Updates matching "Texas"

State Senator Joan Huffman and State Representative John Zerwas have filed bills to raise the minimum age for tanning bed use in Texas to 18. ACS CAN supports initiatives that would prohibit minors' use of suntanning facilities due to an increased risk for skin cancer. Individuals who use indoor tanning

During the 2013 session, ACS CAN will ask legislators to increase state funding for tobacco prevention and cessation programs to $3 per capita. These programs save lives and taxpayer dollars in Texas. Get the facts on why we support tobacco prevention and cessation programs here: 2013_Texas_ACS_CAN_tobacco_control_position.pdf

When the Texas Legislature convenes for its 83rd legislative session on January 8, ACS CAN staff and volunteers will be working hard to advance a slate of cancer-fighting issues. Download and share our PDF list of priorities, which includes: Tobacco Control

The Texas Legislature will convene on January 8, 2013. Our ACS CAN issue priorities this session include: The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, also known as CPRIT Smoke-Free Texas Tobacco cessation and control programs Cancer screening requirements for health insurance Breast and cervical cancer screening access for at-risk

ACS CAN State Lead Ambassador Karen Heusinkveld (featured above), along with dozens of Texas volunteers and more than 600 volunteers across the county, visited Washington D.C. on September 12-15 as part of ACS CAN's Federal Leadership Summit and Lobby Day.

Check out ACS CAN's newest How Do You Measure Up? report and compare how Texas is doing to the rest of the country!

Click here to read the 2011 "What Cancer Means to Me, Cancer Stories and Tributes from Under the Dome" - our first-ever publication which chronicles cancer-related stories from the State Legislature.

Tina Atchison Tina Atchison is an HR Manager with GE Vernova and has been involved with ACSCAN since 2009 and ACS since 2005. In addition to holding multiple positions on the event leadership committees for Relay for Life of Ft Bend County and Relay for Life of Katy W