A Policy Options Brief by the Public Health Law Center December 2010

References: Mary Winston Marrow, Public Health Law Center, TAXING SUGAR DRINKS: Tools for Obesity Prevention, Cost Savings and Health Improvement (2011)

This publication was created by William Mitchell Public Health Law Center in St. Paul, Minnesota and is financially supported by Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Minnesota.

This newsletter is for educational purposes only and should not be considered as legal advice or as a substitute for lawyers obtaining legal advice. The quoted laws and regulations are the date of issue announcement. The Public Health Law Center provides legal information and education on the public.

He is healthy but not a legal expression. Please encourage readers to ask questions about the law applicable to certain facts. Please consult attorney who is familiar with the laws of their jurisdiction.

Thanks to Helen Rubenstein for the first work on this project. The authors also appreciate Roberta Freidman for important comments and feedback from Rudd Food Policy and Obesity, Mary Story of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, and Jenna M. Carter of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Prevention Center in Minnesota. The author also recognizes Doug Blanke, Natasha Frost

In 2009, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 's National Program Office Public Health Law Research Program published a summary of evidence that summarized studies to assess the impact of specific laws or policies on public health. "There is strong evidence to support smoking bans and restrictions as an effective public health intervention to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke." In 1575 the Roman Catholic Church prohibited the use of tobacco in any church Did. In Mexico. In 1604 King James I of England announced smoking cigarette smoking cigarette smoking paper. Ottoman Sultan Murad IV prohibited smoking in his empire in 1633 and smokers were executed. Papal city No. 7 prohibited smoking in the church in 1590 and then ban smoking in 1624.

Snapshots of electronic cigarette management in the United States were created by the Tobacco Control Law Center and the Tobacco Policy Center of the Public Health Law Center. This information is consistent with current state regulatory investigations related to electronic cigarettes (and Washington, DC), such as the definition of "tobacco products", taxes, product packaging, youth acquisition / other retail controls, It is based on. Because the law has not been created or can not be used, some links will access the legislative website.

In 2009, the Independent Organization's Public Health Law Research Program summarized studies that assess the impact of certain laws or policies on public health, covering the effectiveness of various laws related to firearm safety. I announced a summary of the evidence. According to their findings: Residents in the US have 5% of the world's population and have about 50% of the world's private guns. In addition, 48% of the US households have guns. According to UNODC, 60% of the murders in the US in 2009 were done with firearms. America's murder rate varies from state to state. In 2014, the lowest homicide rate in New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont province (0.0 per 100 thousand), the highest was Louisiana State (11.7), Mississippi State (11.4).