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For media inquiries, contact: Desiree Berenguer Carton 732.818.3517 ext 2328-office 973.477.7056-cell [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EVIDENCE IS CLEAR: INDOOR TANNING INCREASES RISK FOR CANCER Health Advocates Urge Passage of Teen Tanning Bed Ban (Trenton, NJ) (January 4, 2012) -Health organizations are calling on

Governor Jerry Brown has signed a billξmaking tanning bed use illegal for anyone under age 18 in the State of California. The new law will take effect on January 1, 2012.ξ They are the first state in the nation to do so, and the law aligns withξAmerican Cancer Societyξand ACS

Keeping Teens Out of Tanning Beds Saves Lives Statement from Blair Horner, Vice President of Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding Senate passage of bill to ban indoor tanning “Indoor tanning is unnecessary. In their quest for a summer glow, teenagers are

Bill Passed Assembly, On Third Reading in Senate – American Cancer Society, Partners Urge Leadership to Bring Bill to the Senate Floor for Vote (Albany, NY) (June 16, 2011) – More than a dozen organizations are calling on the New York State Senate to vote on legislation (S.2917, Fuschillo/A.1074,

Tan Ban Passes Assembly; Senate Needs to Act to Make NY First State in the Nation to Ban Kids from Indoor Tanning Statement from Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding Assembly passage of bill to ban indoor tanning to minors.

The Howard County Board of Health voted unanimously in favor of regulations that will prohibit all minors from using tanning beds. This ban, the strictest in the nation, will become effective tomorrow, November 12, 2009. Congratulations to Dr. Peter Beilenson, the Howard County Health Department and many concerned citizens