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NC House and Senate bills would raise age for tobacco sales to 21, create permitting system for retailers

NC Health News

This would put North Carolina in line with federal law, which sets the age for purchasing tobacco at 21 something that health advocates have been pushing for. By making it a state law, state Alcohol Law Enforcement officials could also enforce it. Department of Health and Human Services.

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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

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is coming into the nomination process in an unusual position, with a long list of his own policy priorities separate from the president-elect’s, and a public promise by Trump to let him “go wild” on his ideas. Kennedy Jr.

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What to know about RFK Jr.’s stances on key health issues and what he could do at HHS

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. What is the role of the Department of Health and Human Services, and how much power does the HHS secretary have over its work? The HHS secretary is also in a position to shape public opinion if given a platform to do so by the media.