them to weather the financial storm of their illness. ACS CAN, along with the many public health and medical leaders who advocated for the passage of the proposal, see it as an opportunity to minimize the negative, cascading impacts of medical debt. This legislative session, the mother-daughter duo will join fellow patient advocates, medical leaders and public health allies in advancing legislation to improve access to biomarker testing, eliminate financial barriers to prostate cancer screening and end ... 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, ...