The Network - Tribal Tobacco Control and the Law: Correction to the October 1, 2015, Public Health Law News Announcement

The Network - Tribal Tobacco Control and the Law

Friday, October 2, 2015 Public Health Law Program Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Public Health Law News Announcements

The date of the Tribal Tobacco Control and the Law webinar has been changed to October 7.

Webinar: Tribal Tobacco Control and the Law. The Public Health Law Program and the Network for Public Health Law are co-hosting a webinar series on tribal public health law. The second webinar in the series, Tobacco Control and the Law, will take place October 7, 2015, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm (EDT). This webinar will highlight the difference between traditional and commercial tobacco use and outline the public health effect commercial tobacco use has on American Indian and Alaska Native populations. It will also provide an overview of effective commercial tobacco control laws and discuss the legal framework for tobacco taxing and control.

Tribal Tobacco Control and the Law

posted on Thu, Sep 24 2015 11:05 am by The Network for Public Health Law

Wednesday, October 7, 2015 from 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (ET). Registerfor the webinar.

Tribes have the inherent authority to undertake measures to promote public health in the manner most appropriate for their communities, which can include both program and policy interventions. Legal interventions have proven to be one effective means for tobacco control. This webinar highlights the difference between traditional and commercial tobacco use and outlines the public health impact of commercial tobacco use on American Indian and Alaska Native populations. It also discusses the legal framework for tobacco taxing and control and well as an overview of effective commercial tobacco control laws

Speakers:

• Isaiah Brokenleg, Program Director and Epidemiologist, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center
• Mike Freiberg, Staff Attorney, Tobacco Control Legal Consortium at the Public Health Law Center

Moderator:

• Aila Hoss, Public Health Analyst, Public Health Law Program, CDC

This is the second in a three-part webinar series on Tribal health, co-sponsored by the CDC’s Public Health Law Program and the Network.