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ACS CAN Oregon Policy Forum: Cancer Prevention and the Fight Against Big Tobacco in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. —Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death, and this year tobacco use will kill roughly 5,500 Oregonians. Tobacco use causes nearly 30% of all cancer deaths. The financial costs of tobacco to the state is substantial through health care costs and lost economic productivity, and the ... For more information, visit: https://www.fightcancer.org/events/2019-oregon-healthcare-policy-forum-luncheon . WHAT: ACS CAN Oregon Cancer Policy Luncheon WHEN: Friday, October 25, 2019; 11:30 a.m. registration; Noon – 1 p.m. ...
Voter-Passed Cigarette and E-cigarette Tax Increases Takes Effect January 1 in Oregon
... first time in Oregon, after voters overwhelming approved Measure 108 in November 2020. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) was one of the leading health organizations working as part of the Yes on 108 campaign to pass Measure 108. Oregon’s cigarette tax will now be $3.33 per pack, the sixth highest in the nation and the ...
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Urges Oregon Lawmakers to Support $2 Tobacco Tax Increase
SALEM, Ore.— The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges Oregon lawmakers to support a proposed tobacco tax increase that will help reduce tobacco use, save lives, lower health care costs and ... revenue. At a public hearing on April 10 and April 11, cancer advocates will share personal stories and testimony about the devastating impact of tobacco use on their families, including losing fathers and other loved ones from tobacco-related cancers. Lawmakers are considering House Bill ... costs. In fact, as smoking rates decrease from a $2 cigarette tax increase, the state would see about $1.02 billion in long-term health care cost savings. "Oregon’s current cigarette tax is ranked 32 nd in the nation and falls below the national average," Friend added. "We also ...
New Report: Oregon Gets Mixed Results on Public Policies to Fight Cancer
... legislation to prevent and reduce cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The annual "How Do You Measure Up? A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality" finds Oregon meets the benchmark in four categories and falls short in just one area. However, the state has room to improve in several key areas of tobacco control, specifically increasing its cigarette tax rate. "Right now, Oregon’s cigarette tax rate is below the national average, which ... schools and communities," said Christopher Friend, ACS CAN Oregon government relations director. "Given that tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death, we must do everything to help people quit and make sure young people don’t get addicted in the first place. We can do much ...
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Commits $50,000 to Ballot Campaign to Fight Big Tobacco and Curb Youth E-cigarette Epidemic
PORTLAND, Ore.—The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, has committed $50,000 to Oregonians for a Smoke Free Tomorrow ... use is the number one cause of preventable death and disease. This year, smoking will claim the lives of nearly 5,500 adult Oregonians and cost the state more than $1.5 billion in annual health care costs. “The fact is, one third of all cancer deaths are attributed to tobacco ...
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Urges Oregonians to Vote Yes on Measure 108
PORTLAND, Ore.— As ballots are mailed out today, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges Oregonians to vote yes on Measure 108. Measure 108 will raise the state’s cigarette tax by $2 per pack and tax e-cigarettes for the first time in Oregon. Jamie Dunphy, Oregon government relations director for ACS CAN, released the following statement in support of Measure 108: "Oregonians have an opportunity to save thousands of lives, protect our kids from Big Tobacco and a lifetime of addiction, and help fund critical health care programs at a time when access to care ...
Oregon Voters Pass Tobacco Tax Increase that Will Save Lives, Protect Kids from Lifetime Addiction and Fund Health Care Programs
... raise the cigarette tax by $2 per pack and tax e-cigarettes for the first time in Oregon. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) was one of the leading health care organizations working as part of the Yes on 108 campaign. Jamie Dunphy, Oregon government relations director for ACS CAN, released the following statement: "This is a great ...
New Report: Oregon Falls Short on Public Policies to Fight Big Tobacco
... to reduce cancer and fight tobacco use, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The annual report "How Do You Measure Up? A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality" finds Oregon achieves the benchmark in three of the nine public policy areas. Oregon can improve in three categories and earns a "red" or failing grade in three others, including several key tobacco control policies. "Oregon has made some great progress over the years in some areas of cancer prevention, access to care and quality of life, but there is still a lot of work left to do with our efforts to combat the constant ...