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Two decades after India’s public smoking ban, challenges persist in tobacco control   

The Hindu

Twenty five years ago, a landmark judgement at the Kerala High Court helped shaped Indias anti-smoking laws, but enforcement gaps and evolving risks call for renewed vigilance, say experts

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Why we keep going

Your Local Epidemiologist

Tobacco control division? Disability health? TB prevention? Blood disorder programs? National survey on drug use and mental health? Lead poisoning prevention? Water safety? And that’s just CDC. FDA has a list. Same with NIH. Check this crowdsourced document —because federal leadership has been silent.

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Public Health Educator, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

The Cofounder

The Public Health Educator (PHE) will provide coverage of critical health education, community outreach and communication functions for the Bureau of Tobacco Control (BTC), including coordination, development and dissemination of key data, information and talking points to internal and external partners.

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NY State Commercial Tobacco Control Newsletters

Public Health Law Center

NY State Commercial Tobacco Control Newsletters Please click on a link below to view any of our archived, quarterly NY State Commercial Tobacco Control Newsletters.

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Now available: Final Review of NI Tobacco Control Strategy and reports on mental health and smoking, second-hand smoke exposure, and stakeholder engagement

Institute of Public Health

Today the Department of Health in Northern Ireland published a final review of the 10-year Tobacco Control Strategy (2012-2022). Access the report

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CSTE Hill Update: March 2024

CSTE

The prevention fund is a dedicated funding stream created by the Affordable Care Act in 2010 to improve the nations public health system by supporting activities such as chronic disease prevention, immunization, tobacco control, lead poisoning prevention, and infectious disease response.

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Over 3.8 million lung cancer deaths prevented in the United States due to smoking decline

News Medical Health Sciences

million lung cancer deaths were averted and a little over 76 million years of life gained in the United States during 1970-2022 due to substantial reductions in smoking prevalence driven by tobacco control. New research led by American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers estimates more than 3.8