PRESS RELEASE December 10, 2014 For Immediate Release Contact: Dr. Scout (954) 765-6024 scout@lgbtcenters.org LGBT HealthLink Grades States on LGBT Tobacco Integration Ft. Lauderdale, FL – December 10, 2014 – LGBT HealthLink today announced the first ever grades for state tobacco programs’ LGBT inclusion practices. The grades, based on a survey of best practices originally conductedContinue reading “For Immediate Release- LGBT HealthLink Grades States on LGBT Tobacco Integration”
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LGBT Wellness Roundup: October 5
As published on Huffington Post’s new LGBT Wellness blog, see original at: http://ow.ly/DhVNO Each week HuffPost Gay Voices, in a partnership with bloggers Liz Margolies and Scout, brings you a round up of some of the biggest LGBT wellness stories from the past seven days. For more LGBT Wellness, visit our page dedicated to the topic here. TheContinue reading “LGBT Wellness Roundup: October 5”
Yet another life lost to smoking
We are deeply saddened to report that Bill Busse, a Tips From Former Smokers ad participant, has passed away. The cause of death was heart disease, which is very common for smokers. Bill shared his story on the Tips From Former Smokers Campaign about the affects that smoking had on his health (made more severe by diabetes,Continue reading “Yet another life lost to smoking”
Action Alert – Do you know an LGBT person who has quit smoking? Help us share their story…
Gustavo Torrez Program Manager The Network for LGBT Health Equity Do you know an LGBT person who has quit smoking? Help us share their story… As you may have seen through our press statement today, CDC officially launched the Tips 2 Campaign this morning. We were pleased to report the inclusionContinue reading “Action Alert – Do you know an LGBT person who has quit smoking? Help us share their story…”
Future Trends of Tobacco Product use and Implications for Regulation
By Gustavo Torrez Program Manager, Reporting from the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Regulatory Science and the Tobacco Industry at Harvard School of Public Health Terry Pechacek, PhD Associate Director for Science, Office on Smoking & Health National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Dr. Pechacek outlined three main concerns for theContinue reading “Future Trends of Tobacco Product use and Implications for Regulation”
FDA’s Taken a Stand Against Tobacco, But What’s the Role of Cities & States?
By Emilia Dunham Program Associate, Reporting from the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Regulatory Science and the Tobacco Industryat Harvard School of Public Health on “The Regulation of Tobacco by State and Local Governments in the 21st Century” by Douglas Blanke of William Mitchell College of Law Blanke shares that for the most part, state, citiesContinue reading “FDA’s Taken a Stand Against Tobacco, But What’s the Role of Cities & States?”
The Kennedy Family’s Legacy to a Tobacco-Free America
by Emilia Dunham Program Associate, Reporting from the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Regulatory Science and the Tobacco Industry at Harvard School of Public Health Joseph P. Kennedy III (grandson of Robert Kennedy), nephew of Ted Kennedy has a career of public health service and advocacy and spoke to the legacy of the Kennedy’s inContinue reading “The Kennedy Family’s Legacy to a Tobacco-Free America”
Our 2020 Vision: Creating a Childproof Cigarette Market by 2020
by Emilia Dunham Program Associate Reporting from the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Regulatory Science and the Tobacco Industry at Harvard School of Public Health In the last 20 years, even 10 years, we’ve seen a gradual decrease in tobacco use, even with youth. As more and more youth pick up the habit and asContinue reading “Our 2020 Vision: Creating a Childproof Cigarette Market by 2020”
Who’s Not Here? – Who should we ensure sits at the tobacco public health table?
By Emilia Dunham Program Associate, Reporting from the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Regulatory Science and the Tobacco Industry at Harvard School of Public Health Dr. Phillip Gardinier of Nicotine Dependence & Policy Research at the University of California presented on the “FDA Involvement of Stakeholders in the Regulatory Process: Still Time to Remedy the Situation.”Continue reading “Who’s Not Here? – Who should we ensure sits at the tobacco public health table?”
Tobacco Industry’s Strategies Since Ban of “Mild” and “Low” Labels
by Emilia Dunham Program Associate Reporting from the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Regulatory Science and the Tobacco Industry at Harvard School of Public Health With ban of “light”, “low” and “mild” bans, does that mean sales with decrease or that consumers will not be able to identify them? Dr. David Hammond (University of Waterloo)Continue reading “Tobacco Industry’s Strategies Since Ban of “Mild” and “Low” Labels”
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