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The Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke   There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke.  Every year secondhand smoke causes 35,000 deaths in the U.S.  According to Tobacco Free Kids, 1,690 adult nonsmokers die each year in North Carolina from exposure to secondhand smoke. As little as thirty minutes of exposure can trigger a heart attack in someone with heart disease or risk factors for heart disease.  Most people work 8-hour shifts.  Restaurant workers ...

Join us for the 2019 ACS CAN Utah Cancer Summit: Utah's Tobacco Burden and Potential Policy Solutions.    Tobacco use remains the number one cause of preventable death in Utah. $542 million in annual health care costs in Utah can be attributed to smoking. Join us to hear about the impact that ... policy solutions can impact tobacco use in Utah. Agenda 8:30am-9:00am check-in and breakfast 9:00am-9:10am opening remarks 9:10am-9:30am The Cost of Tobacco Use in Utah, Dr. Clarke Low, Director of Thoracic Oncology, Intermountain Healthcare 9:30am-9:45am Tobacco Use in Utah, Braden ...

... legislature sent a $1.60 cigarette tax increase to Governor Mark Dayton 's desk that will reduce smoking rates, save lives and prevent thousands of kids from becoming addicted smokers. The increase, which the Governor is expected to sign in the coming days, will take effect July 1, 2013 and ... decreasing health care spending, said John R. Seffrin, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). Not only does a tobacco tax save money and lives, but it ultimately reduces the cancer burden in a state and creates a stable and predictable ... tobacco products is estimated to be more than $434 million in the first two years. Combined with at least $1.65 billion in long-term health care cost savings from the cigarette tax, the increases will have a tremendous positive impact both on the state budget and for health care consumers in ...

... bill defunds most Affordable Care Act (ACA) programs, including state grants that will assist states with establishing marketplaces where people can shop and compare options for quality coverage, and funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The House of Representatives made similar cuts in the L/HHS bill last year to ACA programs. However, the Senate retained funding for ACA in their bill, and ... women by expanding and improving health coverage, including access to preventive services such as breast and cervical cancer screenings without cost-sharing.  The Commonwealth Fund expects improved coverage will reduce the percentage of uninsured women from 20 percent to 8 percent. As ...