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Snuff tobacco money out of California politics campaign relaunched
... to reject contributions from tobacco companies and their subsidiaries in order to continue making progress on policies that promotes public health. "Until this year, tobacco companies successfully stymied every significant legislative effort that would have helped people quit tobacco ... does tobacco cause? • It is the single largest preventable cause of death. • 40,000 Californians die from smoking every year. • The annual health care costs in California directly caused by smoking are $13.29 billion. • Taxpayers pay $3.5 billion each year in the form of tobacco-related ...
San Ramon High School Students Honor Lives Impacted by Cancer with Hopeful, Powerful Tribute
... hasn’t stopped and neither have we. We’re still here advocating for cancer patients and survivors, for cancer research funds and access to health care.” As a result of cancer patients’ increased vulnerability to the coronavirus, ACS CAN volunteers didn’t travel for the annual Lights of ...
San Francisco Votes to be 1st in CA to Raise Minimum Sale Age for Tobacco to 21
... sale age to 21 in addition to supporting five other tobacco-related bills that together create a historic step forward in saving lives and health care costs.” The other special session bills help address what ACS CAN describe as “tackling tobacco with a three-legged stool.” They ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...
Atwater Educator and Tireless Cancer Advocate Receives Prestigious HandsOn Awards
Fresno, CA – Retired educator and Atwater grandmother Kathy Flaherty has received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, top honors for Health Care Volunteer of the year, and a U.S. Presidential Volunteer Service Award from HandsOn Central California during its annual luncheon April 26, ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...
Our Gratitude, Appreciation & Thanks
... California Grassroots Director "I am so grateful for all the dedication and hard work the volunteers put in to help us advocate to promote health and access to affordable health care through the legislature. It is so critical for the members of the legislature to see the volunteers who are willing to educate them about ...
California a Leader in Enacting Cancer-Fighting Legislation; But Critical Opportunity this Session to Improve Quality of Life for Cancer Patients
... to address skyrocketing e-cigarette use. Besides increasing the possibility of addiction and long-term harm to brain development and respiratory health, e-cigarette use is associated with the use of other tobacco products that can do even more damage to the body. A color-coded system ... and red shows where states are falling short. How California Measures Up: Increased Access to Medicaid - Green Access to Palliative Care - Red Pain Policy - Yellow Cigarette Tax Rates - Green Smoke-free Laws - Green Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program Funding - ... Coverage of Tobacco Cessation Services - Green Indoor Tanning - Green “By passing laws that prevent cancer and help patients get the care they need, our lawmakers can save lives and money in California” said Bremner. “We stand ready to work with our leaders to build a ...
Governor Signs Bill to Boost Childhood Cancer Research Funding Through Tax Returns
... an already severe funding gap that threatens to widen. “With the unprecedented proposed cuts to research funding at the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute, it’s more urgent than ever that we, as Californians, are able to step up to ensure critical cancer ... They rallied support from state lawmakers and testified in legislative hearings. “DIPG has been known since the 1960s, and the standard of care still hasn’t changed,” said Kolte during the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation hearing on April 7. “Neil Armstrong’s daughter ...
ACS CAN Releases New Report Showing CA Slipping Way Behind on Tobacco Policies
... GREEN Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Funding GREEN Access to Palliative Care RED Pain Policy ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...
ACS CAN Asks California Democratic Party to Return Dirty Money From E-cigarette Manufacturer Juul as part of the Cancer-Fighting Group’s Snuff Tobacco Money Out of California Politics Campaign
... most popular brand among kids, is under the Federal Drug Administration’s microscope as the country grapples with a deeply troubling public health crisis. Taking money from a company responsible for addicting the next generation to tobacco is unacceptable.” The Centers for Disease ... cause of death. Smoking kills more people than alcohol, AIDS, car crashes, illegal drugs, murders and suicides combined. The annual health care costs in California directly caused by smoking are $13.29 billion. Medi-Cal covers $3.5 billion of those costs each year. The tax ...