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Health organizations and partners call for improved access to healthy food
... American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, Food Industry Alliance, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, and the Alliance of New York State YMCAs joined forces to call for the final state budget to include funding to make it easier for kids and families to eat healthy ... non-profit community, and the private sector to call for continued investment in the Healthy Food and Healthy Communities Program. Together, we can feed a healthier, stronger, and more prosperous New York State.” “The deteriorating health of our residents will bankrupt our health ... and one-third of the state’s children , are at serious risk for diet-related diseases, which can be influenced by unhealthy nutrition. The cost of treating the chronic diseases related to excessive weight is staggering: related medical expenses in New York State are estimated at more ...
American Cancer Society NYS Legislative Priorities
New York State Lawmakers Can Make A Difference in the Fight Against Cancer American Cancer Society 2011 NYS Legislative Agenda Tackles Health Care, Tobacco, Obesity and Indoor Tanning Albany, NY – The American Cancer Society of NY & NJ (ACS) has announced its legislative priorities for the 2011 session of the New York State Legislature. Advocacy continues to be an ... 2014, thousands of New Yorkers still will lack insurance coverage. That is why maintaining a strong NYS Cancer Services Program, offering no cost breast, cervical and colon screening to the uninsured, is critical. State funding levels have fluctuated in recent years and the program ...
2012 NYS Legislative Session Wraps Up
Analysis from Russ Sciandra, NYS Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ Albany, NY (June 27, 2012) - The New York State Legislature adjourned last Thursday, as ... is a bare-bones affair, and many important policy decisions including market merger, the Basic Health Plan, and an assessment to cover the cost of the exchange, will require legislation. Much depends on what the Supreme Court decides, to be announced this week, but in any case, we ... in Massachusetts. Legislation • Teenage indoor tanning ban – The Legislature passed a compromise bill raising the age at which a child can use indoor tanning facilities from 14 to 17. For three years, ACS has advocated for a ban up to age 18. ACS did not endorse the compromise ...
Open Letter to Speaker Silver on TCP
You can also get a PDF version of this letter [PDF 19kb] From: American Cancer Society American Heart Association American Lung Association in New York ... to cuts proposed by the Assembly to the New York State Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program (TCP). The Executive Budget proposes a total of $58,415,000 for tobacco control activities, the same level as in the final FY 2010 – 11 budget. The Assembly budget (A.4003c) completely ...
April Advocacy Roundup
Welcome Blair Horner Starting next week, our team will have a new Vice President for Advocacy! For over thirty years, Blair Horner has been one of New York State's leading advocates for consumer, public health and government reforms. As legislative director for the New York Public ... significant cuts to proven prevention and cancer screening programs at the CDC. These severe cuts could reduce the number of women who can access lifesaving breast and cervical cancer screenings by as much as 40,000 and eliminate access to colorectal cancer screenings for ... of our states, as well as employees of small businesses. Customers in the Exchange will also be qualified for subsidies to help offset the cost of premiums. The American Cancer Society is deeply interested in the rules developed to operate the Exchange so that it best meets the needs ...
Reducing the Cancer Burden in New York City
New ACS CAN report takes an in-depth look at the state of cancer in New York City. 40,126 New York City residents were diagnosed with cancer annually ... email [email protected] . PLEASE NOTE: A minor error was found in the Queens and Staten Island borough profiles located in the appendix of the report. The error has been corrected. Please download the revised borough profiles below. The complete report has been fixed as well to ...
Social Justice Groups, Parent Advocates and Public Health Organizations Kick Off “Flavors Hook Kids NYC” Campaign
... Groups, Parent Advocates and Public Health Organizations Kick Off “Flavors Hook Kids NYC” Campaign Call on City Leaders to Restrict the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Nearly 81 Percent of Young Smokers Start with a Flavored Product NEW YORK, NY – April 17, 2019 – A diverse group of national and local organizations have joined ... Levine and Cabrera for their action and urge the Council to pass these pieces of legislation.” “Flavors in tobacco products and e-cigarettes can hook youth on nicotine,” said Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot . “Big Tobacco designed menthol cigarettes as a starter product for ...