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| Jennifer L PomeranzSummaryAffiliation: Yale University Country: USA Publications
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Legal and public health considerations affecting the success, reach, and impact of menu-labeling lawsJennifer L Pomeranz
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, 309 Edwards St, Box 208369, New Haven, CT 06520 8369, USA
Am J Public Health 98:1578-83. 2008..We further aim to educate the public health community of the potential legal challenges to such laws, and we set forth methods for governments to survive these challenges by drafting laws according to current legal standards...
New developments in the law for obesity discrimination protectionJennifer L Pomeranz
Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 21:469-71. 2013..However, Congress recently passed the ADA Amendments Act, expanding the definition of what constitutes a disability and incorporating a broad view of ADA's coverage...- Over-the-counter and out-of-control: legal strategies to protect youths from abusing products for weight controlJennifer L Pomeranz
Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 8369, USA
Am J Public Health 103:220-5. 2013..We suggest future directions for governments internationally to address this pervasive public health problem... - The wheels on the bus go "buy buy buy": school bus advertising lawsJennifer L Pomeranz
Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 8369, USA
Am J Public Health 102:1638-43. 2012..I have made recommendations for school districts to enact appropriate policies to ensure that such advertising does not undermine public health and to enable the districts to maintain control over their property... - The bittersweet truth about sugar labeling regulations: they are achievable and overdueJennifer L Pomeranz
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 8369, USA
Am J Public Health 102:e14-20. 2012..I reviewed US and international sugar intake recommendations and suggested revised regulations to better inform and protect consumers. I concluded by noting new directions in the area of sugar research for future public health policy... 
Federal Trade Commission's authority to regulate marketing to children: deceptive vs. unfair rulemakingJennifer L Pomeranz
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, 309 Edwards Street Box 208369, New Haven, CT 06520 8369, USA
Health Matrix Clevel 21:521-53. 2011..However, to effectuate this process, Congress would need to grant the Commission the authority to do so under the Administrative Procedures Act...- Advanced policy options to regulate sugar-sweetened beverages to support public healthJennifer L Pomeranz
Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, 309 Edwards Street, PO Box 208369, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
J Public Health Policy 33:75-88. 2012..Our review describes recent international initiatives and classifies options available in the United States by jurisdiction (federal, state, and local) based on legal viability... - The unique authority of state and local health departments to address obesityJennifer L Pomeranz
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 8369, USA
Am J Public Health 101:1192-7. 2011..Health departments have many options to effect change in the incidence of obesity but need the support of other government entities and officials... - Advancing public health obesity policy through state attorneys generalJennifer L Pomeranz
Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 8369, USA
Am J Public Health 101:425-31. 2011..Significant room exists for greater attorney general involvement in formulating and championing solutions to public health problems such as obesity... - Innovative legal approaches to address obesityJennifer L Pomeranz
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, 309 Edwards Street, New Haven, CT, USA
Milbank Q 87:185-213. 2009..Scientific advances, gaps in the current regulatory environment, and new ways of conceptualizing rights and responsibilities offer a foundation for legal innovation... - A historical analysis of public health, the law, and stigmatized social groups: the need for both obesity and weight bias legislationJennifer L Pomeranz
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:S93-103. 2008..In addition to revising current statutes and regulatory rules, a unique statute targeting weight bias in the employment context is considered... - Television food marketing to children revisited: the Federal Trade Commission has the constitutional and statutory authority to regulateJennifer L Pomeranz
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University, CT, USA
J Law Med Ethics 38:98-116. 2010..This paper analyzes the constitutional authority for the FTC to regulate television food marketing directed at children as deceptive in light of the most robust public health evidence on the subject... - A crisis in the marketplace: how food marketing contributes to childhood obesity and what can be doneJennifer L Harris
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8369, USA
Annu Rev Public Health 30:211-25. 2009..This article reviews existing knowledge of the impact of marketing and addresses the value of various legal, legislative, regulatory, and industry-based approaches to change...