Updates matching "Tobacco Control"

Cigarette smoking and tobacco use may be down in the United States, but did you know that across the world, more people smoke now than in 1980? Emerging economies like China, India and Russia are experiencing both population growth and a rise in popularity of cigarette smoking. According to a

On January 11, 2014, the United States will mark the 50th anniversary of the first Surgeon GeneralŠ—Ès report on smoking and health. This landmark 1964 report forever changed AmericansŠ—È understanding of the deadly consequences of smoking by showing the direct link to developing lung cancer. By galvanizing the American Cancer

NYC KEEPS AIR SMOKE FREE BY INCLUDING E-CIGARETTES IN LANDMARK LAW Statement from Michele Bonan, regional director of advocacy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Metro NY on today’s passage of Intro 1210A: December 19, 2013 – New York City, NY – “As New Yorkers, we can

HEALTH ADVOCATES APPLAUD CITY COUNCIL HEALTH COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERING INCLUSION OF E-CIGARETTES IN SMOKE-FREE AIR ACT MEASURE WOULD BOLSTER ENFORCEMENT OF ANTI-SMOKING LAWS AND DISCOURAGE USE OF UNREGULATED NICOTINE DELIVERING DEVICES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 4, 2013 A broad coalition of advocates have joined today to applaud the

Cancer Survivors and Volunteers Mark American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout by Urging Pennsylvania Legislators to Support Tobacco Price Increase Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – Nov. 21, 2013– The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), is celebrating the American Cancer Society’s 38 th annual Great American Smokeout