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OCR Page 1 of 41American Heart
Office of Public Advocacy
1150 Connecticut Avenue Northwest Suite 810 Washington. DC 20036
Association
Tel 202 822 9380
Fighting Hoan Disease
Fax 202 822 9883
and Stroke
http://www.americanheart.org
For Release:
Contact:
July 15, 1997
Trish Moreis (202) 822-9380
11:00 a.m. ET
Robyn Landry (202) 872-4240
THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION CALLS
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT PROPOSAL ONE STEP
IDENTIFIES AREAS OF CONCERN
Washington, DC -- The American Heart Association announced today its response to the proposed
settlement document drafted by the state attorneys general and the tobacco industry.
According to Martha Hill. RN, Ph.D., FAAN, president, American Heart Association, "The proposed
settlement document includes a comprehensive set of provisions that the public health community could
not have thought possible just months ago. The proposed settlement is not perfect. Nor can it be
thought of as a total solution to the death and disease caused by tobacco. But it could serve as a
significant instrument to help reduce tobacco use."
Edward F. Hines. Jr., Esq., chair-elect, American Heart Association, led the association's 19-member
task force that conducted the review of the proposal. "The AHA believes that the horrendous impact of
tobacco use on the health of all people must be dealt with through multiple approaches. These include
education; regulatory, legislative and judicial action: accountability by the tobacco industry; and
individual responsibility," said Hines.
"The proposed settlement document is quite complex and will require legislative and regulatory action
to implement and enforce many of its elements. The AHA has identified a number of areas of concern
related to the proposal, and these concerns will guide our actions as the proposal moves forward,"
added Hines.
The concerns identified in the AHA's review of the proposal include FDA regulation of tobacco,
penalties to the tobacco industry, bankruptcy, education, disclosure of industry documents, preemption,
and
immunity. Additionally, the AHA believes there are other crucial issues related to tobacco control
that must be addressed. They include international marketing of tobacco products, tobacco excise
taxes, and tobacco farm issues.
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