Tobacco Industry Marketing Talk

Posted by on February 13, 2012

Due to an unforeseen medical emergency, Ms. Wright has cancelled her presentation for tomorrow.  We hope to have this rescheduled and will notify you if and when we have a new date.

Please join the Get Healthy Philly Team for a special presentation from La Tanisha Wright to get an insider look at the tobacco industry’s marketing tactics and how the industry has targeted youth and low-income communities.

La Tanisha Wright

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

1pm – 3pm

Public Health Management Corporation
260 South Broad Street
18th Floor, Board Room
Philadelphia, PA 19102

RSVP by Wednesday, February 15 to andrea.dwyer@phila.gov

Ms. Wright is a nationally acclaimed speaker, anti-tobacco activist and a former employee of the tobacco industry. She serves as the tobacco subject matter expert for the CDC CPPW Initiative. She has developed training curricula and workshops to raise awareness about the tobacco industry’s marketing practices. Ms. Wright developed her expertise in tobacco industry’s merchandising, marketing and advertising of tobacco products when she worked at Brown & Williamson (B&W) Tobacco Company as a Trade Marketing Manager and a Controlling Manager.


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