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Wednesday, June 30, 2010 New York Smokeshop Files Suit Against PACT Act » There has been a development since the PACT Act took effect yesterday, as outlined in the Buffalo News article below. One...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 American Lung Association Highlights Health Disparity in LGBT Community » FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Mary Havell American Lung Association 202-715-3459 mhavell@lungusa.org Americ...
Monday, June 28, 2010 U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Ruling That Big Tobacco Purposely Lied to and Deceived the Public » FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Christina Saull or Steven Weiss American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network 202-585-3250...
Monday, June 28, 2010 OSH Releases Tobacco Control Surveillance and Evaluation Supplement » The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) is pleased to announce the Tobacco Cont...
Monday, June 28, 2010 PACT Act Goes Into Effect » Following on the heels of the FDA final rule going into effect on June 22, the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Ac...
Thursday, June 24, 2010 AJPH Releases Issue on Systems Modeling in Tobacco Control » The July 2010 issue of the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) titled Modeling to Advance Tobacco Control Policy ha...
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 New York Sets New Tobacco Tax Records » The governor signed New York State's tax increase ($1.60 per pack---the highest one-time increase ever in the U.S.) to giv...
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Statement from CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden on the First Anniversary of the Tobacco Control Act » CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden, MD, MPH has issued a media statement on the historic anniversary of the Family Smoking Pr...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 FDA's Impact on U.S. Tobacco Consumption by 2015 » Marking the one-year anniversary of the passageof TheFamily Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, Legacy hosted a pa...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 FDA to Host Public Meeting on Issues Related to the Menthol Enforcement Plan » The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Center for Tobacco Products is announcing a Web-based public meeting on June 30...
Monday, June 21, 2010 New York State Smokers' Quitline Launches Media Campaign Focused on Deceptive Packaging Techniques » The New York State Smokers' Quitline and the NYC Health Department are promoting a new campaign to educate smokers about t...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 New Collaboration Toolkit » Legacy has published a new toolkit on collaboration that aims at helping tobacco control directors and program managers un...
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 Update on FDA State Contract Process for Compliance & Enforcement » From Kimberly Elliott at FDA on a webinar via Erika Sward at the American Lung Association. President Obama signed the F...
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Local Smoking Cessation Workshops Coming to Your Communities, Sponsored by Pfizer » Smoking cessation workshops, led by Tobacco Treatment Specialists trained by Mayo Clinic, are coming to communities across...
Monday, May 31, 2010 Report Reveals Characteristics of People Who Quit » Many effective, evidence-based smoking cessation options are available such as medications, counseling, telephone help lin...
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Legacy Works to Counteract Big Tobacco's Marketing toward Women » Throughout history, the tobacco industry has tapped into the social consciousness of women who sought independence and equ...
Friday, May 21, 2010 Nationwide Smoking Ban Would Cut MI Rates, Costs » The following article appeared in the May 20, 2010 issue of MedPage Today, http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/Add...
Thursday, May 20, 2010 American Lung Association Releases 2009 SLATI Report » Today, the American Lung Association has released the 2009 edition of State Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues (SLATI),...
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Opportunity for Input: FDA Center for Tobacco Products Web Dialog » The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) is developing a comprehensive retailer education...
Monday, May 17, 2010 Landmark Vote in South Carolina a Victory for Tobacco Control and Public Health » A statement from NAQC President & CEO Linda A. Bailey: NAQC would like to congratulate South Carolina on its decisio...
Monday, May 17, 2010 NCI Issues and Expands the Cancer Trends Progress Report: 2009/2010 Update » The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, released on April 15 the Cancer Trends Pro...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Graphic Tobacco Warnings Proposed in MA » Massachusetts is poised to become the first state in the nation to force retailers to prominently display graphic warnings...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Minnesota Passes New Legislation to Protect Youth » Dear Friends and Coworkers: I am pleased to announce that yesterday, May 11th, Governor Pawlenty signed the Tobacco Moder...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 U.S. Department of Health Announces Strategice Initiatives » U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recently announced several strategic initiatives...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 Local Smoking Cessation Workshops Coming to Your Communities, Sponsored by Pfizer » Smoking cessation workshops, led by Tobacco Treatment Specialists trained by Mayo Clinic, are coming to communities across...
Monday, May 10, 2010 Reaching Smokers as Consumers: New RWJF Podcast: Consumer-Oriented Smoking Cessation Tools » According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 70 percent of the 43.4 million smokers in the U.S. say they w...
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 Expert Panel Makes Recommendations on Addressing Tobacco in Homeless Populations » On October 21, 2009 the Break Free Alliance gathered over 20 researchers, policy makers, tobacco control administrators...
Monday, May 3, 2010 New Bold Warnings on Tobacco Ads » Magazine readers no longer have to squint to see the health warning on ads for smokeless tobacco products. Big, bold healt...
Monday, May 3, 2010 NIH Announces Ten Awards for Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities » The National Institutes of Health announced today the awarding of 10 new Centers for Population Health and Health Disparit...
Thursday, April 29, 2010 New State Tobacco Tax Rankings Released » Two state increases in one week! HI's governor just signed a cigarette tax increase that will make its rate $3.00 per pack...
Monday, April 26, 2010 New York State Tobacco Control Program Issues Invitation for Bid » The New York State Tobacco Control Program has issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) to provide nicotine replacement patches...
Thursday, April 22, 2010 CDC Releases Tobacco Control State Highlights 2010 Report » The CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) released a new report today, Tobacco Control State Highlights 2010. The repor...
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 ANR Releases Quarterly Smoke-Free Law Update » Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights (ANR) released their quarterly update yesterday on the lists and maps of U.S. municipalit...
Friday, April 16, 2010 CDC Releases Adult Tobacco Report » The following MMWR Surveillance Summary is currently available on the CDC Web site: Adult Tobacco Survey, 19 States, 200...
Thursday, April 15, 2010 State Cigarette Taxes Not Spent on Anti-Smoking Efforts » Many states raised their excise taxes on cigarettes last year, but none are using that new-found money for controlling tob...
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