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Reducing, Preventing Tobacco Use and Access to Care Top List of Priorities for Minnesota Cancer-Fighting Advocates
... it does not affect everyone equally. ACS CAN is committed to working with lawmakers to address the youth tobacco use epidemic, as well as the health disparities that contribute to a higher cancer rate, later stage diagnoses and higher mortality rate among communities of color, low-income ... potentially lifesaving cancer screening and early detection services. These programs are critical for our work to improve cancer disparities and health care equity. “Amid the pandemic, ACS CAN volunteers are working incessantly to help ensure our elected officials put the health of Minnesotans ...
Cancer Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Help Reduce the Cancer Burden on Minnesotans
... patient quality of life, prevent youth commercial tobacco use and help adults quit tobacco, and expand equitable access to quality, affordable health care. “While cancer affects everyone, it does not affect everyone equally. ACS CAN is committed to working with lawmakers to ensure all ... This year in Minnesota, there will be over 35,000 new cancer cases and an estimated 10,340 cancer deaths. ACS CAN will focus on reducing health disparities that contribute to a higher cancer rate, later stage diagnoses and higher mortality rate among communities of color, populations ...
Minnesota House Committee Advances Bill for Increased Access to Tobacco Cessation Treatment and Medications
Eagan, Minn. — Today, the House Preventive Health Policy Division voted in favor of advancing House File 3153, which would ensure that Medicare Assistance and MinnesotaCare enrollees have ... committee’s decision to support legislation that would remove barriers to proven tobacco cessation strategies. HF 3153 now goes to the House Health Finance and Policy Committee for a hearing. Commercial tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disability, death and disease, claiming the lives of 6,300 Minnesotans each year and costing the state over $3 billion in excess annual health care costs. A report on smoking cessation by the Surgeon General concluded that insurance coverage leads to higher rates of successful quitting and ...
New Brighton Girl Scouts Take Tobacco Prevention Message to Minnesota Lawmakers at Day at the Capitol
... state and our community,” explained troop leader and parent Aimee Causey-Mullaney. “We learned about the toll tobacco takes in Minnesota in health care costs, in productivity and in human suffering. They decided to act, so here we are.” Lindsey Fabian, a local public health professional and mother of a troop member, worked with the girls as they learned about the impact of tobacco use. “Since I introduced this ...
Attorney General Keith Ellison Receives National Distinguished Advocacy Award for Holding Big Tobacco Accountable in Minnesota
... leadership in the area of cancer-related public policy advocacy. “Attorney General Ellison has been an extraordinary champion for health equity, cancer prevention and treatment, and making Minnesota a healthier state for all,” said Lisa Lacasse, president of ACS CAN. “His ... have not only resulted in secured funding for tobacco prevention and treatment programs, they have also set a precedent in prioritizing the health and wellbeing of Minnesotans. ACS CAN looks forward to continuing to work with Attorney General Ellison on behalf of all who live, work and ... 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, ...
Legislative Action Needed to Reduce the Burden of Cancer on Minnesotans
... be directed to evidence-based tobacco prevention and cessation programs and used to counter the harms of nicotine addiction and the associated health risks posed by e-cigarettes, which were exacerbated by JUUL’s marketing and sales practices. “ACS CAN is committed to making sure all ... advocacy 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 ...
Minnesota Gets Mixed Reviews on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies
... 2022.” How Do You Measure Up? rates states in nine specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer, including increase access to care through Medicaid, funding for screening programs, smoke-free laws, cigarette tax levels, funding for tobacco prevention and cessation ... states are falling short. “ACS CAN will be working with Minnesota lawmakers in the 2019 session to reduce the impact of tobacco use on the health of our state,” said Beaver. “Quitting tobacco can be lifesaving, money-saving and misery-saving. But, quitting is hard and it can take ... 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 ...