Each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates World No Tobacco Day on May 31st, shining a light on the devastating effects that tobacco use has on the health of people … Read More
Earlier this month, the Center for Public Health Systems (CPHSS), in conjunction with the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium (TCLC), released two new tobacco control guides: “Pricing Policy” and”Policy Strategies.” Each … Read More
In fall of 2013, New York City made history by proposing the most comprehensive set of point of sale tobacco legislation in the nation. Passage of the Sensible Tobacco Enforcement … Read More
The New York City Council voted to pass two historic pieces of tobacco control legislation taking a bold step to protect the health of their community and protect youth from … Read More
Last week Providence, Rhode Island’s ordinances banning on the sale of flavored tobacco products and prohibiting the use of coupons and multi-pack discounts that lower the price of tobacco products … Read More
May 31 is The World Health Organization’s World No Tobacco Day. This year’s theme, Free Yourself– Ban Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship, sheds light on the increasing importance of point-of-sale tobacco control … Read More
The Point-of-Sale remains the largest area of marketing, advertising and promotion spending by the tobacco industry The Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report for 2011, released earlier this week, shows that in … Read More
Despite tobacco control efforts, tobacco is still the leading cause of preventable death in New York City [1]. Trends reveal that since 2007, New York City youth smoking rates have … Read More
1. POS Work Takes Center Stage Point of sale is emerging as a core tobacco control activity. For US states and localities that already have a strong clean indoor air … Read More
A US District Court judge upheld two Providence, Rhode Island tobacco control ordinances today, one that prohibits the sale of flavored non-cigarette tobacco products, such as little cigars or cigarillos, … Read More
