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Legislature Includes Funding for Critical Cancer-Fighting Programs
... Project (BCCP) and adds e-cigarettes to the state’s Smoke-Free Workplace Act. “The TUPCP and BCCP programs are essential tools in reducing health disparities in our state. By increasing funding for these programs, the state will be better equipped to fight high tobacco use rates and ... 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 ...
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 ...
ACS CAN Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Ohio’s Smoke-Free Workplace Act and Calls for Ohio to Pass Strong Tobacco Control Policies
... was the first Midwestern state and the first tobacco-growing state to enact such a ban. “We know that smoke-free laws are good public health policy. The Smoke-Free Workplace Act stimulated a reduction of the adult smoking rate from 2007-2009, and continues to have positive health impacts through increased air quality and reduced emergency room visits for various pulmonary conditions associated with second-hand ... tobacco use in Ohio remains staggering. In 2014, 7,500 cancer deaths were directly attributable to tobacco use and the annual cost to our health care system is $5.64 billion, this all is preventable.” said Stephens. “Ohio lawmakers must respond to the 92 percent of voters that indicate ...