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Statement from Cheryl G. Healton, DrPH, President and CEO of Legacy WASHINGTON, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As anticipated, Judge Richard Leon of the DC District Court ruled this afternoon that the Food and Drug Administration's required graphic warning labels violate the First Amendment rights of the tobacco companies, constituting "compelled speech." Siding with Big Tobacco, Leon ruled the images were "neither factual nor accurate." The bizarre finding contradicts...
Health groups say everyone has the right to breathe clean air inside workplaces, including casinos, restaurants and bars JACKSON, Miss., Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new poll released today finds that Mississippi voters overwhelmingly support a law prohibiting smoking inside all workplaces and public places. By a margin of more than two-to-one (68 percent to 29 percent), Mississippi voters support a law that would prohibit smoking in indoor workplaces...
Impact of national smoke free legislation on home smoking bans: Findings from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project Europe Surveys Smoking bans in public/workplaces don't drive smokers to light up more at home, suggests a study of four European countries with smoke free legislation, published online in Tobacco Control. If anything, a ban may prompt smokers to smoke less at home, the research suggests. The authors base their findings on two waves of the...
(Ivanhoe Newswire)-- A new study shows how much of an influence teammates have over one another’s decisions when it comes to smoking. Researchers created a study that consisted of 1260 ethnically diverse, middle-class sixth through eighth grade students. The students were questioned about their personal smoking behaviors, friends at school, and sports activities they participated in. By using a social method the researchers developed, they examined how an adolescent’s participation...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a Statement of Susan M. Liss, Executive Director, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) It is deeply disappointing that Mayor Greg Ballard has broken his campaign promise once again and decided to veto legislation that would protect all Indianapolis residents, workers and visitors from the serious health hazards of secondhand smoke. Mayor Ballard's decision...
Counties and parishes with a greater concentration of small, locally-owned businesses have healthier populations — with lower rates of mortality, obesity and diabetes — than do those that rely on large companies with "absentee" owners, according to a national study by sociologists at LSU and Baylor University. "What stands out about this research is that we often think of the economic benefits and job growth that small business generates, but we don't think of the social benefits to...
Anti-smoking advocates have snuffed out virtually all smoking in public places, even many outdoor public areas such as parks, and the zealots are now focusing on private vehicles with armloads of data showing they are potentially more dangerous than smoke-filled bars and other less confined areas, reports the Associated Press (AP). A report from government researchers has found that more than 1 in 5 high school and middle school children are passengers in cars while others are smoking....
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Statement of Matthew L. Myers President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) "The Indianapolis City-County Council last night delivered a long-awaited victory for health and the public's right to breathe clean air by voting to make all restaurants and bars and most other workplaces smoke-free. We urge Mayor Greg Ballard to sign this legislation into law and protect...
Pending legislation, backed by Gov. Daniels, would protect the right to breathe clean air inside all workplaces INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new poll released today finds that Hoosiers overwhelmingly support a law prohibiting smoking inside all workplaces. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) By a strong majority (70 percent to 27 percent), Indiana voters support a law that would prohibit smoking in indoor workplaces and...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) SUNDAY, JANUARY 22: NYC SMOKING BAN Profile America -- Sunday, January 22nd. You may think the debate about smoking is fairly recent. But this week in 1908, the New York City Council passed an ordinance that made it illegal for women to smoke in public. The ordinance was the result of...
