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Cancer-Fighting Advocates Mark Great American Smokeout by Calling for Action to Prevent Tobacco Addiction
... are marking the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) 45th annual Great American Smokeout today by calling on state lawmakers to protect the health of Kentucky residents by passing strong tobacco control legislation. As our battle with COVID-19 continues, we must do everything in our power to ... safe—which means building strong public health infrastructure including comprehensive tobacco control measures. As the advocacy affiliate of ACS, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is working to ensure the General Assembly protects funding for tobacco cessation and prevention programs during the 2021 legislative ...
Amidst Youth E-cigarette Epidemic, Cancer-Fighting Advocates Mark Great American Smokeout by Calling for Action to Prevent Tobacco Addiction
... Society’s (ACS) 44th annual Great American Smokeout happening tomorrow, November 21, by calling on the General Assembly to protect the health of Kentucky residents by passing strong tobacco control legislation including increasing funding to go towards tobacco control programs. The ... epidemic levels among youth, with more than one in four high school students (27.5%) currently using e-cigarettes. The advocacy affiliate of ACS, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is working to ensure the General Assembly increases funding for tobacco cessation and prevention programs during the 2020 legislative session. ...
Cancer Patients and Survivors Rally Legislators Virtually Due to COVID-19
FRANKFORD, KY – The unpredictable and dynamic nature of COVID-19 is no match for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network's (ACS CAN) volunteers' steadfast commitment. Because of the virus and the elevated risk for those with compromised immune systems, cancer patients, ... This investment will allow the state to help prevent kids from starting to use tobacco products and help people quit while delivering health and cost-saving benefits to Kentucky. While smoking rates have declined in Kentucky over the last decade, Kentucky still has the second-highest smoking ...