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Advocacy in Minnesota
  • Updated:Apr 12,2013


Our advocacy volunteers and staff work with lawmakers year-round to change public policies that affect the cardiovascular health of Minnesota residents. 

Join our Grassroots Network. Help us by contacting your legislators.
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MN Choose KidsChoose Kids, Not Big Tobacco

Raising the tobacco tax by at least $1.50 will save more than 47,000 Minnesota children from becoming addicted adults, help over 36,000 current Minnesota smokers to quit, and save at least 25,000 Minnesotans from premature smoking deaths.

Tobacco is still a serious problem in Minnesota, and a tobacco tax increase will only improve the health of our state.  That is why we need your to:

Tell your lawmakers to Choose Kids, Not Big Tobacco 

Tobacco kills more Minnesotans than alcohol, homicides, car accidents, AIDS, illegal drugs, and suicide combined. Raising the tobacco tax has proven to be effective in reducing tobacco addiction and tobacco related disease and death.

For more information about raising the price of tobacco in Minnesota check out our fact sheets:

To get involved in the Raise It For Health Campaign, please contact Anne Simaytis, Regional Grassroots Advocacy Director.


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 Rachel Callanan
 Regional Vice President of
 Advocacy for MN and WI
 (952) 278-7915 
 Justin Bell
 Government Relaltions Director
 (952) 278- 7921 
 Anne Simaytis
 Regional Grassroots Advocacy Director
 (414) 227-1410 

American Heart Association
Regional Office
4701 W. 77th Street
Minneapolis, MN  55435
Fax: (952) 835-5828
 

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Minnesota 2012-2013 Legislative Agenda  



 




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