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... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We stand with our volunteers, working to make cancer a top priority for policymakers in cities, ...

... protect Americans from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network SM (ACS CAN) and other public health groups worked to pass tobacco control initiatives in seven states yesterday – those in Arizona, Florida, Nevada, Ohio and South Dakota ... failed, claimed to restrict smoking when in fact it would have allowed smoking in many restaurants and other workplaces, including certain child care facilities, school buildings and grocery stores. A new law called SmokeFree Ohio, approved yesterday, will make all workplaces in that state, ... $1.00, to $1.53 per pack. The measure, which passed with 61 percent of the vote, will fund tobacco prevention and cessation programs and other health initiatives such as disease prevention and medical research. California voters considered a bold measure to raise the cigarette tax by ...

... in the U.S. House of Representatives before becoming the 46th Senator from Rhode Island. He has authored a trio of laws to improve children’s health care and ensure our youngest patients get the help they need when they need it, including the Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and ... Deputy Majority Whip in January 2021, making her a member of the House Leadership Team. She is a member of House Conduct Committee, the House Health and Human Services Committee, the House State Government and Elections Committee, and the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. She earned a ...

... which is ACS CAN’s most prestigious advocacy honor, is awarded to public officials for leadership in the mission to end cancer as a public health problem. Jim Knox (third from left), ACS CAN managing director of government relations and recipient of the 2019 Alan Mills Award, posed ... Advocacy Award. The 2019 NDAA recipients were: U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) Senator Dick Durbin was honored as a longtime public health advocate and for his role as a staunch champion of policies aimed at curbing tobacco use, including passage of the law that prohibits ... aimed at advancing the fight against cancer. She delivered a critical vote in 2017 against legislation that would have overturned the Affordable Care Act and has provided strong bipartisan support to anti-tobacco legislation. Illinois Senate President John Cullerton (D) Under Senate ...