Events

Legacy will be an exhibitor at the Academy of Woman’s Health Congress; we’ll be promoting our resources to the more than 1,000 physicians, nurses and health professionals expected to attend.

Legacy and the Human Rights Campaign hosted a panel discussion examining the socio-cultural factors influencing tobacco use in LGBT communities in the US, which lead to high prevalence rates, disease and loss of life.

On October 17, Legacy hosted an important discussion exploring the complex issues surrounding the Transpacific Partnership Agreement, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and their implications for U.S. tobacco control. The lecture delved into the regulation of clove and menthol products and other tobacco control and public health policies at risk of being negotiated away or overturned, undoing years of progress in the tobacco control movement.

In May 2012, for Mental Health Awareness Month, Legacy hosted a special Warner Series Lecture to address a devastating trend in public health: tobacco use and mental illness. Panelists explored the complex issues inherent to the disproportionately high prevalence of smoking among those with mental health issues and outlined some of the barriers to the full integration of tobacco control into mental health systems.

Five years ago, the public health and tobacco control communities were given bold recommendations on how to end an epidemic that kills more than 400,000 Americans annually.

In honor of Veterans Day, Legacy hosted a thought-leader discussion focused on smoking in the military and how curtailing tobacco use among military families stands to dramatically improve health, save lives and save money in the armed forces.

To coincide with a new book released in August 2011 from Columbia University Press, entitled, After Tobacco: What Would Happen if Americans Stopped Smoking? Legacy hosted a forward-thinking discussion on what America might look like if and when smoking rates plummet to historic lows.

Every year more than 360 billion cigarettes are smoked in the US. Where do all those butts go? Click here to access the webinar on April 19.

New findings from research in the February 2011 Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine shows that substantial amounts of tobacco images are present in television programming popular among youth.

As the one-year anniversary of the passage of The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act neared, this event provided a thought-provoking, forward-looking discussion of the law, the programmatic and regulatory landscape and the impact of modified risk products on tobacco.

2010 marked the tenth anniversary of the truth^® youth smoking prevention campaign. See how this campaign engaged young people in a 21st century media landscape.

A discussion on the evolution of effective models and policy to make smoking cessation tools and treatment as accessible, attractive and efficacious as possible.

As part of its 10-year Anniversary Thought Leadership Series, the American Legacy Foundation® hosted a panel discussion on e-cigarettes.

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