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Albany’s 2013 March Budget Bracket Get and print our your own brackets Albany's 2013 March Budget Bracket [PDF 8MB] New York’s Exciting New Public Health Budget Tournament Here’s how to play. Pick the chronic illness support and prevention programs you’d like New York to

ACS CAN South Carolina has a lot to report this week so we hope you will take the time to read the full Legislative Update . The State House is debating legislation on breast and cervical cancer, funding for tobacco cessation and prevention, funding for colorectal cancer, and laws

The U.S. District Court ruling that upheld New York City’s ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products is an important win in the fight against cancer.

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

Our annual Legislative Night in Annapolis took place on February 25, 2013. ACS CAN Ambassadors attended along with representatives and volunteers from the American Heart Association, American Lung Association and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Meetings took place with legislators from key committees. Priority Legislation: 1) The Palliative Care bill-

On Friday, February 1, the annual ACS CAN Maryland Research breakfast took place in Annapolis. The program was exceptional, not only honoring the three Sponsors of the 2007 Clean Indoor Actl, but also tracing the history of tobacco control in Maryland and citing the many heroes along the way who helped to finally achieve comprehensive smoke free area and a discussion of the future of lung cancer prevention and early detection.

Recentliy, the Stadium Authority bans smoking at Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium. Click on links read stories about the ban. Read Baltimore Sun Article Read WJZ-13 report.