Happy New Year! January 2024 Updates & News from The SOL Project
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Biden announces $240M investment to accelerate new ways to prevent, treat cancer
Today, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will convene a meeting of the Cancer Cabinet to announce new actions federal agencies are taking to advance the mission of the White House Cancer Moonshot, as well as new commitments the Biden-Harris Administration has secured from non-governmental organizations and the private sector to deliver progress […]
Black Community Leaders and Public Health Advocates to hold Menthol Funeral at the White House in Jan 2024
Advocates will Demand that the Biden Administration Act Now to Ban Menthol and Save Black Lives. WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, January 18, Black community leaders and public health advocates will gather in front of the White House to hold a funeral for the 45,000 black people who die each year from tobacco-related illnesses in […]
City of Stockton Successfully Adopts Strong Tobacco Retailer Licensing Ordinance
We are delighted to announce that the City of Stockton has successfully adopted a robust Tobacco Retailer Licensing (TRL) ordinance (June 2023), marking a significant step towards enforcing tobacco sales laws at the local, state, and federal levels. The San Joaquin Tobacco Outreach and Prevention Program (STOPP) Coalition is thrilled with this progressive move and […]
December 2023 | Happy Holidays from The SOL Project
The SOL Project had a good year working with the community and partner organizations to bring us toward a future where tobacco isn’t recruiting young smokers and sustaining the addiction of people who smoke to use their deadly products contributing to the premature death of African Americans. Same Game Different Smoker Gallery Exhibit SOL hosted […]
FDA takes ‘momentous’ step toward banning menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars
The US Food and Drug Administration has taken a “momentous” step toward banning menthol in cigarettes and banning flavored cigars, proposing a rule that public health experts say could save hundreds of thousands of lives. The agency has now sent a rule proposing such action to the White House Office of Management and Budget for […]
Faith Leaders Convene to Advocate for Smoke-Free Communities
See a visual story of shared learning, discussion, commitment, and fellowship at the Faith in Health Collaborative in the Sac Hub Photo Gallery at: https://sachub.smugmug.com/Events/Year-2024/Jan-12-Fixins Sacramento, CA hosted the Faith in Health Collaborative, a joint effort by Saving Our Legacy African Americans for Smoke-Free Safe Places (SOL Project) and Sac Cultural Hub Media Foundation on […]
Local restrictions on flavored tobacco and e-cigarette products
Sales restrictions on all flavored tobacco products, including all types of menthol products, are gaining momentum at the local and state level. As of March 31, 2024, 400 jurisdictions and 3 Native American tribes have placed some type of restriction on the sale of flavored tobacco products, and of those, 127 have fully comprehensive policies […]
