According to Healthy People 2020, health equity can be defined as the “attainment of the highest level of health for all people,” regardless of one’s race, gender, nationality, age, ethnicity, religion, and socioeconomic status.  Health equity concerns disparities in health that can be traced to unequal, systemic economic, and social conditions, and requires an understanding … Read More

This Tobacco Control Legal Consortium webinar will examine the current policy landscape of state and local regulation of e-cigarettes in the U.S. and discuss regulatory gaps in the wake of the FDA deeming rule. An advocacy leader and two legal experts will identify recent trends and emerging issues nationally and in Minnesota. Presenters: Cathy Callaway, … Read More

11am PT/2pm ET California’s recently enacted tobacco control laws raise the minimum age for tobacco sales to 21, strengthen regulations on e-cigarettes, and make changes to the state’s tobacco retailer licensing program. This webinar will provide an overview of these new state laws and outline how the changes affect tobacco control work at the local level. … Read More

Vape shops, or retail stores that specialize in e-cigarettes and related products, seem to be popping up everywhere.  Although the total number of vape shops in the United States is unknown due to a current lack of regulatory and licensing policies, estimates range anywhere from 3,500 to 35,000 and growing. In this Consortium webinar, presenters … Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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 … 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 … Read More

Please join Counter Tools and CounterTobacco.org for our 4th quarterly webinar on Thursday, June 14, 2018 from 2:00-3:00pm ET!UNC researcher and doctoral student, Amanda Kong will present study findings from her … Read More

On June 5, 2018, San Francisco voters once again stood tall against the tobacco industry, rejecting Big Tobacco’s attempt to overturn the city’s groundbreaking policy prohibiting the sale of all … Read More

This is the second in a series of Tobacco Control Legal Consortium and Public Health Law Center webinars on the emergence of JUUL, the e-cigarette product that has become extremely popular among kids and adults alike. In this webinar, legal and policy experts will discuss the recent steps that the FDA has taken to regulate … Read More

Heated cigarettes are garnering increased attention as commercial tobacco product manufacturers tout their marketing success abroad and begin introducing the products into the U.S. market. Although the tobacco industry refers … Read More

Statewide Tobacco Policy Manager at the Bureau of Tobacco Free Florida, Brittany Chatman (MHA, FCCM), and Youth Tobacco Attorney and Assistant Attorney General for the Arizona Office of the Attorney … Read More

Menthol cigarettes, which continue to be used disproportionately by racial and ethnic minority smokers, LGBT smokers, and youth, are largely responsible for tobacco-related health disparities among these groups. Despite this, menthol flavored tobacco products continue to be widely available throughout the U.S. In recent years, a growing number of communities have taken steps to regulate … Read More

The 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) is an accord reached between the state Attorneys General of 46 states, five U.S. territories, the District of Columbia and the four largest cigarette manufacturers in America concerning the advertising, marketing, promotion of cigarettes, and compensation for health-care costs connected to tobacco-related illness. To commemorate the 20th anniversary … Read More

The retail environment is a place that influences many aspects of health, including both tobacco use behaviors and food and beverage purchasing and consumption. Tobacco retailers are often locked into promotional contracts with retailers that can dictate where products are displayed, the amount of advertising, as well as product prices and promotional incentives (more on this … Read More

On September 12, 2018, the FDA announced “historic action,” issuing 1,300 enforcement actions against retailers for selling Juul and other e-cigarettes to minors. While robust enforcement is a critical element of the FDA’s response to the public health crisis caused by Juul and other similar products, there is a lot of information about the FDA’s … Read More

As the 2019 legislative sessions get underway, the tobacco control movement is once again facing a growing threat from state laws that preempt local action on tobacco control policies. Last year the tobacco industry successfully inserted last-minute preemption clauses in must-pass bills in Hawaii and Pennsylvania. This year we are already hearing about preemption legislation … Read More

Ending the Menthol Trap Join the Youth Engagement Alliance and guest presenter Dr. Phillip Gardiner for a discussion about menthol cigarettes, flavored tobacco products and their disproportionate impact on the health of American youth. The scientific evidence leaves no doubt that menthol cigarettes increase the number of people, particularly kids, and especially African-American kids, who … Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

