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ACS CAN focuses on Palliative Care

November 12, 2015
Wyoming

ACS CAN help a Palliative Care Policy Forum on November 6th featuring retired US Senator Alan K Simpson, Dr. Greg Marino, Representative Charles Pelkey and ACS CAN State Lead Ambassador Dawn Scott. The event cullminated with the announcement that ACS CAN will be running legislation in the 2016 budget session

Smoke-Free Public Housing Proposal Will Help Residents Breathe Easier

November 12, 2015

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced a proposed rule that would require more than 3,100 public housing agencies across the country to implement smoke-free policies in their developments.

TPP Includes Language Ending Tobacco Industry Exploitation of International Agreements

November 5, 2015

The text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement released today includes critical language agreed to by negotiators and supported by public health groups that would protect the authority of member countries to enact lifesaving tobacco control measures.

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Joins Effort to Repeal the Cadillac Tax

November 4, 2015

Washington, D.C. (November 4, 2015) The Alliance to Fight the 40, a broad-based coalition seeking to repeal the 40 percent tax on employee health benefits, announced today that the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has joined the Alliance. With the addition of ACS CAN, a patient advocacy

Joint Comment Letter Calls for Additional Clarity in USPSTF Draft Guidelines for Colon Cancer Screening

November 3, 2015

The American Cancer Society and advocacy affiliate, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), sent a joint comment letter to the United States Preventive Services Task Force today on its draft Colorectal Cancer Screening Guideline recommendations.

Donald H. Gemson Cancer Prevention Public Policy Awards 11/19/15

October 30, 2015
New Jersey

SIXTH ANNUAL DONALD H. GEMSON CANCER PREVENTION PUBLIC POLICY AWARDS The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Proudly Honors New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie City University of New York These honorees exemplify the spirit and

York City Council Passes School Phys Ed Bill

October 29, 2015
New York

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network: Statement on New York City Council Passage of Legislation Requiring Public Reporting on Physical Education Programs NEW YORK, NY – October 29, 2015 – The New York City Council has passed legislation that will require all New York City

Idaho Fall 2015 Newsletter

October 28, 2015
Idaho

The latest Idaho ACS CAN newsletter can be found here

Why I advocate: Barb Diver

October 27, 2015
Ohio

The same disease that killed my mother and every other woman I knew who was diagnosed with it at the time. Then I met my Reach to Recovery volunteer and I found hope.