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Thursday, August 12, 2010 FDA Announces Remaining Tobacco Retailer Compliance Training Sessions » The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products will hold the remaining four of five live training...
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 New York Talks About New Health "Shock" Ads » Violent and shocking images are being used in public service announcements (PSAs). This extreme genre of advertising is re...
Thursday, August 5, 2010 Apply for Affordable Care Act Funds » As part of the overall effort to reduce the burden of chronic diseases and chronic disease risk factors, the Centers for D...
Friday, July 30, 2010 Federal Judge Deals Blow to Efforts by Senecas to Continue Internet Tobacco Sales » The following is a statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. WASHINGTON, DC (July 30, 2...
Thursday, July 29, 2010 Point of Purchase Tobacco Marketing » There has been a recent surge of interest about possible state and local initiatives to restrict and regulate point-of-pur...
Friday, July 23, 2010 Oregon Requires Insurers to Offer Tobacco Cessation » Oregon smokers who want to quit may find it a little easier due to some recent developments. For one, state legislators r...
Thursday, July 22, 2010 OSH and FDA Seek Support for New FDA Tobacco Regulations » CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are working to educate consumers, publ...
Friday, July 16, 2010 HHS Appropriation and Prevention Fund Breakdowns » According to Advocates for a Healthier American, the House Labor/HHS, Education and Related Agencies appropriations subcom...
Friday, July 16, 2010 Comprehensive State-by-State Analysis of Medicaid Coverage of Tobacco Cessation Released » Partnership for Prevention's ActionToQuit program has released a comprehensive state-by-state analysis of Medicaid coverag...
Thursday, July 15, 2010 Supreme Court Rejects Appeals of Tobacco Ruling » The milestone racketeering verdict against cigarette companies will not be reviewed by the United States Supreme Court, ac...
Monday, July 12, 2010 FDA Requesting Public Input on Tobacco Product Advertising and Promotion » To help it successfully implement the provisions of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, the FDA is seek...
Monday, July 12, 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...
Friday, July 9, 2010 Organizations Urge FDA to Offer Reasonable and Responsible Regulations of e-Cigarettes » Smokefree Pennsylvania, The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH), Consumer Advocates for Smokefree Alternatives A...
Thursday, July 8, 2010 HHS Awards $10 Million in Prevention and Wellness Grants to 10 National Organizations » The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced awards of $10 million to 10 national non-profit org...
Thursday, July 8, 2010 OSH Appoints Dr. Tim McAfee as New Director » As announced this morning by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (CDC): We are pleas...
Monday, July 5, 2010 Unaffected by Smoking Ban, Two Wisconsin Casinos Still Go Smoke-Free » Tribally owned casinos and gaming areas are among the few remaining workplaces where Wisconsin residents can light up, alt...
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...
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