Comments on Illicit Trade Draft Concept Paper
Excerpt: The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has published and sought comments on a draft paper entitled Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products after Implementation of an FDA Product Standard. The document addresses the potential for development of an illicit market as a result of a number of [More]
Comments on Nicotine Standard ANPRM
Excerpt: For decades, researchers have agreed that nicotine is the fundamental addictive agent in tobacco, leading the U.S. Surgeon General to affirmatively conclude in the 1988 report, The Health Consequences of Smoking: Nicotine Addiction, that, “nicotine is the drug in tobacco that causes addiction.” Now, strong scientific [More]
Counter Tobacco Podcast Bonus Episode: Interview with Dr. Phillip Gardiner
For this bonus episode of the podcast, following up on our episode on African-American Tobacco Use and Industry Targeting,” two Counter Tools staff members, Jackie Boards and Rose DeLeon-Foote, had the opportunity to interview Dr. Phillip Gardiner, Co-Chair of the African-American Tobacco Control Leadership Council, while he [More]
Charla Rios featured in Carolina Public Health!
Our very own Charla Rios (Hodges), Sr. Project Director and Food Retail Environment Coordinator, was featured in Carolina Public Health's Spring 2018 issue! The magazine interviewed young alumni from all eight academic units at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health for their Trajectories article.
Counter Tobacco Podcast: African-American Tobacco Use and Industry Targeting (Episode 6)
On this episode of the Counter Tobacco Podcast, we continue our discussion at how different aspects of people’s lives are used by Big Tobacco and ultimately, how we can stop their influence from further spreading. Today’s episode focuses on African-American Tobacco Use and Industry Targeting. Listen below, [More]
Counter Tools Training Youth to Speak Out at Altria’s Shareholder Meeting
Message to Shareholders: We’ve Seen Enough Tobacco Marketing Despite the 80-degree forecast for Richmond, VA on Thursday, May 17, a cold front will pass through downtown just in time for the Altria Group shareholders annual meeting. The icy blast, expected to storm through the area around the [More]
Nina Baltierra to Serve as Executive Director of Counter Tools
The Counter Tools Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Nina Baltierra has been selected as Counter Tools’ permanent Executive Director. Nina joined Counter Tools as a Project Director in 2014 and has since taken on roles with increasing responsibility, including Director of Programs and Director [More]
Counter Tobacco Podcast: LGBTQ Tobacco Use (Episode 5)
On this episode of the Counter Tobacco Podcast, we begin our discussion at how different aspects of people’s lives are used by big tobacco and ultimately, how we can stop their influence from further spreading, particularly at the point of sale. We begin with the LGBTQ community. [More]
Counter Tools co-founder to John Stossel: Cigarettes are the most lethal products ever introduced
"Thanks to Ribisl's recommendation, New York cigarette smokers now must pay at least $13 a pack." Kudos to our co-founder Dr. Kurt Ribisl for advocating for healthy retail policies that advance public health! Watch the piece here.
Counter Tobacco Podcast: Vaping (Episode 4)
There’s a new product in town and it’s certainly becoming popular. This episode of the Counter Tobacco podcast explores the new trend of vaping, including how e-cigarettes work and who exactly is using them, and what regulations they are (or are not) subject to so far. Sources [More]
Moulton, Milton Community Youth Council want Big Tobacco to fail
We're so proud of the work Vermont's Milton Community Youth Coalition, Inc. is doing! They're using our software to map tobacco retailers' proximity to public parks and schools, and are sharing their findings with the community to fight youth exposure to tobacco use and advertising. "You look [More]
Counter Tobacco Podcast: Tobacco’s Replacement Smokers (Episode 3)
This episode of the Counter Tobacco podcast continues our previous discussion on how the tobacco industry views young people as “replacement smokers”, including some of the tactics they use to recruit them to their side. Sources The Role of the Media in Promoting and Reducing Tobacco Use [More]
Counter Tobacco Podcast: National Tobacco Prevention Campaigns (Episode 2)
The war on tobacco rages on. So who’s on our side? This episode of the Counter Tobacco podcast explores some of the national tobacco prevention campaigns going on right now, as well as the most infamous public service announcement of all time. Sources Partnership for Drug-Free Kids [More]
Introducing the Counter Tobacco Podcast! Episode 1: The War in the Store
The war on tobacco rages on. Its newest battleground – stores. Since the Master Settlement Agreement of 1998, tobacco point of sale advertisements have invaded places like gas stations and convenience stores. The effects can be devastating to current smokers looking to quit and to children, many [More]
Milwaukee, WI partners moving towards healthier tobacco retail
We are pleased to see coverage from the Shepherd Express about retail tobacco prevention and control efforts in Milwaukee. Our Counter Tools team is proud to partner with local advocates such as the City of Milwaukee Tobacco-Free Alliance, Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network, Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention [More]
Duke Data+ Partnership with Counter Tools
Led by Counter Tools' longtime collaborator, Mike Dolan Fliss, a team of talented Duke students spent the summer testing the feasibility of emerging methods to capture the locations and types of tobacco retail outlets. Special thanks to Felicia Chen, Nikhil Pulimood, and James Wang for your innovative [More]
Myers to serve as Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow
Our team is pleased to announce that our Co-Founder and Executive Director, Allison E. Myers, PhD, MPH, will serve as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health Policy Fellow, for a 12-month period in Washington, DC, beginning September 1, 2017. For over 40 years, this non-partisan fellowship [More]