We are thrilled to invite you to participate in CounterTobacco.org’s 10th Annual Point-of-Sale Tobacco Marketing Photo Contest! Each year we host this contest to showcase what’s happening in the tobacco retail environment all across the country. These images are crucial to educating the public, educating policymakers, and furthering the success of state and local tobacco … Read More

  Recently, PuffBar e-cigarettes and similar products have emerged on the market claiming to contain synthetic nicotine – nicotine that is not derived from tobacco, but instead produced in a laboratory. Driving these products are the reduced costs of producing synthetic nicotine and federal policies that incentivize the use of synthetic nicotine, such as the … Read More

Join The Center for Black Health & Equity for a webinar on Thursday, March 17 at 4 P.M. to help you learn more about their new Health Justice in Tobacco Control guide’s make up and how it differs from other tobacco control literature on the market.This is your chance to talk to co-authors Sterling Fulton, … Read More

Despite public health concerns about the prevalence of e-cigarette use – especially among youth and young adults – the U.S. e-cigarette market continues to thrive. Addressing this rapidly changing market requires coordinated and evidence-based policy at local, state, and federal levels. This 75- minute webinar features experts in public health law, policy, and advocacy who … Read More

Join Counter Tools, with special guests from Indiana and ChangeLab Solutions, for the next webinar in our "Healthy Point of Sale Webinar Series" on Thursday, April 14th, 2022 from 3:00-4:00pm ET!   With the introduction of new preemption bills during the pandemic and existing preempted states, tobacco point-of-sale related preemption presents a challenge to policy … Read More

No Menthol Sunday is The Center for Black Health & Equity’s annual faith-based observance day. It is an opportunity to engage faith communities in tough conversations about how menthol and tobacco addiction have robbed community health for generations. The theme for this year is "Fight to the Finish." Learn more and download the toolkit here.

States and local communities continue to pass restrictions on the sale of flavored tobacco products, including e-cigarettes. States such as Massachusetts, New Jersey and California have led the way, followed by other states, Tribes, and dozens of local jurisdictions, with more action every month. Unsurprisingly, the tobacco industry is trying to counter this momentum with … Read More

The Surgeon General says that exposure to retail marketing encourages smoking and undermines quit attempts. According to the Federal Trade Commission’s reports on marketing expenditures for cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and e-cigarettes, in 2020, the tobacco industry spent $7.3 billion dollars making their presence known in the retail environment.  Each year, you help capture the tobacco industry’s marketing … Read More

How can health equity inspire local policy work? What commercial tobacco prevention strategies at the point of sale can promote health equity? How can the policy process build community power? To find out, join the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, the National League of Cities, and ChangeLab Solutions for a one-hour conversation on embedding equity … Read More

Since the 1950s, the tobacco industry has killed millions of Americans and harmed tens of millions more, all while targeting kids and communities of color, driving up healthcare costs, and poisoning the environment with toxic waste. It’s time to end this, and communities have the evidence and authority they need to take action. In recent … Read More

The Center for Black Health & Equity’s No Menthol Sunday is an annual opportunity for faith communities to address the detrimental impact tobacco has on Black communities. Each year, they encourage faith leaders to dedicate this day to educating congregants about smoking, vaping and the role of menthol and other flavors.   This year’s theme, … Read More

In this webinar, a Public Health Law Center staff attorney will discuss the importance of comprehensive planning and zoning as a platform for advancing commercial tobacco regulation. The presenter will describe the components of comprehensive planning and provide an overview of zoning, how it can relate to comprehensive planning, and how these mechanisms can empower … Read More

On Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids' Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action, youth advocates and their communities come together to stand up to Big Tobacco, expose the tricks this industry uses to lure kids into addiction, and call for change. On April 1, you can join thousands of youth advocates across the country to … Read More

Eliminating low-priced tobacco products is an important tobacco prevention and public health tool. The lower that tobacco products are priced in a community, the higher the likelihood that more members of that community will use those products and develop nicotine addiction. It is not a coincidence that tobacco products are often the cheapest in neighborhoods … Read More