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BREAKING NEWS:American Lung Association Releases Report on Lung Cancer in African Americans: Calls for Elimination of Health Disparities

Date	Headline	Description
April 12, 2010	American Lung Association Releases Report on Lung Cancer in African Americans: Calls for Eliminating Health Disparities	Washington, D.C. (April 12, 2010)— The American Lung Association today released its report, Too Many Cases, Too Many Deaths: Lung Cancer in African Americans, a compilation of research examining lung cancer among African Americans and the need to eliminate this and other health disparities
December 14, 2009	Monitoring the Future: Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids	WASHINGTON, DC (December 14, 2009) – The 2009 Monitoring the Future Survey released today by the National Institute of Drug Abuse shows that the nation continues to make gradual progress in reducing youth smoking, but declines have slowed significantly compared to the dramatic gains early in the decade.
December 9, 2009	National Report: Pennsylvania Drops from 26th to 34th in Funding Programs to Protect Kids from Tobacco	Washington, DC (December 9, 2009) – Pennsylvania has cut state funding for tobacco prevention programs by 45 percent in the past year, dropping from 26th to 34th in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations.
May 18, 2009	TAX CIGARS AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS THE SAME AS CIGARETTES, 87 PERCENT OF VOTERS SAY Legislators must close cigarettes tax loophole that leaves all other tobacco products tax-free	HARRISBURG, PA - All tobacco users should be taxed equally, whether using cigarettes, cigars, or another tobacco product, said 87 percent of Pennsylvania voters responding to a recent survey.
May 18, 2009	PRICE-BASED (NOT WEIGHT-BASED) TAX ON OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS IS PA’S ONLY OPTION	OP-Editorial: Joy Blankley Meyer HARRISBURG – Like every other state, Pennsylvania has a tax on cigarettes. Unlike every other state, Pennsylvania does not tax other tobacco products (OTPs) – including cigars, bidis, snus and snuff.
Oct 18, 2007	300 NONSMOKING PENNSYLVANIA CASINO EMPLOYEES WILL DIE FROM SECONDHAND-SMOKE ILLNESSES, NEW STUDY SAYS Casinos’ air quality “very unhealthy” per OSHA standards	HARRISBURG—Nearly 300 nonsmoking Pennsylvania casino employees will die from lung cancer, heart disease, and other illnesses caused by secondhand smoke, according to a new report on air quality in the state’s casinos.
Oct 12, 2007	THIS JUST IN: SECONDHAND SMOKE NOT GOOD FOR OUR HEALTH! OH WAIT. WE ALREADY KNEW THAT.	Editorial: Joy Blankley Meyer and Deborah P. Brown HARRISBURG - A shocking new study analyzing human urine has shown that people who are even briefly exposed to secondhand smoke suffer serious health effects. Oh wait. We already knew that
July 17, 2007	PA STATE LEGISLATORS TAKE FIRST BIG LEAP TOWARD PROTECTING ALL CITIZENS FROM SECONDHAND SMOKE. 141-62 Vote for State Wide Smoking Ban to Become Law	HARRISBURG, PA Today Pennsylvania’s legislature voted overwhelmingly to create a safe, healthy, smoke-free workplace for most Pennsylvanian employees—including office, restaurant, bar and casino workers.
June 29, 2007	SOMETHING’S MISSING AT PHILLY BARS AND RESTAURANTS - BUT NO ONE’S COMPLAINING! Paula Kelly	PHILADELPHIA, PA. –The Philadelphia hospitality industry seems to be missing something yet their food and drink couldn’t taste better. That something is Respirable Particle Air Pollution (RSP).
June 28, 2007	STATEWIDE VOTER ATTITUDE SURVEY: PENNSYLVANIA ALLIANCE TO CONTROL TOBACCO	HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Alliance to Control Tobacco (PACT) commissioned a voter attitude survey that was completed by Susquehanna Polling and Research. The survey was conducted May 7-10, 2007 and surveyed 700 registered voters in Pennsylvania.
June 28, 2007	PENNSYLVANIA SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACE LAWS CUT SECONDHAND SMOKE BY 87 PERCENT, NEW STUDY PROVES	PHILADELPHIA — Smoke-free workplace laws in municipalities around Pennsylvania have resulted in an 87 percent drop in cancer-causing air pollution in bars, restaurants and other venues that comply with the new laws, according to an air quality study released today by Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health, Dr. Calvin Johnson.
June 28, 2007	NEW STUDY PROVES PENNSYLVANIA SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACE LAWS CUT SECONDHAND SMOKE BY 87 PERCENT	SCRANTON, Pa. — Smoke-free workplace laws in Scranton and other municipalities around Pennsylvania have resulted in an 87 percent drop in cancer-causing air pollution in bars, restaurants and other venues that comply with the new laws, according to an air quality study released today.
June 26, 2007	INDOOR AIR QUALITY OF PENNSYLVANIA’S HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY SURVEYED	PACT to host June 28 Press Conference in Philadelphia Let’s give them something to talk about!
June 26, 2007	PA LEGISLATORS CAN SAVE THOUSANDS OF PENNSYLVANIANS FROM DEATH AND DISEASES THROUGH THE PROTECTION OF COMPREHENSIVE CLEAN INDOOR AIR LEGISLATION.	Editorial: Joy Blankley Meyer Few of us will ever have the chance to save the life of another human being. But in the coming weeks, our state legislators will have the opportunity to save not just one life, but the lives of thousands upon thousands of Pennsylvanians every year for generations to come.
May 22, 2007	86% PENNSYLVANIANS MAKE IT CLEAR: WE WANT CLEAN INDOOR AIR! Legislators should move on Clean Indoor Air Act to protect employees, survey reinforces	HARRISBURG, PA. — Employees in Pennsylvania’s restaurants and bars should be protected to from secondhand smoke while they work, said 84 percent of the state’s voters in a new survey.
Jan 16, 2007	TIME FOR SMOKE-FREE AIR IS NOW	Harrisburg, PA---The American Lung Association, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association and the Pennsylvania Alliance to Control Tobacco are pleased Governor Edward Rendell included his support of tobacco control initiatives in the Health Care Reform Plan released today.