Site Search
Search Results
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Networks Calls for Action in Alabama to Help People Quit Tobacco
... are marking the American Cancer Society's 47 th annual Great American Smokeout® today by calling on state officials to protect the health of Alabama residents by investing in the state’s tobacco cessation program to support adults who wish to quit. “Nearly 70% of people who currently smoke cigarettes want to quit, and the Great American Smokeout® is about helping people reach that important goal. We know ... toll on our communities while also advancing our mission to end cancer as we know it, for everyone.” Free resources on quitting smoking can be found at the Alabama Tobacco Quitline or through the American Cancer Society’s brand new cessation service, the Empowered to Quit ...
Alabama Falling Short on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies in 2018
... it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Alabama measured up to policy recommendations in just one of the nine issue areas. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “This 16 th edition of the report shows that we must do more to reduce suffering and death from cancer. We have the power to make a ...
Alabama Falling Short on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies
... it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Alabama measured up to policy recommendations in only one of the eight evaluated issue areas. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The 17 th edition of the report highlights that we must do more to reduce suffering and death from cancer. “This year alone in ...