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Legacy is Now Accepting Applications for the Alma S. Adams Scholarship
The annual Scholarship for Outreach and Health Communications to Reduce Tobacco Use Priority Populations will award two students with a $5,000 scholarship enabling them to pursue undergraduate or graduate degree.
Events
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June 11, 2013
Our Washington DC Young Professionals Committee Invites You to Our Inaugural Fundraising Happy Hour
Located at Hotel Helix Lounge. $10 donation to Legacy includes 1 free drink ticket + appetizers + access to happy hour specials. Click here to learn more and register.
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June 13, 2013
Join the Legacy New York Young Professionals for Our Summer Happy Hour
Located at Van Diemens. Drinks, appetizers, and friends await you. $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Click here to learn more and register.
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Can Modified Risk Products Help Reduce Tobacco's Toll?
May 23, 2013
A critical component of the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act is the establishment of a rigorous set of scientific criteria a tobacco product must fulfill before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows it to be marketed as a less harmful or “Modified Risk Tobacco Product” (MRTP). Recently, the FDA‘s Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) held a meetin...