Updates matching "Tobacco Control"

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 17, 2014 Six leading public health groups sent a letter to U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus this week voicing strong support for his proposal to eliminate the sale of tobacco products on all bases and ships. The Navy would be the first branch of the

WASHINGTON, DC -Six leading public health and medical organizations have asked President Obama to order the release of a critical public health proposal that would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority over all unregulated tobacco products.ξ The proposal has been stalled in the White House Office of Management

The majority of states areξmissing opportunities to reduce tobacco-related deaths and health care costs byξproviding inadequate tobacco cessation coverageξand erecting barriers to effective quit tools in their Medicaid programs, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 's (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH).

WASHINGTON, DC March 12, 2014 We commend Sen. Durbin for introducing the American Cures Act , a bill that would create a mandatory dedicated funding stream for four biomedical research agencies including the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bill would provide $150

President Obama today unveiled an FY15 budget proposal that prioritizes tobacco control with an increase in the federal tobacco tax, emphasizes the importance of primary care with an investment in workforce training for new doctors and signals his ongoing support for increased investment in medical research.