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IPH marks 25 years of shaping public health policy

Institute of Public Health

Set up prior to the signing of the Good Friday / Belfast Agreement in 1998, IPH has been shaping public health policy across the island of Ireland for 25 years. Shifting the policy focus has the potential to secure a healthier economy, healthier communities, and a healthier future for all.”

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#WNTD Blog: Tobacco and Mental Health - Untangling the relationship and identifying opportunities to progress policy

Institute of Public Health

Dr Ciara Reynolds and Dr Joanna Purdy pictured at the European Conference on Tobacco or Health Smoking and mental health Later this year the Institute of Public Health plans to publish a new report on the relationship between mental ill-health and tobacco use in Northern Ireland. and McMahon, SA.

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Supreme Court grapples with flavored vape ban: Key takeaways

The Hill

Twinamatsiko, a director of the Center for Health Policy and the Law at Georgetown University Law Center, said the Tobacco Control Act has very strict criteria for authorizing marketing of a product.

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What To Know About RFK Jr.’s Stances on Key Health Issues and What He Could Do at HHS

KFF Health News

Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. 2000), the Supreme Court concluded that the FDA lacked the power to regulate tobacco. In 2009, Congress passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act , granting the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco. Drugs require FDA approval before they can be marketed.