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Today Mayor Bill de Blasio has released additional portions of his FY 2017 executive budget. In this package he has allocated $9 million to help ensure that every New York City elementary school complies with the New York State Education Department physical education (PE) mandate.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Marc Kaplan (518) 796-1038 [email protected] Smokeless Tobacco-free Baseball Ordinance is a Win for Public Health Statement of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Director of Metro New York Government Relations Michael Davoli

Governor Cuomo, the New York State Senate and Assembly have agreed upon a budget for fiscal year 2016/17 that includes some crucial plans to help New Yorkers in their efforts against cancer.

This morning the NYS Legislature passed a $147.2 billion budget. The Governor has indicated he will sign the measure later today. We are excited to share with you several key cancer related wins that our volunteers and staff advocated for on behalf of the thousands of New Yorkers affected by

By a vote of 44-3 the New York City Council today passed a bill that would prohibit the use of smokeless tobacco at all ticketed sports arenas and recreation areas including Yankee Stadium, Citi Field, Madison Square Garden and more.

Health organizations and partners call for improved access to healthy food for kids and families Nearly 3 million New Yorkers live in lower-income communities with limited healthy food options Albany, New York – The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, Food Industry Alliance, American Cancer Society

More than 250 cancer survivors, patients, caregivers, volunteers and staff traveled from every corner of the state to Albany for the ACS CAN New York Day at the Capitol. They gathered in the morning, amid banners displaying some of their photos and personal stories, to learn more about our key issues before they met with their legislators.

In his State of the State message today, Governor Cuomo announced a plan to help emphasize the importance of cancer screening and to make these screenings more readily available to all New Yorkers. Julie Hart New York State government relations director with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Name: Marc Kaplan American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Cell: (518) 796-1038 Email: [email protected] New Report Finds New York 20th in Nation in Tobacco Control and Prevention ALBANY, NY --December 8, 2015--A new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer