Health Coalition: Increased Tobacco Taxes Will Help Ameliorate Weak Revenue Forecast & Save Lives
A coalition of health-minded partners released a statement following the state Economic Forecasting Advisory Board’s report.
Tobacco Control Press Releases
National Health Organizations Outraged by Big Tobacco’s Sponsorship of High School-Focused Event
ACS CAN, American Lung Association, Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights, and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids express outrage over tobacco company’s sponsorship of Chamber of Commerce’s annual Academies of Nashville awards gala.
Cancer Survivors and Advocates Travel to Montpelier to Urge Legislators to Make Cancer a Priority
MONTPELIER - Cancer advocates, survivors and caregivers from across the state traveled to the State House last week to meet with Vermont lawmakers about the need to support legislation that could help prevent cancer.
ACS CAN Calls NYS Budget Agreement a Loss for Public Health and Cancer Prevention
Following New York State’s budget, agreement, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has expressed its shock and dismay that the interests of tobacco and e-cigarette lobbyists are being put before public health.
Health Groups: Justice Department Should Recuse Lawyers Who Represented Tobacco Companies from Tobacco-Related Cases
Four leading public health groups today urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to recuse any lawyers who previously represented tobacco companies from any tobacco-related litigation while serving in the government.
ACS CAN Applauds Governor Calvo for Allowing Tobacco 21 to Become Law
Bill raises the age of sale of tobacco products to 21
Health Coalition Backs Texas Lawmakers Proposing to Raise Minimum Tobacco Sale Age to 21
Increasing the legal age of tobacco sales from 18 to 21 is an important step to reduce and eventually eliminate the toll of tobacco because an estimated 95 percent of smokers start before age 21.
Oregon Senates Passes Legislation to Raise Tobacco Sales Age to 21
The Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 754 to raise the state's age of sale for all tobacco products to 21. The bill now heads to the House, moving Oregon closer to being the third state to raise the tobacco sales age to 21 statewide.
Vermont Public Health Advocates Applaud Senate Lawmakers for Unanimous "Yes" Vote on Tobacco 21 Bill
Leaders from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, the American Lung Association, the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, the March of Dimes and the American Academy of Pediatrics, today congratulated Senate Health and Welfare committee members for their unanimously voting “yes” on legislation aimed at saving lives and money by reducing tobacco use in the state.