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The Death of Evidence: Implications for Global Health

09/21/17 – The Death of Evidence: Implications for Global Health

Posted on September 13, 2017August 21, 2018
Science advances knowledge, chiseling at areas of ignorance and reducing uncertainties, which may slow evidence-based decision-making.  With regard to environmental pollution, for example, great progress has been made as res... read more →

USC tobacco researchers honored by city officials

Posted on August 28, 2017April 4, 2019
Government officials honored USC faculty Aug. 18 at Los Angeles City Hall for their public health work in tobacco control, prevention and research that formed the scientific foundation for local policies. (more…)... read more →
Smoking Selectivity among Mexican Immigrants using Binational Data

04/03/17 – Smoking Selectivity among Mexican Immigrants using Binational Data

Posted on March 14, 2017April 4, 2017
April 3, 2017 Mexican immigrants have lower smoking rates than U.S.-born Mexicans, and some scholars attribute this to health selection, the concept that individuals who migrate are healthier and have better health behavio... read more →
Jonathan Samet INSP

Mexico public health institute honors Jonathan Samet

Posted on January 27, 2017January 27, 2017
The Institute of Public Health in Mexico (INSP) celebrated the career of Dr. Jonathan Samet, Flora L. Thornton Chair of the USC Department of Preventive Medicine and director of the USC Institute for Global Health, as part of... read more →
Smoke-free

USC goes smoke-free

Posted on January 10, 2017January 20, 2017
The University of Southern California announced Jan. 10 its campuses and facilities, indoor and outdoor, are now smoke-free. (more…)... read more →
Could tobacco companies quit making traditional cigarettes?

Could tobacco companies quit making traditional cigarettes?

Posted on December 1, 2016December 6, 2016
Amid declines in smoking and tightening regulations, companies may consider dropping traditional cigarettes entirely in favor of newer technologies, like e-cigarettes. Still, health experts remain skeptical of the alleged be... read more →
Children vs. Tobacco: 2016 - Who’s Winning?

11/29/16 – Children vs. Tobacco 2016: Who’s Winning?

Posted on October 29, 2016December 1, 2016
Despite efforts to create a tobacco-free generation, the tobacco industry continues to target adolescents and young adults. In this lecture, Jonathan Klein, associate executive director of the American Academy of Pediatrics a... read more →
Smoke-free

Help make USC smoke-free!

Posted on April 28, 2016January 10, 2017
  Thanks for your interest in helping to get USC smoke-free! We are happy to report that, as of Jan. 10, 2017, the university has enacted a comprehensive smoke-free policy that applies to all USC campuses and facilities... read more →

05/05/16 – The Global War on Tobacco: Mapping the World’s First Public Health Treaty

Posted on April 15, 2016May 9, 2016
USC Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science Seminar Series Presents "The Global War on Tobacco: Mapping the World's First Public Health Treaty," by USC Institute for Global Health Associate Director Heather Wipfli. (more&hel... read more →
Lethal But Legal

05/25/16 – Lethal But Legal: Corporations, Consumption and Protecting Public Health

Posted on April 15, 2016June 4, 2016
USC Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science Book Club invites you to attend "Lethal But Legal: Corporations, Consumption and Protecting Public Health," presented by Nicholas Freudenberg, Distinguished Professor of Public Health... read more →

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