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

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

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

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

  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

In the webinar hosted by the Public Health Law Center, presenters will provide an update on local legal challenges to laws restricting sales of flavored tobacco products.   Webinar Registration

In this webinar from the Public Health Law Center, presenters will provide an overview of recent significant federal tobacco litigation.   Webinar Registration

CADCA’s Geographic Health Equity Alliance (GHEA) is partnering with CADCA’s Youth Leadership Initiative and Nuestras Voces (Our Voices) Network to present a two-part webinar series, “Youth Engagement in Tobacco Control”. The first webinar will be held on Monday, January 11, 2021, from 3-4:30 pm EST and presented by CADCA Trainers Nigel Wrangham and Rebekah Jin. Grounded in the CDC’s Youth Engagement in … Read More

Join Chris Bostic, Action on Smoking & Health's (ASH) Deputy Director for Policy and speakers: Ann Boonn, Director of Research at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids; Barbara Schillo, Senior Vice President at the Truth Initiative Schroeder Institute; Julie Bisbee, Executive Director at the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust; and Megan Arendt, ASH Associate Director of Communications, as … Read More

Counter Tools is partnering with The Center for Black Health & Equity and ChangeLab Solutions to discuss how local and state partners can advance equitable enforcement practices in commercial tobacco control.  Join us on Tuesday, February 9, at 2:00 pm ET / 11:00 am PT to learn how to apply equitable enforcement strategies to your … Read More

On December 20, 2019, the federal government made changes to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 that increased the minimum legal sales age for all commercial tobacco products from 18 to 21. This amendment applies to all U.S. states and territories, and on all Tribal lands, leaving Tribal communities with much … Read More

Join Public Health Law Center attorneys to learn more about what’s next on the regulatory agenda in commercial tobacco control and food security. They will discuss the recently finalized HHS SUNSET rule, provide an overview of executive branch changes that will affect regulatory agendas in these areas, and preview some opportunities for federal administrative action … Read More

Save the Date! The next Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action (formerly Kick Butts Day) will take place virtually on April 1, 2021. Details will come soon, but here’s what to expect: A robust digital toolkit for hosting your own virtual event and maximizing its impact. An interactive, virtual national event that brings it … Read More

According to federal law, all e-cigarettes must go through a process called “premarket review” in order to be commercially marketed in the US. So far, no e-cigarette has received marketing authorization from the FDA. Yet, after September 9th, 2021, the only e-cigarette products that should remain on store shelves are those that have received affirmative … Read More

No Menthol Sunday, a national observance day led by The Center for Black Health & Equity 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 … Read More