Anti-Tobacco Victories for California Governor Jerry Brown signed five SFMS/CMA-supported tobacco control bills into law as part of the Governor’s special legislative session. "The Legislature's passage and Governor Brown's signing of these six laws represents Sacramento standing up against Big Tobacco. May 5, 2016 Advocacy, News, Public Health Anti-Tobacco, Jerry Brown, Public Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS Advocates for Public Health Protections to Help Prevent Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke SFMS joined the American Heart Association and other public health experts in a press briefing in support of World Health Day and San Francisco’s sugar-sweetened beverage warning label for advertisements legislation. April 7, 2016 Advocacy, Public Health, SFMS Member John Maa, soda warning label, Dean Schillinger, sugar-sweetened beverages 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS Endorses Local Soda Tax Proposal The SFMS board of directors has unanimously endorsed the proposal to institute a penny-per-ounce soda tax in San Francisco. March 11, 2016 Advocacy, News, Public Health soda tax, sugar sweetened beverages 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS Applauds the California State Senate for Passage of Historic Package of Tobacco Legislation The California State Senate on Thursday passed a landmark package of bills that will regulate e-cigarettes as a tobacco product, raise the legal tobacco purchasing age to 21, and allow municipalities to tax tobacco. March 10, 2016 Advocacy, News, Public Health tobacco 21, e-cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, physician advocacy, smoking age, tobacco 0 0 Comment Read More »
California Legislature Passes Historic Tobacco Controls to Save Lives, Protect Kids The California Legislature approved two groundbreaking tobacco regulation bills that will save the lives of thousands of Californians: classifying e-cigarettes as tobacco products and raising the tobacco purchasing age to 21. March 3, 2016 Advocacy, News, Public Health Mark Leno, SB 5X2, e-cigarettes, Save Lives California, SB 7X2, Tobacco 21 0 0 Comment Read More »
