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Third Time Not a Charm

... state legislature’s failure to protect teens from the dangers of tanning beds :   “This is the third year in a row that we and many other health groups and individuals have asked Mississippi’s legislature to protect teens from the dangers of indoor tanning devices but they simply won’t budge. It is extremely disappointing to see how little they care for the health of Mississippi’s youth.   “Our legislators heard testimony from women who used tanning beds as teens, later developed melanoma, and ...

Mississippi Must Expand Medicaid and Stand Up to Big Tobacco

JACKSON, MS – November 16, 2023 – For cancer patients and survivors caught in the coverage gap, we know access to health care means comprehensive coverage for cessation and other resources to help Mississippians with limited incomes successfully quit smoking, but it ... 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 ...

Big Tobacco’s Smokescreen Derails Attempt to Save Lives and Protect Kids

... the price of tobacco by $1.50, lawmakers could have reduced tobacco use and, therefore, tobacco-related diseases, like cancer, saved in health care costs and increased revenue for the state. “This legislation could have saved lives, stopped 22,800 kids from smoking and generated more ... failure to take full advantage of this opportunity is unacceptable.  We will continue to work with legislators to better protect the health of Mississippians” Tobacco is the number one cause of preventable death nationwide. In Mississippi, an estimated 5,400 adults will die ...

Priorities for 2021 Legislative Session: Saving Lives and State Dollars Lost to Tobacco

... January 4, 2021 – As lawmakers dive into the new year, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) looks ahead to what public health initiatives our lawmakers can accomplish in the 2021 legislative session particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. At such a critical time, we must do everything in our power to keep our communities healthy and safe—which means building strong public health infrastructure including comprehensive tobacco control measures. Top among them are efforts to increase the state’s dangerously low ... With the current cigarette tax ranking 40 th in the nation, such legislation would reduce the state’s $1.23 billion burden in annual health care costs caused by smoking and address the financial impacts caused by the pandemic. Tobacco Tax Increase: ACS CAN is advocating for a cigarette ...

Lawmakers Could Generate Over $170 Million in New Annual Revenue and Save Thousands of Lives by Raising State’s Record Low Tobacco Taxes

... among adults and youth in the state remain dangerously high and the pandemic has placed a heightened awareness on the important role public health plays in Mississippians’ ability to live a full and healthy life, free from the ills of tobacco use. “With annual health expenditures in directly caused by smoking totaling $1.23 billion, increasing the cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack would save $584.53 million in long-term health care costs due to youth and adult smoking declines. In just 5 years, the state would save $1.81 million in Medicaid costs,” shared American ...

Mississippi Leaders Unite to Ignite Action to Change State’s Dire Ranking on Cancer-Fighting Policies Nationwide

... leaders are uniting to change the narrative, particularly as the COVID-19 pandemic has placed a significant impact on preventive cancer care including a stark decrease in screenings. “We owe it to Mississippi families, especially the ones that have been hit by today’s economic ... Mississippi Breast and Cervical Cancer Program plays in ensuring adequate access to such preventive screenings. “COVID-19 has revealed real health inequities, partly things we already knew about, but the pandemic has really uncovered a lot of the issues that we have been struggling with ... Angela Ladner, Mississippi Oncology Society; Brad Martin, Comprehensive Cancer Control Program Director at the Mississippi State Department of Health; Senator. Nicole Boyd; Mike Chaney, Mississippi Insurance Department Commissioner, and U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith. The event was held ...

A Call for Volunteers

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is looking for people in Mississippi who care about cancer to become volunteers. Training will be provided. New volunteers will be trained on the role policy change can play in the fight ... ACS CAN is the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate organization of the American Cancer Society, dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage lawmakers, candidates and government officials to support laws and policies that will make cancer a top ...

State Legislature Declares Today Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Cancer Awareness Day in Mississippi

... Director at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “HPV vaccination is cancer prevention and reminding parents and health care providers about its effectiveness is crucial in reducing the cancer burden in our state as well as protecting future generations from the ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Host Day of Action to Reduce Cancer Burden

... opportunity to tell our legislators that we are counting on them to continue to help save lives from cancer, as well as reduce tobacco use and health care costs, by increasing our state’s tobacco taxes by $1.50 per pack of cigarettes with a parallel tax on all other tobacco products.”   ... noted Pearl Carter, ACS CAN volunteer. “As a cancer survivor, I let my lawmakers know if we're going to eliminate cancer as a major health problem in Mississippi, such legislation must be top of mind for our legislature this year.” Public health projections from ACS CAN and ...

Pearl Carter Accepts National Volunteer Award for Excellence in Cancer Advocacy Work

... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to stand ...

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