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Upcoming
Webinars
Webinar:
The FDA and Tobacco: Past, Present and Future
Mitch Zeller, newly appointed Director, Center
for Tobacco Products, FDA, will provide his expert perspective on what
transpired to create the Center for Tobacco Products, some current issues of
interest (e-cigarettes, cigarettes, reduced risk tobacco products) and his
vision for the future of FDA regulation of tobacco. His presentation will be
followed by a discussion with expert panelists, Maggie Mahoney, Tobacco Control
Legal Consortium, and Jeanne Finberg, of the California Attorney General’s
office.
When: June 12, 2013
from 3:00 - 4:30 pm ET
Webinar:
You Don't Say? Tobacco & the First Amendment
In this webinar, speakers will provide an overview of the evolving
commercial speech doctrine and explain the different tests that courts apply to
laws regulating commercial speech. They will highlight First Amendment
challenges to tobacco control laws and policies, and discuss the potential
impact of recent court rulings on the future of tobacco regulation.
When: June
18, 2013 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET
Webinar:
The Tobacco Control Act Four Years Later: Living Up to its Promise?
June 22, 2013, marks the fourth anniversary of the Family Smoking
Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009, which granted the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate tobacco products to benefit
public health. In this webinar, speakers will reflect on the past four years of
federal tobacco regulation, including successes, disappointments, and hopes for
the future.
When: June
24, 2013 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET
Menthol in Tobacco
Products: What Local Health Departments Can Do
During this NACCHO webinar, experts from the Tobacco Control
Legal Consortium will discuss what local health departments can do to press the
FDA to take bold action while also considering local policy options to address
the devastating public health impact of menthol in tobacco products.
When: July 9, 2013
from 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET
