Kick Butts Day is a national day of activism that empowers youth to stand out, speak up and seize control against Big Tobacco. On Kick Butts Day, teachers, youth leaders and health advocates organize events to: Raise awareness of the problem of tobacco use in their state or community; Encourage youth to reject the tobacco … Read More
From the conference website: "The National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) is one of the largest, long-standing gatherings of the United States tobacco control movement. It attracts a diverse set of public health professionals to learn about best practices and policies to reduce tobacco use—the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the … Read More
Tobacco is not an equal opportunity killer. For decades, millions of Americans have been disproportionately affected by tobacco use, and it's not a coincidence. Join the Truth Initiative for a live panel discussion where you'll learn what can be done to eliminate tobacco-related health disparities for all populations. African Americans, those in low-income neighborhoods, LGBTQ communities … Read More
No Menthol Sunday (May 28th), 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 … Read More
Keeping up with the ever-changing federal tobacco control policy landscape can be challenging. It’s complicated, and new developments arise daily. This webinar will discuss the federal political climate and the implications for tobacco control. Speakers will also share the most current information on FDA regulation of tobacco products and HUD’s smoke-free public housing rule. Join … Read More
More communities are moving beyond siloed approaches to the retail environment. California’s Healthy Stores for a Health Community (HSHC) campaign is one catalyst for this change. Join ChangeLab Solutions for a webinar that builds on the momentum created from the HSHC campaign, a statewide collaboration with partners in tobacco control, nutrition, and excessive alcohol use … Read More
Webinar description: The evidence is clear: menthol in tobacco products is a public health risk. Menthol encourages youth to smoke, makes it harder for smokers to quit and is disproportionately marketed to African Americans and other targeted populations. After years of federal inaction, local policy solutions to the problem of menthol are gaining momentum across … Read More
Counter Tools' first quarterly webinar will host guest presenters and research scientists, Dr. Ilona Jaspers, Dr. Flori Sassano, and Dr. Arunava Ghosh from the UNC/Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science (TCORS). They will be discussing their findings on what is in e-liquids used in e-cigarettes and other vaping devices as well as the possible impacts of … Read More
We are excited to announce the dates for CounterTobacco.org's 6th Annual Photo Contest! Each year we host this contest to showcase what's happening at tobacco retailers all across the country. These images are crucial to educating the public and furthering the success of state and local tobacco control efforts that seek to reduce tobacco industry activity … Read More
This Tobacco Control Legal Consortium webinar is designed to give members of the tobacco control and public health community a short refresher on how laws in general – and tobacco control laws in particular – are passed at the federal, state, and local levels. Although the webinar will use examples from tobacco control, the session … Read More
This webinar will offer case studies for successfully passed local policies restricting the sale of menthol tobacco products. Come find out how these localities were able to pass their policies, who helped, lessons learned and more.
Preemptive policies and preemption-based legal challenges can block state and local advances in tobacco control and public health and derail important initiatives. In this first of a series of Consortium and Public Health Law Center webinars on the impact of preemption on public health and safety, public health experts will provide a general background on … Read More
Exploring, creating, or sharing tobacco control strategies or policies? Need the latest federal, state and local resources and data to support your work? This webinar showcases a variety of handy online resources that anyone in tobacco control – local, state, and federal public health advocates and professionals, researchers, policymakers, attorneys, as well as private citizens … Read More
Please join Counter Tools & CounterTobacco.org for our 3rd quarterly webinar, which will focus on the impacts of youth in POS work and the best ways to engage youth around POS work. Speaker: Robbyn Duchow of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mahaska County, formerly Iowa Department of Public Health Find slides and the webinar recording … Read More
March 21 is Kick Butts Day, a national day of youth activism sponsored by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. On Kick Butts Day, youth advocates, teachers, and community leaders organize events that encourage kids to be tobacco-free, reject tobacco companies’ devious marketing and urge elected officials to help make the next generation tobacco-free. Get the … Read More
This webinar from the Public Health Law Center will familiarize participants with JUUL, a relatively new, discreet, and best-selling e-cigarette brand that is very popular among youth and young adults. Policy, legal, and advocacy experts will describe JUUL and discuss concerns and emerging reports about youth and young adult use, ease of use without detection, … Read More
No Menthol Sunday, a national observance day led by NAATPN, Inc. has increased the opportunity for faith leaders as well as public health leaders to unify their communities in effort 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 … Read More
Many public health regulations, including advertising restrictions on tobacco products and required warning labels for sugar sweetened beverages, have faced legal challenges as impermissible restrictions on protected First Amendment free speech. While these cases involve complicated issues, legal experts will provide, in easy-to-understand terms, a general overview of the First Amendment and a current assessment … Read More
