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State law approaches to address digital food marketing to youth: Executive summary

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Digital food marketing to young children is not only inherently deceptive, it threatens kids’ health. This report from the Public Health Advocacy Institute, Berkeley Media Studies Group and Center for Digital Democracy explores how state consumer protection law can be used to limit harmful digital food marketing to vulnerable child and teen consumers. Read the executive summary or download the full report >

State law approaches to address digital food marketing to youth: Full report

Thursday, December 19, 2013

The toll in human suffering and health costs from diet-related disease is stark. Addressing the digital marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to youth is a key step toward easing this toll and ensuring a healthy future. This report from the Public Health Advocacy Institute, Berkeley Media Studies Group and Center for Digital Democracy describes state legal approaches available to stem the harmful tide of digital food marketing targeted at children and teens.

State law approaches to address digital food marketing to youth: Gaming

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Digital games are a popular tactic that food and beverage companies use to market unhealthy products to kids and teens. Research shows there is a connection between gaming and obesity, and advergames can have a harmful effect on kids’ eating habits. However, the sheer volume of gaming platforms and apps makes state regulation a challenge.

Cigarettes become a dangerous product: Tobacco in the rearview mirror, 1952-1965

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Tobacco control’s unparalleled success comes partly from advocates broadening the focus of responsibility beyond the smoker to include industry and government. How can public health advocates apply lessons from tobacco control to other efforts like the fight against harmful food and beverage industry products and marketing practices? A study we conducted with our colleagues from the Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University School of Law offers insights.

Video: The fight to reduce auto hazards

Friday, November 08, 2013

Automobiles are a major cause of injury and death, yet because they have long been a symbol of freedom and privacy in the United States, efforts to regulate them often meet resistance. Even basic protections like seat belts and airbags that we now take for granted were once contested. In this video as part of BMSG’s 20th anniversary series, Ben Kelley, director of injury control policy at the Trauma Foundation, discusses the evolution of auto industry regulation and changes in the public’s perception of and media reporting on the issue since the early 20th century.

Talking about Health in All Policies

Tuesday, October 01, 2013

Health in All Policies is a collaborative approach to improving the health of all people by making sure health considerations are a part of all policy decisions. In Section 7 of this toolkit from the Public Health Institute, BMSG’s Lori Dorfman and Ingrid Daffner Krasnow discuss how we can more effectively make the case for a Health in All Policies framework. Download toolkit >

Video: Why government is an essential protector of public health

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Speaking at a California State Senate informational hearing, BMSG media researcher Andrew Cheyne talks about the government’s role in protecting public health. He discusses how public perceptions of the government’s responsibility to support health have changed over time and explains how media coverage can influence — and often limit — our understanding of health issues.

Corporate irresponsibility: Junk food marketing to children

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Marketing for soda and junk food is everywhere kids are: at school, in the supermarket, in our communities and online. Try as they might, parents simply can’t compete with the $1.8 billion food companies spend each year to entice and engage children. In this commentary (part of a larger report on obesity), BMSG’s Lori Dorfman and CSPI‘s Margo Wootan discuss the issue and what can be done. To view the commentary, see Page 73 of the full report.

Soda tax debates: News coverage of ballot measures in Richmond and El Monte, California, 2012

Monday, June 17, 2013

In 2012, two California cities asked voters to consider taxing soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages. The measures failed, but advocates can learn a lot from how the news media covered the issue. In this preliminary report, we discuss what arguments appeared in the news, how reporters portrayed the need for the policies, how government and the soda industry were characterized, and what this means going forward. A final report will be released later this year.

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