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Arthor von Blomberg Orchestra with a Tribute to Gene Krupa

... Tickets are $50 general admission, $35 for seniors, and are available now through the Bardavon Box Office, UPAC Box Office, and Ticketmaster. Health Quest, Woodstock Chimes Foundation, Design Intervention Studio, Kirchhoff-Consigli Construction, WDST-Radio, Tri-State Building Facade ... research and programs, enacting smoke-free laws and raising tobacco taxes, or paving the way for more people to access quality, affordable health care, ACS CAN is working to ensure that elected officials across the country make cancer a top national priority.  Who: The American Cancer ...

ACS CAN Names Costa Vermont State Government Relations Director

... this post, Costa will oversee advocacy efforts promoting evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. Costa comes to ACS CAN after serving for six years in several capacities including news anchor and investigative reporter at WCAX ... Burlington. As a journalist, Costa has gained expertise in issues including healthcare, government and politics. “Vermont is facing crucial health care issues, including the need to protect young people from the dangers of tobacco products,” said Bill Sherman, managing director of government ...

Letter in Omaha World Herald: Higher tobacco tax would save lives

... published in the Omaha World Herald on January 21, 2018. I support increasing the tobacco tax in Nebraska by a significant amount. I am a local health care provider in North Platte, Nebraska, and a volunteer with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. I see firsthand what many don’t understand: that using tobacco can have a lifelong impact on health, happiness and finances. Tobacco is a product that, when used as directed, leads to disease, addiction and death. I have seen the regret ...

Jacqueline Beale, National Maryland

... served as speaker for ACS CAN’s Lights of Hope ceremony, and moderator and speaker for the ACS CAN’s National Policy Forum on the Future of Health Care. Jacqueline was invited as Congressman Steny Hoyer’s guest at the 2019 President’s State of the Union Address for her advocacy work, has ... Technologies. She is the founder of C2JB, partnering with organizations to further diversity in clinical trials, promote screenings and address health disparities.  Jacqueline received her Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Master of Arts in Public Administration degrees from ...

Black Men and Prostate Cancer

... evidence suggests that Black men have equivalent or higher prostate cancer-specific survival rates when they are treated within an equal-access health care system such as the Veterans Health Administration. The good news is deaths from prostate cancer have been declining, in part due to improvements in treatment, management of ...

Federal Judge Rejects Tobacco Companies' Effort to Block Key Provisions of New Tobacco Regulation Law

... Heart Association, American Lung Association and American Legacy Foundation WASHINGTON, DC (November 5, 2009) – In a clear victory for public health, a federal judge in Kentucky today rejected a motion by tobacco companies to block key provisions of the new law giving the U.S. Food and ... regulate tobacco products.  Specifically, today’s decision strongly supports the government’s authority to prevent the industry from making health claims about its products without FDA approval. We applaud the federal court’s decision to quickly and decisively reject the latest ... Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, killing more than 400,000 people and costing $96 billion in health care costs annually.  FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Christina Saull (202) 585-3250 [email protected] Federal Judge Rejects Tobacco ...

Support continues to build in NY for Tobacco 21

... Kids • The Children’s Agenda • Children’s Defense Fund-New York • Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York • Community Health Care Association of New York State • Healthcare Association of New York State • March of Dimes • Medical Society of the State of New York • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Mental Health Association in New York State • New York Chapter American College of Physicians Services Inc. • National Alliance on Mental Illness-NYS ...

Survivor Views on Artificial Intelligence and FDA Medical Product Reviews

... of cancer patients and survivors agree that the industries making FDA-regulated products should provide some of the cost of FDA’s public health oversight Cancer patients and survivors mirror the American public in their hesitancy to embrace AI, with 51% reporting they are more ... excited about the technology compared to only 5% who are more excited than concerned. Respondents have mixed expectations of the impact of AI on health care, with a plurality (39%) predicting the impact over the next 20 years to be equally positive and negative. Cancer patients and survivors offer ...

Dr. David O. Garcia Named to American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s National Board of Directors

... and guidance for ACS CAN, which pursues evidence-based public policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem nationwide. His term begins on Jan. 1, 2022. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ACS CAN mobilizes grassroots volunteers across the ... lives through support for cancer research, prevention and treatments.  “As demonstrated by his extensive experience and knowledge in public health and preventable disease, Dr. Garcia will bring a critical perspective when he begins his term on ACS CAN’s Board,” said ACS CAN ... serve in this role. There are significant health inequities present in communities driven by social determinants of health, including access to care. I hope to help others understand how these factors impact cancer prevention and treatment efforts, particularly for underserved ...

Senate Finance Committee Approves Cigarette Tax Increase

... 2007 -- "Today’s approval by the Senate Finance Committee of a 61-cent increase in the federal cigarette tax to fund the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), by a vote of 17-4, is a victory for public health that would both discourage youth and adults from smoking and provide much-needed health care for millions of children. "We commend the committee members for voting in favor of the first increase in the federal tobacco tax since 2002, ...

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