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Local legislative candidates answered questions on current healthcare issues Tuesday night on topics ranging from tobacco use to legalizing the sale of raw milk. The Health Care Forum held by a non partisan group, Health Votes Montana 2016, posed questions such as tobacco prevention to local Montana legislative candidates.

State Representative Dan Hawkins from Kansas was presented the 2016 National Distinguished Advocacy Award by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) on September 14, 2016. Representative Hawkins was the sponsor and champion of a bill that prohibits minors from using tanning beds in Kansas. Because of Representative

Role: Ambassador Constituent Team (ACT) Lead Hometown: Denver, CO Years volunteering for ACS CAN: 3 How did you first get involved with ACS CAN? I had been volunteering for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer for years, and Megan, who was running the Denver Making Strides called

This September, Illinois ACS CAN advocates took on Capitol Hill where they met with every IL Senate and House office – many of which were conducted face-to-face with members of Congress themselves. Advocates urged lawmakers to increase federal research funding at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) through the appropriations process

Governor Asa Hutchison was presented the 2016 National Distinguished Advocacy Award by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) on September 14, 2016.

A huge thank you to Maryland ACS CAN legislative ambassadors who attended the annual ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Ambassadors were on the Hill on September 13, 2016 to urge Congress to make cancer a national priority. The following ambassadors attended representing their congressional districts:Jacqueline Beale, State Lead

BOZEMAN, Mont. - Health care is an important issue for most of Montanans. It was the topic of conversation for a handful of candidates hoping for a seat in the Montana Legislature. Half a dozen legislative candidates made their stances on health care known at Health Votes Montana State Legislative