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Ontario Public Health Association Supports a Renewed Ontario Government Commitment to Tobacco Control
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Publisher:  Ontario Public Health Association
Date Written:  20/10/10
Year Published:  2010  
Resource Type:  Article/Report/Letter

Ontario Public Health Association supports new tobacco control recommendations as outlined in, "Building on Our Gains, Taking Action Now: Ontario’s Tobacco Control Strategy for 2011-2016", which was released yesterday by an expert panel.

Abstract:  TORONTO (October 20, 2010) It is time to shift our focus in tobacco control from encouraging non-smokers to resist temptation to smoke to halting the sale and distribution of tobacco products. “We should no longer treat the tobacco industry as a legitimate business and take action to “denormalize” and “de-legitimize” the tobacco industry”, said Liz Haugh, President of OPHA.

Today, the Tobacco Strategy Advisory Group (TSAG) released its comprehensive set of recommendations to the Ontario go...
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