Organizations Filed Purposes:
WHILE OUR MISSION REMAINS CONSTANT, OUR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES EVOLVE OVER TIME, AS WE TAKE ON AN EVER-BROADENING SPECTRUM OF PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES. AMONG OUR PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE YEAR:1. WE CONTINUED AS THE NATION'S PRIMARY SOURCE OF LEGAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE ADDRESSING THE LEADING CAUSE OF PREVENTABLE DEATH: THE EPIDEMIC OF COMMERCIAL TOBACCO USE. AMONG OTHER THINGS, WE:-WORKED INTENSELY WITH NATIONAL AND LOCAL PARTNERS TO ADDRESS OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY RELATED TO TOBACCO AND HEALTH: THE USE OF MENTHOL-FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO TARGET AFRICAN AMERICANS AND YOUTH. -MONITORED AND DEMYSTIFIED THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION'S REGULATORY REGIME FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS, PRESSING FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. -ANSWERED MORE THAN A THOUSAND REQUESTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM EVERY STATE OF THE NATION ON DOZENS OF ISSUES, RANGING FROM IMPLEMENTATION OF SMOKE-FREE POLICIES TO THE REGULATION OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES. -EXPANDED OUR LIBRARY THE WORLD'S LARGEST OF OVER 500 TOBACCO-RELATED POLICY RESOURCES. THESE RESOURCES WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, WHICH WAS VISITED BY OVER 500,000 USERS, AND THROUGH A MONTHLY ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER SENT TO OVER 3,000 PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. TRAINED THOUSANDS OF PROFESSIONALS THROUGH DELIVERY OF 60 WEBINARS AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS. 2. WE CONTINUED TO HELP COMMUNITY COALITIONS, HEALTH ADVOCATES AND OTHERS PURSUE POLICIES TO SUPPORT HEALTHY EATING. OUR WORK ADDRESSED DOZENS OF POLICY OPTIONS RANGING FROM IMPROVED NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR GOVERNMENT FACILITIES, TO DEVELOPMENT OF FARMERS' MARKETS, TO TAXATION OF SUGARY BEVERAGES. 3. WE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT PUBLIC POLICIES THAT ENCOURAGE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND ACTIVE LIVES, INCLUDING LEGAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY ROADWAYS, LAWS AFFECTING BIKING AND WALKING, AND POLICIES RELATED TO COMMUNITY DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT. MUCH OF OUR WORK FOCUSED ON THE INTEGRATION OF HEALTH CONCERNS INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING PROCESS. 4. WE CONTINUED A FOCUS ON THE USE OF CHILDCARE REGULATION, FUNDING AND STANDARDS TO HELP CHILDREN DEVELOP HEALTHY HABITS FOR A LIFETIME. WE ARE APPROACHING THIS TOPIC MORE HOLISTICALLY, GIVING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO "FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS" CAREGIVERS, MAKING CONSIDERATIONS OF HEALTH EQUITY CENTRAL TO OUR AGENDA AND BROADENING OUR NETWORK OF PARTNERSHIPS. 5. BY EMPLOYING LAW STUDENTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH GRADUATE STUDENTS AS RESEARCH ASSISTANTS TO INVESTIGATE CUTTING-EDGE HEALTH-RELATED LEGAL ISSUES, WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES THAT ENHANCE THE CLASSROOM EDUCATION PROVIDED BY THE MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Doug Blanke | EXCECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 50 | $159,714 |
| Susan Weisman | SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY | 40 | $102,429 |
| Arthur Berman | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Peter Knapp | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
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