Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Boston Public Health Commission board chair Dr. Paula Johnson have long been stalwart champions of public health. In a new Boston Globe online op-ed, they lay out the case for substantial, sustained investment in preventi... »
Lights! Camera! Band-aids? The Boston Public Health Commission is taking to the big, and small, screen with an unusual pitch for volunteers for the Boston Medical Reserve Corps. The reserves are called upon to help the city during public health emergen... »
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The Boston Public Health Commission yesterday enacted regulations that prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes to anyone under 18 - and their use in the workplace. the new rules will also soon make it illegal to sell single cigars and doubles the fines for v... »
The Boston Public Health Commission's decision to forbid the use of battery-operated e-cigarettes in the workplace may unintentionally undermine the body's wider public health goals. »
