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Imposing a Fee on Soda Sales

Mar 3, 2010

Mounting evidence points to a link between rising obesity rates and the growing consumption of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages. Two new tools from PHLP detail how and why imposing a fee on the beverage industry could help state and local governments curb rising obesity rates and fund public health programs.

Tenderloin Parking Lot to Become Homes and Retail for Low-Income Families

TNDC’s newest property at Eddy and Taylor perfect site for neighborhood’s first full-service grocery store

Jan 21, 2008

San Francisco, CA — Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC) announced today that it has acquired the northeast corner property at Eddy and Taylor Streets and plans to develop 130 homes for low income and formerly homeless families. The 22,000 square-foot parking lot, acquired by TNDC with support from the Mayor's Office of Housing, will be transformed over the next five years into a 13-story, family-centered building with a large, neighborhood-serving retail component at street level.

California Clinics Get $2.7 Million Payback for Generic Drugs

Nonprofit uses lawsuit settlement funds to reimburse clinics serving uninsured patients

Apr 19, 2007

Oakland, CA — Beginning May 1, community clinics throughout California will get money back for their purchase of selected generic drugs, with reimbursement totaling $2.7 million statewide.

Medicine for People in Need (Medpin), a project of the Oakland-based nonprofit Public Health Institute, is launching the project to help "safety net" clinics serving uninsured or indigent patients in California.

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Local Policy Strategies and the New FDA Law

Mar 8, 2010

Local and state governments can help enforce and fill some gaps in the 2009 law giving the FDA more authority to regulate the tobacco industry. A new law review essay by TALC staff explains how local and state tobacco control laws can complement and supplement the FDA law.  

New Development in Tobacco Companies' Lawsuit

Feb 25, 2010

A federal court has struck down two provisions of the 2009 law giving the FDA more authority over the tobacco industry, upholding most of the law's other provisions. Read more about the decision and likely next steps.

PHLP’s Robert Oglivie Joins Clinton, Schwarzenegger to Discuss Health, Nutrition, and Obesity

Feb 25, 2010

PHLP’s Robert Oglivie joined President Bill Clinton and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as a featured speaker at the Governor’s 2010 obesity summit in Los Angeles on February 24.

The invitation-only summit brought together leaders from business, education, government, and public health to discuss the best policies and practices to combat the state’s obesity crisis. Dr. Ogilvie, who directs PHLP’s Planning for Healthy Places program, was one of three speakers invited to present to President Clinton and the governor.

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