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<p class="MsoNormal">Please join the Truth Initiative on Monday<b><u>, December 5 at 4:00 p.m. EDT
</u></b>for a webinar discussion on how to support a nationwide effort to encourage Walgreens to join the other pharmacies to no longer sell tobacco.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Pharmacies are a trusted source of health information and services. Yet in 2016, 53,566 pharmacies still sell tobacco -- the number one preventable cause of death in the US.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>We need your help - please join us to learn about this effort and multiple ways your organization can get involved</u></b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Background: </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Walgreens’ shareholders have built momentum encouraging Walgreens to be the next major pharmacy retailer to remove tobacco products from its shelves. On January 26<sup>th</sup> Walgreens is holding its next shareholder meeting, we’re hopeful
that a resolution to assess risks of selling tobacco will be introduced. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What: Webinar on how to support the effort to encourage Walgreens to join the other pharmacies and no longer sell tobacco</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>When: Monday, December 5 at 4:00 p.m. EST</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Where: For AUDIO: Dial-in: 1-866-499-6378 passcode 202-454-5572 Webinar link:
<a href="https://truthmeetings.adobeconnect.com/pharmacies/">https://truthmeetings.adobeconnect.com/pharmacies/</a></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Hope you can join us! </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>By speaking, seeking and spreading the truth about tobacco, Truth Initiative has helped bring teen cigarette use to a record low of 7 percent!</b>
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<b>Rebecca Carle<br>
</b>Senior External Relations Manager <br>
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<b>Truth Initiative<sup>®</sup></b> <br>
900 G Street, NW<br>
Fourth Floor<br>
Washington, DC 20001 <br>
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202-454-5748 (office) <br>
<a href="mailto:rcarle@truthinitiative.org">rcarle@truthinitiative.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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