Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty on their accomplishments.
Date range: August 1, 2019– August 31, 2019
Blanke, Doug
INVITATION: 8/19/2019 Voices for Healthy Kids Strategic Advisory Committee
Doug Blanke of the Public Health Law Center took part in the Chicago meeting of the Strategic Advisory Committee of the American Heart Association’s children’s health initiative, Voices for Healthy Kids.
EVENT: 8/26/2019 A Decade of the Tobacco Control Act: Progress, Setbacks, and the Future of Tobacco Control
Doug Blanke and the Public Health Law Center hosted a symposium on the Tobacco Control Act for national tobacco control professionals and advocates in advance of the National Conference on Tobacco or Health at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Materials from this symposium will appear in the Journal of Legal Medicine.
PRESENTATION: 8/26/2019 “A Decade of the Tobacco Control Act”
Doug Blanke of the Public Health Law Center presented opening and closing remarks at the Center’s August 26 invitational symposium, “A Decade of the Tobacco Control Act,” at the Minneapolis Convention Center, held in conjunction with the National Conference on Tobacco or Health.
MEDIA: 8/30/2019 Financial Times
Doug Blanke of the Public Health Law Center was quoted in the Financial Times story “Altria/PMI; The Resilience of Big Tobacco,” on the proposed merger of two of the world’s largest tobacco companies, Philip Morris International and its U.S. subsidiary, Altria Corporation.
https://www.ft.com/content/f56d482e-caf7-11e9-a1f4-3669401ba76f
Callanan, Rachel
PRESENTATION: 8/21/2019 “T21: Lessons from the Field”
Rachel Callanan of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation about Tobacco21 at the National
Conference on Tobacco or Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
MEDIA: 8/28/2019 casino.org
Rachel Callanan of the Public Health Law Center was quoted in the article “Saracen Casino Wants to Allow Arkansas Patrons a Cigarette Puff in Pine Bluff” by Casino.org, about the effects of second-hand smoke on casino employees.
https://www.casino.org/news/saracen-casino-wants-to-allow-arkansas-patrons-a-cigarette-puff-in-pine-bluff
Cork, Kerry
PRESENTATION: 8/15/2019 “Juul & All That Jazz”
Kerry Cork of the Public Health Law Center presented on the latest state and federal regulatory developments related to Juul at the annual conference of the National Association of Local Boards of Health in Denver, Colorado.
PRESENTATION: 8/28/2019 “Reducing Tobacco Use Among Adults in Homeless Shelters”
Kerry Cork of the Public Health Law Center presented at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on the prevalence of tobacco use among clients and staff in homeless shelters and the results of her research into measures to address this problem.
PUBLICATION: 8/28/2019 Tobacco Control
Kerry Cork of the Public Health Law Center co-authored an article, “Modeling the Impact of Menthol Sales Restrictions and Retailer Density Reduction Policies,” with researchers from Brookings Institution and Washington University in St. Louis, which was published in the journal Tobacco Control.
https://www.publichealthlawcenter.org/sites/default/files/resources/Tobacco%20Town%20Minnesota%20-%20T
Hemmerich, Natalie
PRESENTATION: 8/28/2019 “Menthol Bans on Cigarettes: Federal, State and Local Action”
Natalie Hemmerich of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation about menthol tobacco product bans atthe National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
PRESENTATION: 8/28/2019 “Cigars, Hookah, and Heat-Not-Burn Tobacco Products”
Natalie Hemmerich of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation about cigars, hookah, and heat-not-burn products at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Hill, Kyra
PRESENTATION: 8/28/2019 “Environmental Impacts of Tobacco Use and Possible Solutions”
Kyra Hill and Hudson Kingston of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation about ending the environmental impacts of tobacco use at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Jenson, Desmond
MEDIA: 8/15/2019 Law 360
Desmond Jenson of the Public Health Law Center was quoted in the story “Will FDA Cigarette Warnings Pass Constitutional Scrutiny?” in Law360.
https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1189128/will-fda-cigarette-warnings-pass-constitutional-scrutiny-
PUBLICATION: 8/15/2019 American Journal of Public Health
Desmond Jenson of the Public Health Law Center co-authored the article “Causal Language in Health Warning Labels and US Adults’ Perception: A Randomized Experiment,” which was published in the American Journal of Public Health.
