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New Report: Colorado Gets Mixed Results on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies
... their families." 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 ... and implementing the policy recommendations in this report would not only save lives in Colorado, it would also save millions in long-term health care costs and in some cases even generate additional, much-needed revenue for the state." A color-coded system classifies how well a ...
New Report Shows Colorado Falling Short on Tobacco Control Efforts to Fight Cancer
... goals." How Do You Measure Up? rates states in nine specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer, including increased access to care through Medicaid, funding for cancer 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 ...