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LANDMARK PACT ON GLOBAL TOBACCO CONTROL
Last week the Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC) was ratified in Geneva Switzerland signaling global concensus on the fight against tobacco, and marking the end of almost two years of negotiations among member countries of the World Health Organization.
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OUR NEWEST BOARD MEMBER
“We can’t afford to write off 5 million Latinos to alcohol abuse and 5 million to tobacco use. We have the know-how and numbers to change those statistics. The real challenge is for the Latino community and the nation as a whole to find the will,” explains LCAT Board member Angelo Falcón.
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ALCOHOL EXCISE TAX UPDATE
As a member of the Coalition for the Prevention of Alcohol Problem, LCAT and other CPAP member organizations met with Treasury Department officials on May 14, 2003 to express concerns about the harmful economic and public health implications of proposals to reduce federal excise taxes on beer and other alcoholic beverages.
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HISPANIC YOUTH ARE OVEREXPOSED TO ALCOHOL ADVERTISING
Hispanic youth in the United States are overexposed to alcohol advertising as compared to non-Hispanic youth according to a report recently released by the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY)...
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TOBACCO CONTROL ADVANCES IN NEW YORK STATE
In recent months, tobacco control advocates in New York have made great strides in protecting the public health with clean indoor air and tobacco excise tax victories at the local and state levels...
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