Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of heart disease, particularly in adults aged 35 to 64. This blog post breaks down ways the Surgeon General's report on smoking cessation may be helpful to state health officials.
Description ... Tobacco 21 and Flavor Restrictions: What Actually Happened?
Tobacco 21 and Flavor Restrictions: What Actually Happened?
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Walgreens and Rite Aid Make Good Public Health Move on Raising Age to Purchase Tobacco, but More Is Needed
ARLINGTON, VA—Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, director of the Rhode Island Department of Health and president of the ...
ASTHO Applauds Administration’s Decision to Halt Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes
ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) applauds the Administration and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ...
State and Territorial Health Leaders Praise Surgeon General’s Report on E-Cigarettes
ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) praises U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy for issuing a first ...
Public Health Leaders Note Great Progress in National Adult Smoking Rate Reduction, But More Needs to be Done
ARLINGTON, VA—New data from CDC’s 2017 National Health Interview indicates that smoking rates among U.S. adults have hit an ...
Nation’s Public Health Officials Urge Americans to Stop Vaping
ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) issued the following statement in response to the pulmonary illnesses associated with vaping. ...
Panel of State Public Health Officials Testify on Lung Disease Outbreak
WASHINGTON—Today, four state health officials are testifying on a panel before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations about the ...
Illinois Department of Public Health Director Ngozi Ezike Testifies on Lung Disease Outbreak
WASHINGTON—Ngozi Ezike, MD, director of the Illinois Department of Health, testified today before the House Oversight and Reform Committee, ...
Connecticut Health Official Renée Coleman-Mitchell Testifies on Vaping Illnesses
ARLINGTON, VA—Renée Coleman-Mitchell, MPH, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, testified today on the threats of ...
Public Health Leaders Applaud U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on E-Cigarette Use
ARLINGTON, VA—State and territorial health leaders applaud the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General for issuing today’s advisory and setting strong ...
As leaders of their state agency, state and territorial health officials can be named parties in lawsuits alleging that an action taken by a public health agency was unlawful. These officials are typically sued in their “official ...