213056 “The trials, tribulations and tricks of successfully enacting comprehensive legislation to regulate tobacco products in the U.S.”

Monday, November 9, 2009: 4:48 PM

Robin Appleberry, JD, LLM , Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC
  
This presentation will provide key insights into the complicated and prolonged process of enacting comprehensive legislation to regulate tobacco products, including descriptions of key players, reasons why previous attempts were unsuccessful, crucial language and provisions, necessary compromises, and lessons learned. Participants will learn more about the legislative process that might be utilized in adopting and enacting important legislation on other complicated public health topics.

Learning Objectives:
Desribe the process process of enacting comprehensive legislation to regulate tobacco products. Discuss why previous attempts were unsuccessful. 3. Describe the legislative process that might be utilized in adopting and enacting important legislation on other complicated public health topics.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: unique work experience related to tobacco control
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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