"The job of #publichealth is to tell people things they don’t want to hear. They are, alternately, accused of over-reacting and under-reacting."

Smallpox, Seatbelts and Smoking: 3 Ways #PublicHealth Has Saved Lives From History to the Modern Day goodmenproject.com/featured-conte…

Juul Stopped Selling Their Fruit-Flavored Vaping Pods, With No Effect On Overall Sales forbes.com/sites/victoria…; study: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.210…

Trump announces 60-day ban on immigrants seeking permanent status in US theguardian.com/global/2020/ap…

A review of studies by public health experts convened by WHO on 29 April 2020 found that smokers are more likely than non-smokers to develop severe disease with #COVID19. 👉 bit.ly/3dEpz41

NEW: Foundation for a Smoke-Free World just released its 2019 tax return. Analysis from Tobacco Control Research Group researchers found the Foundation is still funded solely by #PMI and spending much of its budget on PR and questionable science. #ExposeTobacco #Smokefree bit.ly/2AFtlfe

Tobacco advertising ban in the streets of Germany from January 2022 👏 A bold step aiming to the full implementation of the WHO FCTC. #FCTCSavesLives thelocal.de/20200522/germa… via The Local Germany

Tobacco is one of the greatest public health threats ever! It increasingly targets young people in a bid to replace the 8 million people that it kills every year. This #WorldNoTobaccoDay, World Health Organization (WHO) calls on everyone to #SpeakOut! Let's get #TobaccoExposed! bit.ly/NoTobacco2020

On #WorldNoTobaccoDay 🚭, we call on Parties to protect adolescents and young people from the tobacco industry’s systematic and sustained efforts to hook them. 👉 bit.ly/3gDEVYB #FCTCSavesLives #SpeakOut #TobaccoExposed

WTO backs Australia in appeal over its tobacco packaging law reut.rs/3hbbi1g

📡Landmark legal victory WTO for public health and a major setback for the tobacco industry. The Convention Secretariat recognizes the importance of this decision. #FCTCSavesLives >> bit.ly/3cTQCaC

BREAKING: ActionSmoking&Health & Carol McGruder file lawsuit against U.S. FDA for their lack of action to protect thousands of African Americans from tobacco-related deaths. Read our joint statement & the full complaint here: ash.org/lawsuit-agains… #BanMenthol

Over $1 billion was spent in sugary drink ads in 2018, finds the latest Rudd Center FACTS report. Despite pledges by companies to help reduce calories consumed, 1/2 of these ads promoted regular sodas. And, they continued targeting Black & Hispanic youth. bit.ly/3dkG7xi

Jordan has surpassed Indonesia to have the highest smoking rates in the world. Including e-cigarettes and other “smokeless” products, more than eight in 10 Jordanian men are nicotine users, according to a 2019 national survey carried out with the WHO. theguardian.com/world/2020/jun…

BREAKING: Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sues ExxonMobil, Koch Industries and the American Petroleum Institute over climate change issues, alleging violations of the state's statutes on consumer fraud, false advertising and more ag.state.mn.us/Office/Communi…

Online Simulation Model to Estimate the Total Costs of Tobacco Product Waste (TPW) in Large U.S. Cities: total annual TPW-attributable mean costs for large US cities range from US$4.7 million to US$90 million per year. mdpi.com/756744 via MDPI

Today is #HumanRightsDay #HumanRights are embedded in the provisions and spirit of the WHO FCTC #FCTCSavesLives #HumanRightsDay Learn more: bit.ly/3m2ulfu

Sad to hear this news. Neil Collishaw was always happy to share with me his insights and perspectives and I'll be forever grateful as it made me a better writer, researcher, and person. My condolences to the family. cbc.ca/news/canada/ot…