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Massachusetts Health Disparities CouncilMarch 5, 2012
Legislation of Interest
Senator Susan C. Fargo, Senate ChairRepresentative Byron Rushing, House Chair
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Health Disparities Report Card Report from Massachusetts Department of Public Health
• Tobacco Retailers:– Exposure to tobacco advertising is not equally distributed
in communities and neighborhoods across the state – As of December 31, 2010, the Massachusetts Tobacco
Cessation and Prevention Program estimated that there were 8,838 tobacco retailers (1 retailer for every 718 residents)
– Communities with a greater proportion of non-Hispanic Whites tend to have more tobacco retailers per capita
– The 25 largest communities all of which have at least 20% non-White population-17 have higher rates of tobacco retailers than the statewide average
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Senator Fargo Legislation: S.1094-An Act restricting the sale of Tobacco Products at locations where health professionals are
employed
• Prohibits the sale of tobacco products in any health care institutions including retail establishments that house a health care institution such as a pharmacy
• Reported out favorably by the Joint Committee on Public Health and currently in the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
• Supported by the American Lung Association and Massachusetts Medical Society