Public Health in the News (1/1/20 – 1/11/20)

By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief

National

• The American Cancer Society reported that cancer death rates in United States had the largest single-year drop between 2016 and 2017.
• The FDA banned most fruit- and mint-flavored vaping products in an effort to reduce teen vaping.
• Data from the National Center for Health Statistics show that alcohol-related deaths have doubled in the last 20 years.