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ACS CAN Michigan prides itself on our amazing cancer advocates. They work to fight cancer at the state capitol and hold our representatives in Washington, D.C. accountable. Our cancer advocates believe access to health care and preventing youth from becoming regular tobacco users are important issues to all of us! Won’t you join us?

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Where will our kids go?

What sounds better to you; a child who is home alone, unengaged, unsupervised staring at a screen, or a child that is with a group of other kids, being active, having fun and learning in a safe space?

Restore Funding for Before and After School Programs
Michigan

Will somebody answer the call??

The Michigan legislature is in the throws of finanlzing the budget, the only problem is that they left funding out to fully fund Michigan Quit Line and provide funding to prevent cancer in the future for those who have already faced cancer.

Michigan Legislature Fund our Prevention
Michigan

Raise the age of sale of tobacco products to 21 in Michigan

Please sign our petition asking Michigan lawmakers to support legislation to raise the state sale age of tobacco products to 21.  

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Michigan Falling Short on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies

August 1, 2019
Michigan

Lansing, MI – Michigan is falling short when it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer according to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality. “This

Governor Whitmer Signs Bad E-cigarette Legislation Into Law

June 4, 2019
Michigan

The following statement can be attributed to Andrew Schepers, director of government relations in Michigan for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. “After weeks of calling on Gov. Whitmer to veto Senate Bills 106 and 155, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is disappointed that the

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Calls on Governor Whitmer to Veto E-cigarette Legislation

May 16, 2019
Michigan

Lansing, MI – May 16, 2019 – The following statement can be attributed to Andrew Schepers, director of government relations in Michigan for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. “ACS CAN is dismayed that the legislature passed legislation yesterday to add e-cigarettes to the Youth Protection Act that

Cancer Patients and Survivors Travel to Lansing to Rally Legislators to Make Cancer a Priority

April 24, 2019
Michigan

LANSING, Mich.– April 24, 2019 – Nearly 130 cancer patients, survivors and caregivers from across the state traveled to the Capitol in Lansing today to meet with Michigan’s lawmakers. They asked lawmakers to regulate e-cigarettes like other tobacco products, to increase the age of sale for tobacco products to

State Contacts

Andrew Schepers
Michigan Government Relations Director
East Lansing
[email protected]
Office: (517) 664-1312
Ashley Wakefield
Michigan Grassroots Manager
East Lansing
[email protected]
Office: (517) 664-1315
Michelle Zimmerman
Senior Regional Media Advocacy Manager
[email protected]
Cell: (740) 525-9577

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