He has pushed for regulation of tobacco by the Food and Drug Administration for nearly ten years and is an expert on tobacco industry promotions and marketing. Julia Carol, executive director. Secondhand smoke, tobacco politics. Active on local, state, and national anti-smoking ordinances. Also works on advertising and youth access issues.
Funding comes from membership and training workshops.
Legal and legislative issues. A legal-action organization that assists and pursues suits on government inaction on smoking control issues such as minors' access to vending machines, secondhand smoke, smokefree workplaces, restaurants, transportation, and custody issues. Banzhaf played a key role in getting legislation passed to make national airline flights smokefree and to get tobacco ads off the airwaves. Money comes from donors. Dr. Thomas Houston, director of the department of preventive medicine and environmental health.