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New Report: States Can Help Finish the Fight Against Tobacco by Boosting Funding for Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Efforts

December 14, 2016

States are missing a golden opportunity to save millions of lives and billions of dollars in health care costs because they continue to shortchange proven programs that prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a new report by a coalition of public health organizations. The report challenges states to do more to fight tobacco use – the nation’s No. 1 preventable cause of death – and help make the next generation tobacco-free.

ACS CAN Praises Columbus’s Increase in Tobacco Sales Age to 21; Urge Other Localities to Follow Suit

December 14, 2016
Ohio

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Michelle Zimmerman American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network 740.525.9577 (cell) [email protected] ACS CAN Praises Columbus’s Increase in Tobacco Sales Age to 21; Urge Other Localities to Follow Suit Columbus, OH – December 12, 2016 – The Columbus City Council passed a measure today

Letter to the Editor: Let’s Come Together to Cure Cancer

December 12, 2016
Connecticut

Posted in the Dec. 12th edition of the Haddam Now. -- Earlier this year, the president announced his intentions to redouble the rate of progress to find new treatments and cures for cancer through a National Cancer Moonshot. As a cancer survivor, I have experienced a renewed hope that we

Cigarette Tax Proposal Unveiled

December 11, 2016
Indiana

An unprecedented coalition of health and business groups announced their support for a $1.50 cigarette tax increase in 2017. Read about it here. https://www.wane.com/news/unprecedented-state-cigarette-tax-proposal-announced/

ACS CAN Statement on Surgeon General E-Cigarette Report

December 9, 2016
New York

ALBANY, NY – December 8, 2016 –The U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy today released a new report, E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults, to address the significant health threat electronic cigarettes pose to our nation’s youth and young adults. Following is a statement from

Statement on Assembly Passage of Bill to Support Tobacco Control Program

December 9, 2016
New Jersey

TRENTON, NJ – November 21, 2016 – The New Jersey Assembly has unanimously passed a bill, A-3338, that would dedicate 1 percent. approximately $6.7 million in existing cigarette and tobacco tax dollars, toward the New Jersey Tobacco Control Program (TCP). Ethan Hasbrouck, New Jersey government relations director of the

ACS CAN REACTS TO GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S WINDOW DRESSING

December 9, 2016
New Jersey

TRENTON, NJ – November 29, 2016 – Governor Chris Christie has announced a $300 million redesign effort for the New Jersey Statehouse. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Vice President of Government Relations Bill Sherman released the following statement. “We are disturbed that Governor Christie is letting New

ACS CAN Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Ohio’s Smoke-Free Workplace Act and Calls for Ohio to Pass Strong Tobacco Control Policies

December 9, 2016
Ohio

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Michelle Zimmerman American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Phone: (888) 227-6446 Ext. 8601 E-mail: [email protected] ACS CAN Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Ohio’s Smoke-Free Workplace Act and Calls for Ohio to Pass Strong Tobacco Control Policies Columbus, Ohio – December 7, 2016 – Today,

Surgeon General's Report Highlights Urgency to Protect Youth from Electronic Cigarettes

December 8, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 8, 2016 – The U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy today released a new report, E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults , to address the significant health threat electronic cigarettes pose on our nation’s youth and young adults. Following is a statement