We’re hiring a Software Implementation Project Manager!
Counter Tools invites applications for a Software Implementation Project Manager starting Spring 2020. This is a contract position. Software Implementation Project Manager Job Duties: Completes software implementation projects by coordinating Counter Tools resources, subcontracted resources, and Client resources to achieve a client accepted software implementation within budget [More]
We’re hiring a Data Analyst!
Counter Tools invites applications for a Data Analyst starting February 2020. Applications are due by February 28, 2020. Counter Tools seeks a part-time individual to support data management, data analysis and GIS work. The Data scientist provides timely and high quality data management and analysis for Counter [More]
Counter Tobacco Podcast: An interview with Counter Tools Executive Director Maria Julian (Episode 12)
In this episode, we interviewed Counter Tools' new Executive Director, Maria Julian. Learn where Counter Tools and CounterTobacco.org are headed, and what we should be on the lookout for in tobacco control this upcoming year.
FDA finally issues official guidance on new federal flavor ban
Earlier this month the FDA finally released a guidance document detailing enforcement priorities of the new federal flavor ban. The administration originally promised to ban all flavored tobacco products but the final result is a parsed down version. The new guidance document prohibits retailers from selling all [More]
The legal age of sale for tobacco is now 21 – but is it enough?
The minimum age for tobacco sales has been raised federally from 18 to 21. How will the new law be implemented and enforced effectively and equitably? On December 20, 2019, federal legislation was signed into law raising the minimum legal sales age for tobacco from 18 to [More]
Coalition Comments on PMTA Proposed Rule
The proposed rule is designed to inform tobacco product manufacturers and the public about requirements for submission of Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (“PMTAs”), related recordkeeping requirements, requirements for post-market information gathering and reporting, and the process FDA will use in the evaluation of PMTAs. SUMMARY OF MAJOR [More]
A Study With Truth Initiative Shows That Youth Are Being Targeted With Tobacco Marketing
We partnered with Truth Initiative in 2018 to study tobacco marketing in two cities in the Tobacco Nation. A new form called fSTARS was developed to collect data focusing on menthol and other flavored tobacco products. The data showed that tobacco prices were cheaper in neighborhoods that [More]
Counter Tobacco Podcast: Hookah at the Point of Sale (Episode 11)
In this episode, we take a closer look at hookah. Learn about trends in hookah tobacco use, hookah industry marketing and promotional strategies at the point of sale and point of consumption, examples of current state and local-level regulations, and point-of-sale policy options. Learn more about hookah [More]
Joint Statement – Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes from the Market
ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT’S SEPTEMBER DECISION TO REMOVE FLAVORED E-CIGARETTES FROM THE MARKET Now is the time to act and protect the health of our children November 18, 2019 – We write to express our strong, unified support for President Trump’s proposal, made on September 11, 2019, [More]
Letter to First Lady Melania Trump on Mint and Menthol
Dear Mrs. Trump: We want to express our sincere appreciation for the leadership you have provided in highlighting the youth e-cigarette epidemic, meeting with youth who have been impacted by this crisis and championing the bold action to reverse the epidemic that was announced by the Administration [More]
Announcing Our New Executive Director, Maria Julian
The Counter Tools board of directors is pleased to announce that Maria Julian has accepted the position of executive director to begin November 11, 2019. Maria joins Counter Tools with a background in public health leadership and nonprofit management. Prior to joining the Counter Tools team in [More]
Counter Tools’ partner Massachusetts shows flavor bans can cut youth tobacco use
Counter Tools' partner Massachusetts has had recent successes passing policies that restrict flavored tobacco to adult-only establishments. In 2016 the cities of Boston and Lowell both passed flavor policies and evaluations of the policies showed significant decline in youth access to flavored tobacco products. Lowell's study also [More]
We’re hiring a Project Director!
Counter Tools invites applications for a Project Director starting December 2019. Applications are due by November 15, 2019. 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 [More]
Public Health Groups Support Prohibition of Menthol Cigarettes
Excerpt: We write in support of prohibiting menthol cigarettes, which is a key part of the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act (H.R. 2339). There is overwhelming scientific evidence that menthol cigarettes have had a profound adverse effect on public health. Removing them from the market would [More]
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 (August [More]
Strong evaluation data for point of sale strategies will come from communities like YOURS and leaders like YOU!
LaPointe brothers offering a sacred tobacco blessing at opening ceremony At the National Conference on Tobacco or Health (the “or” leads me to admiringly call it the “ultimatum conference”) this year, there was a strong showing of breakout sessions focused on point of sale (POS) [More]
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 with [More]
Generally Unhealthy: A Look at National Chains Using Maps
Every morning, I scroll through LinkedIn’s Daily Rundown, an easy-to-digest recap of trending “professional news,” while enjoying my first sips of coffee. I don’t know if the content is tailored to me by an algorithm, but back in January, this headline caught my eye: Dollar General’s secret [More]
Counter Tools’ Partner Indiana Featured in CDC’s Programs in Action
Counter Tools' longtime partner, the Indiana State Department of Health’s tobacco control program, is featured in Programs in Action by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Office on Smoking and Health (CDC OSH). The tobacco control program takes a comprehensive approach to the issue by looking at [More]
Board of Directors Announcement of Executive Director Resignation & Search
Dear Friends, Colleagues and Partners of Counter Tools, With both sadness and gratitude that we must announce that Nina Baltierra will be resigning as the Executive Director of Counter Tools. Nina joined Counter Tools as a Project Director in 2014, but first took on the role of [More]
