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Help end the sale of flavored tobacco products in Kansas City

The tobacco industry uses fruit and candy flavored products including minty menthol to lure kids in, get them hooked and make it more difficult for people to quit. Ending the sale of these flavored products will protect kids, reduce cancer and address tobacco-related health disparities.

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September 19, 2024
Missouri

Washington, D.C., – Emily Kalmer was recognized as the country’s top government relations professional by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in honor of her exceptional work advocating for cancer-fighting public policies. ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, presents the award to

May 17, 2024
Missouri

Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Missouri Government Relations Director Emily Kalmer JEFFERSON CITY, M o. – “As lawmakers close the 2024 legislative session, their record on improving cancer policy is decidedly mixed for the estimated 39,120 Missourians who will be

January 8, 2024
Missouri

This op-ed originally ran in the Sun Time News. In a commentary before the Christmas holiday, Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins advocated for legislation in 2024 that would allow the Farm Bureau to sell health plans that are “like traditional insurance…” He describes those plans as having a

December 6, 2023
Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo . – Patients from across Missouri, and Missouri’s leading patient advocacy organizations today thanked Representative Wright and Senators Bernskoetter, Fitzwater, and Eslinger for introducing legislation that would require more health insurance plans to count all prescription drug copayments made by or on behalf of Missourians. The important

State Contacts

Tim Freeman
Grassroots Manager
Columbia
Emily Kalmer
Government Relations Director
St. Louis
Michael DuPré
Associate Director, Regional Media Advocacy

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