The students in the did not have their weekly meeting today; however, that didn't stop some of the Fellows from being active in the public health community. Two of our Fellows--Hanaa and Sheila--joined Jacqui Bowman and Kevin Impellizeri as they took a trip to City Hall to attend a . During the press conference, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley announced the to limit tobacco retailers' presence near schools and impose tougher penalties on retailers who sell tobacco products to children and teens, including suspending the tobacco licenses of repeat offenders. The goal of the program is to help create Philadelphia's . Afterwards, Hanaa and Sheila posed with the Mayor, public officials, and other Philly youth in attendance, taking their stand against tobacco.
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