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... and our high school and adult smoking rates are above the national average! ACS CAN says our state leaders must do all they can to protect the health of state residents by passing strong tobacco control legislation. As our battle with COVID-19 continues, we must do everything in our power to keep our communities healthy and safe—which means building strong public health infrastructure including comprehensive tobacco control measures.   As the advocacy affiliate of ACS, the ACS CAN, supports evidence-based ... products remains the nation’s number one cause of preventable death, killing more than 480,000 Americans, and costing $170 billion in health care costs and $151 billion in lost productivity annually. In Pennsylvania, tobacco is responsible for 22,000 deaths each year.     ###    ...

... 1.7 million kids from becoming smokers, according to a report released today by nine organizations that focus on early learning and/or public health. In his fiscal year 2014 budget, President Obama proposed expanding federal funding for early education programs, paid for with a 94-cent ... would help ensure a future of smart, healthy kids nationwide and in every state, the report concludes. The report details the educational and health benefits of the President 's proposal nationwide and in each state. ξNationwide, this proposal would: Provide nearly 335,000 additional ... 's leading preventable cause of death.ξ Tobacco use kills more than 400,000 Americans every year and costs the nation $96 billion in health care expenses.ξ Every day, more than 3,500 U.S. youth try their first cigarette. Research has shown that tobacco tax increases are the most ...

... lawmakers to restore and sustain funding for cancer research and proven prevention and early detection programs, improve access to palliative care as an extra layer of support for those with chronic disease, and increase federal tobacco taxes. The federal government has a critical role to ... to ensure that the fight against cancer remains a top national priority by restoring funding for critical research at the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute and proven prevention and early detection programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that ... the non-profit, non-partisan advocacy affiliate organization of the American Cancer Society, which is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage lawmakers, candidates and government officials to support laws and policies that will make cancer a top ...

... addictive products. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death and costs the state and taxpayers roughly $3.8 billion in annual health care costs. 0 Legislature Presses on with $0 Funding for Youth Tobacco Prevention Despite Budget Surplus ...