https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305222
PRESENTATION: 8/26/2019 “10 Years of FDA Regulation”
Desmond Jenson of the Public Health Law Center participated in a panel discussion about FDA regulation of tobacco products at the Center’s symposium on the Tobacco Control Act in Minneapolis, Minnesota/
PRESENTATION: 8/27/2019 “Premarket Review & Modified Risk Tobacco Products: Regulating New Products & Modified Risk Claims”
Desmond Jenson of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation about FDA regulation of tobacco products at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
PRESENTATION: 8/28/2019 “Tobacco Regulatory Plan: The First Two Years”
Desmond Jenson of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation about FDA regulation of tobacco products with Mitch Zeller, head of the FDA Center for Tobacco Products, at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
PUBLICATION: 8/30/2019 Tobacco Control
Desmond Jenson of the Public Health Law Center co-authored the article “Major online retailers selling electronic cigarettes as smoking cessation products in the USA,” which was published in the journal Tobacco Control.
https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/early/2019/08/30/tobaccocontrol-2019-055168.abstract
Kingston, Hudson
PRESENTATION: 8/28/2019 “Environmental Impacts of Tobacco Use and Possible Solutions”
Hudson Kingston and Kyra Hill of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation about ending the environmental impacts of tobacco use at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Larson, David
PRESENTATION: 8/15/2019 “Theory and Practical Aspects of Online Dispute Resolution”
Professor David Larson made a presentation at the Global Legal Forum, held in The Hague, the Netherlands. His thirty minute presentation was titled “Theory and Practical Aspects of Online Dispute Resolution.”
MEDIA: 8/19/2019 Minnesota Lawyer
Professor David Larson was quoted in Minnesota Lawyer’s article “Airport cop’s whistleblower lawsuit can move forward.”
MEDIA: 8/21/2019 Wallethub.com
Professor David Larson was interviewed by wallethub.com for information related to Labor Day (i.e. what are the biggest threats facing working people today?).
Lester, Joelle
PRESENTATION: 8/26/2019 “The Next 10 Years of Tobacco Regulation and Beyond”
Joelle Lester of the Public Health Law Center was the featured speaker in a panel discussion about the future of tobacco regulation at the Center’s symposium on the Tobacco Control Act in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
PRESENTATION: 8/27/2019 “Tobacco Control Endgame: Making It Happen”
Joelle Lester of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation about ending the sales of tobacco products at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
PRESENTATION: 8/28/2019 “The First Amendment, Commercial Speech, and Public Health:A Complex Relationship”
Joelle Lester and Andrew Twinamatsiko of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation about the first amendment related to tobacco control at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
PRESENTATION: 8/28/2019 “Legal Marijuana: Overlap & Implications for Tobacco Control Populations”
Joelle Lester of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation about legal marijuana and tobacco control at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Meaney, Mark
PRESENTATION: 8/27/2019 “E-Cigarettes Taxes: A Roadmap
Mark Meaney of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation about e-cigarette taxes at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
PRESENTATION: 8/27/2019 “E-Cigarettes: Behind the Myths and
Mark Meaney and Susan Weisman of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation about e-cigarettes at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
PRESENTATION: 8/29/2019 “Preemption: Public Health’s Persistent and Constant
Mark Meaney of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation about preemption at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Phelps, Natasha
PRESENTATION: 8/28/2019 “Focusing on Equity and Inclusion When We Work on Commercial Tobacco Control Law and Policy: CDC’s “Networking2Save” Networks”
Natasha Phelps of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation about health equity in commercial tobacco control at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Pope, Thaddeus
MEDIA: 8/8/2019 Becker’s Hospital Review
Professor Thaddeus Pope was quoted in the Becker’s Hospital Review article “How to Treat Unrepresented Patients: Legal Expert Lists 5 Things You Should Know.”
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/how-to-treat-unrepresented-patients-legal-expert-l
PUBLICATION: 8/25/2019 Asco Post
Professor Thaddeus Pope’s article “Should You Become an Expert Witness in a Legal Proceeding? Here Are the Pros and Cons” was published in Asco Post.
https://www.ascopost.com/issues/august-25-2019/should-you-become-an-expert-witness-in-a-legal-proceeding/
Twinamatsiko, Andrew
PRESENTATION: 8/28/2019 “Smoke-Free Housing: Lessons and Challenges from the Field”
Andrew Twinamatsiko of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation about smoke-free housing at the
National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
PRESENTATION: 8/28/2019 “The First Amendment, Commercial Speech, and Public Health: A Complex Relationship”
Andrew Twinamatsiko and Joelle Lester of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation about the first amendment related to tobacco control at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Weisman, Susan
PRESENTATION: 8/27/2019 “E-Cigarettes: Behind the Myths and Mystery”
Susan Weisman and Mark Meaney of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation about e-cigarettes at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota.