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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 ...