Let’s put some distance between ourselves to slow down the epidemic.
Public Health
Healthy Youth
The “healthy youth” bill that we just passed in the Senate requires that if a public school offers sex education, the curriculum should be age-appropriate, medically-accurate and comprehensive.
Governor Baker Declares Temporary Ban on Vaping Products
I’m really interested in hearing comments, especially from users of vaping products with a personal perspective.
Senate Passes Tobacco Control Legislation
The Senate recently passed legislation raising the age for legal purchase of tobacco from 18 to 21. I was pleased to support the bill — I do believe it will save lives.
Ebola and the Flu
Recently, Senate President Murray hosted a conference on health care information systems. A highlight of the conference was a talk by Dr. Mike Wong about the Ebola epidemic and the information we have about it. Here is the very detailed PowerPoint from Dr. Wong’s talk, which gives a lot of background on the epidemic and many glimmers of hope for a cure or for vaccines.
H2093, An Act relative to the labeling of food
Senator Brownsberger submitted the following written testimony to the Committee on Public Health. TO: Committee on Public Health FROM: Senator William N. Brownsberger RE: H2093, An Act relative to the labeling of food DATE: June 11, 2013 I am writing in support of H2093, an Act relative to the labeling of food. There is currently …
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