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... workplace where smoking is permitted and condoned. We owe such comfort to the advocates—the restaurant workers, medical professionals, public health leaders and legislators—who fought tooth and nail for New Jerseyans’ right to breathe clean air through the Smoke-free Air Act. It is a ... We cannot let another year pass before we close the casino loophole in the Smoke-free Air Act. In January of this year, the N.J. Senate Health Committee passed a bill, S1493 , to enshrine casino workers’ right to a smoke-free workplace and protect them from the known dangers of ... viability of Atlantic City casinos. Since 2006, my fellow ACS CAN volunteers, which include cancer survivors, their loved ones and health care professionals, have been asking the same question: when are N.J. lawmakers going to do the right thing and protect the health of workers and ...

... financial barriers to lifesaving cancer screening. A-3523 passed the full Assembly by a vote of 78-0, edging New Jersey closer to requiring health insurers to cover colorectal cancer screenings recommended by United States Preventive Services Task Force and eliminating cost-sharing ... Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). She continues, “By improving screening rates across the state, we can begin to chip away at definitive health disparities in colorectal cancer incidence and death rates. For example, Blacks are about 20% more likely to develop colorectal cancer 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’re more determined than ever to stand together with our volunteers to end cancer as we ...

... quitting 18,700 premature smoking-caused deaths prevented $103.73 million in new annual revenue for New Jersey $1.44 billion in long-term health care cost savings to New Jersey from adult & youth smoking declines A $1.65 per pack boost would raise the rate to $4.35 per pack. It has been 11 ... Increasing the tax on all other tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to parallel the increased cigarette tax would generate additional health and economic benefits for New Jersey. In accordance with the 2017 New Jersey Cigarette Tax Act, 1% of the total revenue generated from the ...

... not to start again. Lower smoking rates translate into fewer smoking-related cancers and premature deaths, reduced spending on smoking-related health problems, and more productive workers. “It’s estimated that if New Jersey raises its cigarette tax to $4.35 that 23,700 youth under 18 ... smoking related deaths will be prevented and $103.73 million in revenue will be generated while saving the state $1.44 billion in long term health care cost savings from the declines in adult and youth smoking rates. "Those are lives worth fighting for. We call on the legislature to protect ...