Failures of Imagination in Public Health Policy
If public health is to prosper, we will need to overcome the after-effects of several failures of imagination.
Tobacco
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How should the FDA regulate recreational drugs, if it has the power to do so?
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Read more: Tobacco Issues Awaiting Robert Califf at the FDA Tobacco Issues Awaiting Robert Califf at the FDA
Yesterday, the Senate confirmed Dr. Robert Califf for his second, non-consecutive term as Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Read more: Graphic Warnings on Cigarettes: Public Health vs. Corporate Speech Graphic Warnings on Cigarettes: Public Health vs. Corporate Speech
Color graphic warnings are set to appear on cigarette packages in June 2021 as FDA’s latest effort to make a dent in the intractable tobacco problem.
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Read more: The Problem with Individual-Level Interventions to Curb the COVID-19 Pandemic The Problem with Individual-Level Interventions to Curb the COVID-19 Pandemic
The failure to control the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States rests, in part, on the individualist nature of our public health responses.
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Read more: Why COVID-19 is a Chronic Health Concern for the US Why COVID-19 is a Chronic Health Concern for the US
Coronavirus is an acute problem at the individual level, but nationally it represents a chronic concern.
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Read more: E-Cigarette Laws that Work for Everyone E-Cigarette Laws that Work for Everyone
By Daniel Aaron The Trump Administration has retreated from proposed tobacco regulations that experts generally agree would benefit public health. The regulations would have included a ban on flavored e-cigarettes, a favorite of children who use e-cigarettes. Currently millions of youth are estimated to be addicted to e-cigarettes. The rules also could have reduced nicotine…
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Read more: Q&A with Adam Lustig, Trust for America’s Health, on Laws to Promote Cost-Savings in States Q&A with Adam Lustig, Trust for America’s Health, on Laws to Promote Cost-Savings in States
By The Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research This week, the Center for Public Health Law Research and Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) published the first two of 13 comprehensive datasets on laws that can support cost-savings for states and promote health and well-being. Researchers from Center used the scientific policy surveillance process…
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Read more: FDA’s Warning Letter to Juul & the First Amendment FDA’s Warning Letter to Juul & the First Amendment
By Daniel Aaron On September 10, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to Juul asserting that the vaping manufacturer had violated federal law by illegally marketing its e-cigarettes as safer than other products. Citing evidence uncovered at a July 2019 House Subcommittee hearing as well as industry documents, FDA claims…
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Read more: Tracking Youth Electronic Cigarette Laws with Policy Surveillance Tracking Youth Electronic Cigarette Laws with Policy Surveillance
By Justine Fuga Just last year, one in five high school students and one in 20 middle school students across the country used electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). According to the 2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey, more than 3.6 million middle and high school students used electronic cigarettes, more than double the number of youth using e-cigarettes…
