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Plumbing codes an important factor in availability of school water fountains, finds PHAI\’s Wilking in CDC study
In a study examining availability of water fountains in schools published in the May, 2014 issue of the CDC journal, Preventing Chronic Disease, PHAI\’s senior staff attorney, Cara Wilking, along with CDC researchers, Stephen J. Onufrak and Sohyun Park found that state plumbing codes were a predictor of whether and how many water fountains were available
PHAI Files Amicus Brief Comparing Gambling and Tobacco Industries
The Public Health Advocacy Institute has filed an amicus curiae brief in an appeal pending before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. The Plaintiff/Appellants are seeking to reverse a decision of the attorney general and get a question certified for inclusion on the 2014 ballot to repeal a law legalizing casino gambling in Massachusetts. The case is Steven
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PHAI’s Gottlieb Calls Out FDA and White House for Failing to Aggressively Implement the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
In an editorial published in the May, 2014 issue of the journal, Tobacco Control, PHAI\’s Executive Director, Mark Gottlieb, calls the FDA\’s approach to implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, \”Overcautious,\” and urges the agency and the White House to take a much more aggressive approach to saving lives. The summary
PHAI’s Gottlieb and Wilking Co-author study in JAMA Pediatrics Showing that Fast Food Giants Confuse and Deceive Kids
Boston – After much criticism and prodding, Fast food giants McDonald\’s and Burger King agreed to depict healthier food options in advertising directed at children. Researchers at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, along with the Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) at Northeastern University School of Law, found that attempts to honor these pledges
PHAI Board Member and President File Class Action to Address U.N. Cholera Tragedy in Haiti
On March 11, 2014, Richard Daynard, University Distinguished Professor of Law at Northeastern University and President of the Public Health Advocacy Institute, Dr. Tim Howard, President of Cambridge Graduate University and PHAI board member, along with former U.S. environmental litigation attorney Stanley Alpert, and James Haggerty filed a class action in US District Court in Brooklyn, NY against
PHAI’s Wilking Authors Piece for Update Magazine on Digital Food Marketing targeting Kids
PHAI Senior Staff Attorney Cara Wilking\’s article, State Law Approaches to Curtail Digital Food Marketing Tactics Targeting Young Children, has been published in the January/February, 2014 issue of the Food and Drug Law Institute\’s Update Magazine. In the article, Wilking describes why digital marketing, which is inherently deceptive to younger children. She explains the role of
50 Years after the Surgeon General’s Report (#SGR50): Conference to Show How to End Tobacco-caused Addiction, Death, and Disease
Contact: Mark Gottlieb 617-373-20026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Boston – The Surgeon General’s Report on Tobacco and Health released today demonstrates how far we have come in addressing the loss of health and loss of life caused by the use of the tobacco industry’s products. But after a half century, we still have tens of millions