The FDA’s Tools to Tackle the JUUL Epidemic

According to both the FDA Commissioner and the Surgeon General, youth nicotine addiction is now an epidemic, fueled by the soaring success of JUUL and similar e-cigarettes. Although this alarm is widely shared by public health officials at all levels of government, many important regulatory tools to tackle this problem have been left unused.  This … Read More

WEBINAR: Reversing Preemption: A Colorado Case Study

Counter Tools Healthy POS webinar series: Reversing Preemption - A Colorado Case Study Preemption is the way by which the authority of a "lower" level of government is limited by a "higher" level of government. The tobacco industry and its allies have continued to use preemptive strategies to deter efforts made especially at the local-level. … Read More

Too Little, Too Late? The FDA’s New Enforcement Guidance

On March 13, 2019, the FDA issued a draft guidance document outlining its intentions to begin addressing the youth e-cigarette epidemic in a more robust fashion through enforcement of premarket review. This webinar will walk through all the FDA’s proposed actions, providing context and analysis of the agency’s plan. Speakers from the Public Health Law … Read More

No Menthol Sunday

As described by the National African American Tobacco Prevention Network (NAATPN), "No Menthol Sunday, a national observance day led by NAATPN, Inc. is an important opportunity to engage faith leaders and their communities in a discussion about how to improve health outcomes for African Americans. Tobacco is still the number one killer of African Americans, … Read More

Counter Tools’ Healthy POS Webinar Series: Health Equity in Tobacco Control

Join Counter Tools for our 8th quarterly webinar in our "Healthy POS Webinar Series" coming up on Thursday, June 27th from 10:00-11:00am ET.    Smoking kills thousands each year and certain groups are most impacted and disproportionately affected by tobacco use. Michael Scott, Program Manager at the National African American Tobacco Prevention Network (NAATPN), will talk about tobacco control through … Read More

National Conference on Tobacco or Health

Minneapolis Convention Center 1301 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN

The National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) is one of the largest, long-standing gatherings for top United States tobacco control professionals. The convening attracts a diversity of public health professionals committed to best practices and policies to reduce tobacco use—the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the United States. Learn more here

Counter Tools’ Healthy POS Webinar Series: Tobacco Retail Licensing from Three Perspectives

Join Counter Tools for our 9th quarterly webinar in the "Healthy POS Webinar Series" on Monday, September 30th from 2:00-3:00 PM EST.   Three speakers will share their perspectives on the beneficial impacts of strong tobacco retailer licensing policy as a means of reducing youth cigarette and e-cigarette use. Dr. Barrington-Trimis, Assistant Professor of Preventive … Read More

Point-of-Sale Tobacco Photo Contest

The tobacco industry spends nearly $1 million every hour to market their deadly products. The Surgeon General has concluded that exposure to this retail marketing encourages smoking and undermines quit attempts. And it’s happening in YOUR community.  Each year, you help capture the tobacco industry’s marketing tactics at the point of sale, and we are calling on you … Read More

No Menthol Sunday

No Menthol Sunday, a national observance day led by NAATPN, Inc. is an important opportunity to engage faith leaders and their communities in a discussion about how to improve health outcomes for African Americans. Tobacco is still the number one killer of African Americans, and people of faith can play a major role in changing … Read More

Webinar: Tobacco Ad Messaging Strategies at Point-of-Sale – A Health Equity Focused Case Study

Join Counter Tools for our next quarterly webinar in our "Healthy POS Webinar Series" coming up on May 27, 2020 at 1:00pm EST. Dr. Carrie Rosario of the University of NC at Greensboro presents: Despite evidence of disparities in exposure to tobacco retailers and point-of-sale advertising, little is known about the extent to which tobacco advertisements within African American communities use three prominent … Read More

U.S. Tobacco Policy and Enforcement During COVID-19 Shutdowns

The webinar, hosted by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and the Public Health Law Center, will examine the intersection of state and local policy responses to COVID-19 and commercial tobacco prevention and control. The presenters will provide background on the authority for state and local actions and highlight strengths and deficiencies of COVID-19 policies … Read More

WEBINAR – Research Into Action: Tobacco Minimum Floor Price Law and Adult Smoking Prevalence

CADCA, along with its Geographic Health Equity Alliance and in partnership with Counter Tools, has invited Dr. Shelley Golden and Derek Carr, JD, to discuss the findings of their recent article, "Simulating the Impact of a Cigarette Minimum Floor Price Law on Adult Smoking Prevalence in California," published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research in 2020. The article found that as the floor price of … Read More

WEBINAR – Out of Flavor: Updates on Flavor Ban Legislation and Litigation

  A growing number of states and local communities have passed sales restrictions of flavored commercial tobacco products, some of which include restrictions of flavored e-cigarettes. States such as Massachusetts and New Jersey have led the way, followed by other states, Tribes, and dozens of local jurisdictions, with more action every month. The tobacco industry … Read More

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