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Rise of Global Deaths and Chronic Diseases Leads to Summit on Protecting Global Employee Health
Date:8/7/2008

three-day summit is being held in conjunction with an American Cancer Society University (ACSU) training that is convening 19 health care professionals from Latin American countries to learn about smoke-free benefits and best practices. Participating countries include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, among others.

Companies that implement smoke-free worksite policies, offer employee tobacco cessation programs, and promote physical activity and nutrition experience increased productivity, reduced employee absenteeism, reduced sickness in employees, reduced injuries, and increased employee retention. In China, the American Cancer Society is helping to launch a Smokefree Worksite Initiative with a special ceremony at the Olympics this weekend. The American Cancer Society and its partners are educating companies about these benefits and encouraging them to adopt smoke-free policies.

Through its global programs, the American Cancer Society seeks to collaborate with global health care leaders, governments, cancer organizations, companies, and the media to share best practices and build capacity within more than 20 countries to fight cancer. Through its International Tobacco Control Program, the Society has been a leader in advocacy, research, capacity building, and leadership development to prevent cancers caused by tobacco use. It has funded more than 200 grants in 70 countries to strengthen the global fight against cancer. The Society has also been co-host of the Global Smokefree Partnership since 2007.

The American Cancer Society is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by saving lives, diminishing suffering, and preventing cancer through research, education, advocacy, and service. Founded in 1913, the Society has local offices in 3,400 communities, involving nearly three million volunteers across the United States and internationally. The Society's international work focuses on capacity building of civil society and on col
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