The two issue briefs and legal notes published under the theme Off the Map: Extracurricular School Food provide an overview of and legal and policy approaches to improving the extracurricular school food areas of school stores, concessions, fundraisers, and open campus lunch. These extracurricular environments are unique parts of the school food environment, because they […]
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The article, published on January 8, 2009, addresses some of the 47 policy recommendations that were discussed at our September, 2008 conference and appear in our report to the Obama administration.
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NEW FEDERAL APPROACHES TO OBESITY EPIDEMIC NEEDED: Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University School of Law Provides Obama Transition Team with Legal and Policy Recommendations BOSTON (Nov. 24– President-elect Barak Obama\’s Health and Human Services Transition Team today was presented with a series of nearly 50 legal and policy recommendations designed to combat the
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This white paper analyzes the equitable remedies provision of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) as it was interpreted by both the trial and appeals courts in the Department of Justice’s civil RICO case against the major United States cigarette manufacturers. It demonstrates how the appeals court’s decision, which bound the trial court,
This practice guide examines the court\’s lengthy 2006 decision in the U.S. Department of Justice\’s racketeering suit against the major American cigarette manufacturers. It highlights the numerous actions of these manufacturers cited in that opinion that may constitute violations of the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement, and it calls for enforcement actions to remedy such violations. Potential
PHAI has published this practice guide to help plaintiffs’ attorneys understand some of the value of the judge\’s decision in the U.S. Department of Justice\’s racketeering suit against the major American cigarette manufacturers for private practice. It highlights how attorneys may use this opinion in their future claims against “big tobacco” while pointing out areas
PHAI Fall, 2007 Newsletter We want to keep readers who are interested in the public health law work we do apprised of our programs and projects. To help accomplish this, we have created a newsletter summarizing some highlights. In this edition, we feature an article discussing our international human rights-based approach to tobacco control.
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Mapping School Food looks at the problems and issues faced by school decision-makers who draft and enforce school food policies. Mapping School Food is based on interviews and case studies and is designed to help you navigate the legal and policy complexities of school food. This guide is a good first step in learning to
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By Ben Kelley The U.S. food and advertising industries maintain a system of self-regulation of marketing messages promoting the purchase and consumption of high-calorie, low-nutrition foods to children. This paper presents an extensive review and summary of global assessments of self-regulation in general, as well as of commentaries specifically addressing the world-wide state of regulation directed at food
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