This interactive session will help attendees understand how to interact directly with the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products to help the agency further public health. Many members of the public health community still do not fully understand the federal regulatory process, the procedure for interacting with FDA as a regulatory authority, or the types of information and evidence that will allow the FDA to act decisively. In this session, staff from the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium will teach attendees the process for submitting comments to the FDA on tobacco regulation. This will be done through an interactive tour of the agency’s website and a discussion of what kind of information will be most beneficial to the agency so that it can advance sensible tobacco regulation.
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Options for State and Local Governments to Regulate Non-Cigarette Tobacco Products, Michael Freiberg, Annals of Health Law (2012). Examination of deficiencies in federal, state and local tobacco control laws relating to the regulation of non-cigarette tobacco products, such as snus, hookah, little cigars and electronic cigarettes, and policy options.
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No Smoking, Child on Site!: New Smoke-free Policies to Protect Kids
The scientific debate about the risks of secondhand smoke ended years ago. Unfortunately, in many foster homes, passenger vehicles, child care settings, and playground areas across the U.S., infants and children continue to be exposed to the toxic chemicals in tobacco smoke. While some states and local communities have taken measures to prohibit smoking in these environments, others have been less inclined to pursue such policy changes. This webinar provides an overview of policy considerations in providing a safe smoke-free environment for children in foster homes, passenger vehicles, child care settings, and playground areas. It also presents regulatory and legislative updates and describes policy challenges and options for jurisdictions considering smoke-free or tobacco-free measures to protect children in these settings.
For more information, visit http://www.publichealthlawcenter.org/webinars.
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Options for State and Local Governments to Regulate Non-Cigarette Tobacco Products, Michael Freiberg, Annals of Health Law (2012). Examination of deficiencies in federal, state and local tobacco control laws relating to the regulation of non-cigarette tobacco products, such as snus, hookah, little cigars and electronic cigarettes, and policy options. |
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Tobacco in Adult Correctional Facilities: A Policy Overview (2012): Fact Sheet. Overview of problems of tobacco use in U.S. adult correctional facilities, cost impact of tobacco use by the correctional population, challenges and obstacles faced by facilities in implementing tobacco-free policies, and guidelines for developing effective tobacco policies in U.S. correctional facilities. |
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Tobacco Behind Bars: Policy Options for the Adult Correctional Population – A Policy Options Brief (2012). Examination of the current state of tobacco control policies in local and state prisons and jails in the U.S., the health care cost of tobacco use among the correctional population, regulatory challenges with correctional tobacco- and smoke-free policies, and policy options and opportunities. | |
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Tobacco in Juvenile Justice Facilities: A Policy Overview: Fact Sheet (2012). Overview of problems of tobacco use by juvenile offenders, the challenges that the juvenile justice system faces in addressing these problems, and policy considerations. | |
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Tobacco and Juvenile Offenders: Breaking the Cycle – A Policy Options Brief (2012). Examination of the current state of tobacco control policies in juvenile residential correctional facilities and detention centers, the prevalence of tobacco use among juvenile offenders, challenges with tobacco cessation services in the juvenile justice system, and policy options and opportunities. |
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Regulating Tobacco Products Based on Pack Size: Tips & Tools (2012). Basic information for state and local policymakers and others on regulating tobacco products based on pack size; includes policy benefits, options, elements, legal considerations, select legislation and policies, and resources. |
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Sunshine Laws: Requiring Reporting of Tobacco Industry Price Discounting and Promotional Allowance Payments to Retailers and Wholesalers: Tips &Tools (2012). Basic information for state and local policymakers, advocates, and others who are considering requiring disclosure or reporting of industry price discounting and promotional allowance payments (i.e., “sunshine laws”) as a tobacco control strategy.
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Raising the Minimum Legal Sale Age for Tobacco and Related Products: Tips & Tools (2012). Basic information for state and local policymakers, advocates, and others on policy implications related to raising the minimum legal sale age for tobacco and related products as a tobacco control strategy. | |
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Finding Space to Play (2012) Increasing physical activity is important to promote individual and public health. Whether or not someone is physically active is closely tied to one’s access to a safe, affordable, and convenient place to be physically active. School recreational facilities can provide valuable space for community recreational activity. However, schools and communities must navigate a number of policy and legal considerations when schools open their property for community recreational use. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the key legal and policy issues impacting community recreational use of school property along with a review of the current policy initiatives being pursued at the state and local levels to promote community recreational use of school property. |
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Community Garden Policy Reference Guide (2012) This resource provides local governments, community garden groups, individual gardeners, and other interested stakeholders a practical tool to navigate the various policy and legal issues impacting local community garden efforts. This Guide provides a snapshot of a broad range of legal and policy considerations impacting community gardens. Some policy issues addressed include land use planning and zoning considerations; the creation and implementation of new gardens; the availability of resources and land for community gardens; and liability concerns impacting landowners opening land for community gardens. |
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Roll Your Own Tobacco Machines: An Overview (2012). Answers to basic questions about “roll your own” (RYO) tobacco, its impact on public health, and some of the options communities might consider in regulating these products. |
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Telling the Public Health Story to the FDA: How the FDA Regulates Tobacco through the Rulemaking Process (2012). Overview of the federal rulemaking process and information on how to be an active participant by submitting comments. |