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... has risen dramatically to more than 2,000. Smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death in this country. Secondhand smoke is a major health hazard, containing 4,000 chemicals and more than 60 carcinogens. A leading cause of lung cancer, emphysema, lung disease and heart disease, ... a member of American Cancer Society’s South Atlantic Division board of directors and a District resident. “They improve workers’ health and reduce the health care costs paid by employers. And research has debunked the myth that smoke-free policies lower bar and restaurant sales.Evidence from areas that ...

Increasingly pharmacies are playing a greater public health role, due in part to their many locations in communities, extended hours of operation, and administering some vaccines, and providing ... cessation services has the potential to reduce tobacco-related cessation disparities experienced by rural adults who may have limited access to health care professionals, hospital services, and specialty care. [iv] Pharmacies can offer an additional opportunity to aid individuals wanting to quit ...

... challenges, many state legislatures missed opportunities to enact laws and policies that could not only generate new revenue and long-term health savings, but also save lives.ξ The report, How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer ... with much more work left to be done. Effective public policy measures in the states that encourage prevention, guarantee access to affordable health care, curb tobacco use and focus on patients ' quality of life have been proven to dramatically reduce the burden of cancer, a disease that still ...

Date:      March 15, 2021 To:         Members of the Committee on Health and the Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities, and Addiction From:     Michael Davoli, New York City and New Jersey Government Relations Director Re:         ... annually between 2012-2016 according to the New York State Cancer Registry. Cancer patients have long faced significant barriers to accessing care. COVID-19 has magnified these barriers, with 46% of cancer patients and survivors reporting a change in their ability to pay for care due to ...