News
March 5, 2013
New York City's ban on flavored tobacco products has been upheld by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. The law remains in effect, as does a similar ban in Providence, Rhode Island, which was upheld in December. See our FAQ on local bans of flavored smokeless tobacco for updated information...
February 5, 2013
Because the negative health effects of secondhand smoke exposure are well documented, one of the most important steps a community can take to improve the health of its residents is to create more smokefree spaces—especially where people live.ChangeLab Solutions has developed a series of tools to...
January 14, 2013
ChangeLab Solutions announces its involvement in two of 12 new research projects funded by Public Health Law Research (PHLR), a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).State Laws that Block Local Tobacco PoliciesDo states that block cities and counties from enacting tobacco...
September 17, 2012
Big Tobacco knows the heyday of the cigarette is over, but it’s not going down without a fight. ChangeLab Solutions and the Center for Tobacco Policy & Organizing hosted a webinar to explore ways to regulate emerging products developed by the tobacco industry before they can attract new...
August 24, 2012
A federal appeals court has ruled that an FDA regulation requiring new, large graphic warning labels on cigarette packages violates the tobacco companies’ First Amendment rights.
In R.J. Reynolds v. FDA, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that the nine warning labels designed by the...
August 15, 2012
A recent study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has concluded that tobacco cessation and prevention programs substantially reduced healthcare costs in Calfornia, Washington, and Massachusetts. Learn more about the tobacco control laws we've helped develop by downloading Tobacco Laws...
July 12, 2012
A federal court has struck down a local law requiring health warning signs in stores near tobacco displays and the point of sale, but the court held that local or state governments might legally be able to require tobacco retailers to post such signs in other locations. For more details on the case...
May 30, 2012
We've developed a series of fact sheets to help communities and individuals better understand options for dealing with unwanted secondhand smoke exposure in the home:Working with a landlord or condo board to implement a smokefree policyAccessing the protections afforded by disability laws,...
May 25, 2012
We are endorsing Proposition 29, the Tobacco Tax for Cancer Research Act that will be on the June 5th ballot in the state of California. Higher tobacco taxes have been shown to an effective policy tool, decreasing the number of youth who start smoking and increasing the number of young adults and...
May 16, 2012
Guest speakers from the FDA and local communities joined staff from the Center for Tobacco Policy and Organizing (The Center, a project of the American Lung Association in California) and ChangeLab Solutions for a webinar, What the Federal Tobacco Control Act Does and Doesn’t Do, and What More Can...