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OKLAHOMA CITY – A group of leading health organizations Thursday released the following statement in strong opposition to a resolution that would allow the Legislature to remove ... tobacco settlement dollars to support these programs that save lives by preventing tobacco use. The resolution does a great disservice to public health by allowing the Legislature to intercept 100 percent of annual payments received by the state from tobacco companies, and it recommends that ... wiping it out completely. “SJR 45 will contribute to more tobacco use, more tobacco-related disease and more preventable tobacco-caused health care costs for Oklahoma and its taxpayers. This resolution lays the groundwork to terminate grants and programs focused on reducing the tobacco ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 8, 2024 — Public health groups are urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to preserve protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) patients receiving health care services when it hears oral arguments today in the case of  Neese v. Becerra . The case is being appealed after a lower court ruled ...

... trailblazing Black leaders and pioneers who paralleled this through their critical contributions to cancer research and prevention , health equity , and reducing disparities across the cancer continuum.    Dr. Jane Cooke Wright  (image courtesy of the National Library of ... the treatment more accessible to cancer patients. Her legacy has not only informed modern standards for clinical oncology and access to cancer care, but also paved the way for the inclusion of a new, diverse generation of researchers and oncologists dedicated to saving more lives from ... advocate who devoted his life to the study of cancer and how it impacts Black communities. His legacy continues to inform our efforts to advance health equity today and has made a lasting impact on the history of American surgical oncology.  During the civil rights era, Dr. Leffall began ...

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Several of the largest public health organizations in the country are united in opposition to a Constitutional Revision Commission proposal that would strip language in the ... Jeannette Nunez, also would divert an unspecified portion of tobacco prevention money to cancer research. Florida’s Department of Public Health has projected that siphoning money from tobacco prevention for cancer research will increase personal health expenses, including Medicaid, ... Additionally, according to the Florida Department of Health, the state’s tobacco control program has saved the state $3.2 billion in health care costs. The program’s remarkable success has been driven by strict adherence to CDC guidelines for effective tobacco control.  This includes ...