02.10.14
Toward a Smoke-Free Generation: FDA Launches Tobacco Education Campaign for Teens
By Ana S. Ayala
On February 11, 2014, the FDA launched “The Real Cost” education campaign, aimed at preventing at-risk youth from using tobacco and reducing the amount of teenagers who become regular smokers. In 2009, President Obama signed into law the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, granting the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco. The campaign […]
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Adolescent Health anthropology child health children HHS National Healthcare NCDs non-communicable diseases public health Real Cost Campaign Smoking Teenagers tobacco control
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