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== Staff == |
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The President and public voice of ACS CAN is Daniel E. Smith.<ref>[http://action.acscan.org/site/PageServer?pagename=dansmithbio Daniel E. Smith President American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network]</ref> |
The President and public voice of ACS CAN is Daniel E. Smith.<ref>[http://action.acscan.org/site/PageServer?pagename=dansmithbio Daniel E. Smith President American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network]</ref> |
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== Publications == |
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* [http://www.acscan.org/medicarechartbook Cancer and Medicare: A Chartbook] |
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* [http://acscan.org/static/measure How Do You Measure Up? ] |
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* [http://www.youtube.com/user/ACSCAN ACS CAN on MySpace] |
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/ACSCAN ACS CAN on MySpace] |
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* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5775982802 ACS CAN on Facebook] |
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5775982802 ACS CAN on Facebook] |
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* [http://action.acscan.org/site/PageServer?pagename=mobile |
* [http://action.acscan.org/site/PageServer?pagename=mobile ACS CAN Mobile] |
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* [http://www.acscan.org/blog/index.php?/categories/3-Health-Care-Reform-Blog ASC CAN Health Care Reform Blog] |
* [http://www.acscan.org/blog/index.php?/categories/3-Health-Care-Reform-Blog ASC CAN Health Care Reform Blog] |
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* [http://www.cancer.org/ American Cancer Society] |
* [http://www.cancer.org/ American Cancer Society] |
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Revision as of 17:56, 17 March 2009
| Founded | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Focus | "Holding lawmakers accountable for their words and their actions" relating to cancer.[1] |
| Location | |
Area served | United States, Puerto Rico |
| Method | Lobbying and media campaigns. |
Key people | John R. Seffrin, PhD,
CEO ACS, and ACS CAN, Daniel E. Smith, President, ACS CAN. 18 member board of directors. |
| Website | acscan.org |
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (or ACS CAN) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan sister organization to the American Cancer Society. It was founded in December 2001 to directly advocate the goals of the American Cancer Society, which is subject to restrictions on advocacy activities because of its tax classification.
Campaigns
ACS CAN's advocacy efforts are targeted at specific cancer-related issues.
Access to Healthcare Like its sister organization, ACS CAN is devoting a significant portion of its resources[1] to raising public awareness of shortcomings in the US healthcare system from the perspective of cancer patients.
Cancer Research Funding The US government is the largest funder of cancer research via the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [2], yet recent budgets have not provided for increases that make up for increases in medical inflation.
Tobacco Regulation ACS CAN supports efforts to grant the Food and Drug Administration [3] regulatory control over tobacco products.
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) ACS CAN actively seeks additional funds for the NBCCEDP, which provides breast and cervical cancer screenings for low-income women throughout the United States.
Events
Every four years ACS CAN [4] hosts a massive lobbying event in Washington, DC called Celebration on the Hill [5]. Events in 2002 and 2006 hosted 4,000 and 10,000 cancer patients, survivors and advocates, respectively. In 2006 ACS CAN successfully met with the office of every member of the United States Congress, an unprecedented achievement for a nonprofit health organization. Attendees were treated to live music, public speakers, and a host of onsite activities, as well as the erection of the American Cancer Society Wall of Hope, a temporary monument to cancer survivorship that covered 2 city blocks.
Staff
The President and public voice of ACS CAN is Daniel E. Smith.[2]
Publications
Notes
- ^ "American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network". About ACS CAN. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
- ^ Daniel E. Smith President American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network