Research and Advocacy Forum
The Big Apple Just Got Leaner — New York City Bans Trans Fats in Restaurants
On December 5, 2006, the New York City Board of Health voted to ban the use of almost all artificial trans fat in the city’s more than 11,000 restaurants and fast food outlets. Harold Goldstein, the executive director of the California Center for Public Health Advocacy, told the New York Times that, “New York City has set a national standard” and already several cities and states have introduced similar legislation.
How did New York City decide to act on trans fats and what are the lessons for health advocates engaged in other efforts to control corporate practices that harm health? Read more...
Resources Update
Resources on the Pharmaceutical Industry
Windfall profits, declining numbers of new drugs and new scrutiny on direct-to-consumer adverting are among the pharmaceutical industry practices that have attracted recent attention. Read the latest news...
Interview with Rev. Jesse Brown, Founder and Executive Director of the National Association of African Americans for Positive Imagery (NAAAPI)
Reverend Jessie Brown is minister of two congregations in Philadelphia and a community leader who successfully fought the introduction of Uptown cigarettes in Philadelphia in 1991. Working in coalition with NAAPI and other community leaders, Rev. Brown charged R.J. Reynolds with creating and marketing a new tobacco product specifically to African Americans. Because of their campaign, R.J. Reynolds pulled Uptown Cigarettes from the market. Read the interview...
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