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PHLP Joins Amicus Curiae Brief to Preserve Public Health and Prevention

Feb 2, 2012

PHLP joined APHA, AAP, and others in filing an amicus curiae brief in support of the federal government's position on severability for mandates of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). We also have a new fact sheet on the Prevention and Public Health Fund, which summarizes data to make the case for why prevention is so important.  We believe that investing in healthy communities, where we can avoid chronic disease and injury over lifetimes, can repay initial costs through health savings.

Two New Healthy Food Publications Available from NPLAN

Jan 23, 2012

Two long-awaited publications from NPLAN are now available for download. Green for Greens: Finding Public Funding for Healthy Food Retail identifies the substantial amount of public financing available for projects that make healthy food more available to low-income people. It also provides ideas for approaching economic development agencies with healthy food retail proposals. Putting Health on the Menu is a toolkit for creating healthy restaurant programs that includes a variety of options and examples that communities can draw upon in establishing their own program.

PHLP's Top Ten Publications of 2011

Jan 19, 2012

We've compiled the top ten of our publications that were downloaded in 2011 below.

New Webinar Recordings from TALC

Jan 18, 2012

New webinar recordings are available for viewing from PHLP's Technical Assistance Legal Center (TALC). Eight Essential Elements for Strong Public Health Policy explains how communities can ensure that public health policy creates healthy environments, and includes a Sustainable Policy Worksheet. Tobacco Policy 101: Understanding the Legislative Process describes how innovative public health policy is often created at the local level, and features interviews with experts representing community and county stakeholders.

Getting Involved: New Products for Public Health Advocates

Nov 29, 2011

PHLP has released two new publications to help public health advocates get involved in community planning and economic development. Getting Involved in Climate Change Planning explores the overlap between climate change and healthy built environment initiatives, with a companion fact sheet about California's Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act (SB 375). Getting Involved in Transportation Planning similarly illuminates how the design of roadways and transit systems can be integrated into healthy community planning.

Legal Update: Two New Court Decisions Affecting Tobacco Control

Nov 18, 2011

In November, two courts have issued decisions that affect tobacco control, one negatively and one in a positive way. A federal trial court ruled that new graphic warning labels scheduled to be placed on cigarette packages in September 2012 are unlikely to survive a First Amendment legal challenge. And a federal court in New York upheld New York City’s ban on the sale of flavored smokeless tobacco, dismissing a legal challenge brought by US Smokeless Tobacco, which is owned by Altria. More legal analysis and other tobacco control news are available in our Tobacco Control FAQs.

Going Beyond TRL: Emerging Tobacco Retailer Policies

Oct 26, 2011

Ready to take your local tobacco retailer licensing ordinance to the next level? Join TALC and the Center for Tobacco Policy & Organizing (the Center) for a webinar on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 from 10:30 am – 12 pm PST. We’ll get beyond the basics of local tobacco retailer licensing (TRL) ordinances and detail the emerging policy options that can be “plugged in” to a basic TRL ordinance.

NPLAN Releases Report On Problematic Digital Marketing to Kids and Teens

Oct 19, 2011

Food and beverage marketing has undergone a dramatic transformation in the digital age. Fast food, snack, and beverage companies are drawing from an expanding toolbox of sophisticated online and social media marketing techniques, and the next few years will see an explosive rise in new tactics targeted especially at young people.

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Consumer Advocates to File Complaint with FTC against Leading Food Company

Oct 14, 2011

As consumer advocates file a complaint Wednesday with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against one of America’s leading food and beverage companies for its use of digital marketing techniques to target youth, Public Health Law & Policy released a new report on digital marketing tactics routinely used by fast food, snack food, and soft drink companies.

Local Communities Identified as Food Deserts: PHLP Responds

Sep 22, 2011

When local news outlets were developing stories about Bay Area communities identified as 'food deserts' by the USDA, they came to PHLP for the full scoop. Hannah Burton Laurison spoke with the San Jose Mercury News and CBS San Francisco about the unique challenges of bringing full service grocery stores to rural communities, and how the USDA report overlooked the role that smaller grocers can play in balancing the needs of a neighborhood.