Updates matching "Tobacco Control"

Contact: Steph McCorkle/916 802-4033 San Francisco Votes to Become First City/County in California to Raise Minimum Sale Age for Tobacco to 21 California State Assembly Faces Similar Opportunity on Thursday Sacramento, CA – March 1, 2016 – The American Cancer Society Cancer

$1 Per Pack Tobacco Tax Tops Agenda for Cancer Awareness Day at the Capitol Cancer Patients and Survivors Board “Whistle Stop” Rail Runner to Santa Fe SANTA FE, New Mexico – February 8, 2016 – Nearly a hundred

The United States joined 11 other countries and signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement in Auckland, New Zealand, on February 4 Š—– World Cancer Day. This is the first time that a signed trade and investment agreement includes a provision that protects the right of participating countries to adopt

New Round of Lifesaving Anti-Smoking Ads Launches with CDC Funding Protected by Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 20, 2016 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new advertisements today as part of its ongoing “Tips from Former Smokers” national campaign. The fifth

Leading health organizations including the American Lung Association, American Heart Association, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) stood behind New Mexico Senator Howie Morales in the Capitol Rotunda today as he announced tobacco tax legislation designed to keep cigarettes and a

Raising tobacco taxes to deal with revenue challenges is strongly supported across party lines in New Mexico. A new poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies shows 82 percent of New Mexicans support raising the tobacco tax by a buck-a-pack. The same poll indicates it is not “politics as usual” when

On January 6, the Saint Paul City Council unanimously passed an ordinance to restrict the sale of non-menthol flavored tobacco products to tobacco-only retail shops. It is only the 2nd municipality in Minnesota to do so, following its sister city, Minneapolis. About four fifths (79%) of Saint PaulŠ—Ès 262 tobacco