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Counter Tools, with the help of its Partners, advances place-based public health by enacting and enforcing policy, systems, and environmental interventions that promote health equity across communities.

Comments on Tobacco Products; Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements

Excerpt: The undersigned public health and medical organizations submit these comments in response to the request for comments on FDA’s proposed rule to establish new required health warnings for cigarette packages and advertisements, “Tobacco Products; Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements,” 84 Fed. Reg. 42754 [More]

By |2020-03-23T15:50:29-04:00October 18, 2019|Categories: Advocacy|

We had a great time at NCTOH!

  We're still processing all the experiences we had at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) in Minneapolis, MN recently. There were thought-provoking discussions, insights gained, and we were finally able to put some faces to names. Our Tuesday networking lunch was a success [More]

By |2020-05-05T10:59:05-04:00September 20, 2019|Categories: News From Tools|

Letter from Public Health Groups on Senate T21 Bills

Excerpt: We are writing to express our strong support for raising the legal age for sale of tobacco products to 21 and to share our views on two bipartisan bills recently introduced in the Senate. We commend Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI), Todd Young (R-IN), Dick Durbin [More]

By |2020-03-23T15:50:59-04:00June 20, 2019|Categories: Advocacy|

Comments of Public Health Groups on FDA Draft Guidance Modifying Compliance Policy for Certain Deemed Tobacco Products

Excerpt: The undersigned organizations submit these comments in the above referenced Docket on the Draft Guidance for Industry on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed Modifications to its Compliance Policy for Certain Deemed Products, issued in March 2019 (Draft Guidance). The Draft Guidance can be [More]

By |2020-03-23T16:11:06-04:00April 30, 2019|Categories: Advocacy|

House CDC OSH Letter from Public Health Groups

Excerpt: As your Subcommittee moves forward with the FY 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, we urge you to increase funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) by $100 million, for [More]

By |2020-03-23T16:12:09-04:00March 14, 2019|Categories: Advocacy|

We’re hiring!

Counter Tools invites applications for a Project Director starting this March or April. Our Project Directors provide timely and high quality project management, training, and technical assistance to our client-partners working to advance place-based public health. Their national or multi-regional perspective and expertise strengthens Counter Tools’ [More]

By |2019-03-15T14:59:00-04:00January 29, 2019|Categories: News From Tools|

My Place: Hurricanes & Poverty in Eastern NC

"My Place" is a series of blog posts authored by the Counter Tools team that aims to shed light on the impact place has had on each of our lives. In this My Place post, we hear from Business Manager, Beth Turner. A recent Medium piece, [More]

By |2023-08-01T13:44:03-04:00October 17, 2018|Categories: Data|
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