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Behind-the-Scenes: How Philly Got Its Soda Tax

April 18, 2017

Jonathan Purtle, DrPH, MPH, MSc, assistant professor of Health Management and Policy, was quoted in an April 13 Philly Voice story on his study looking into the behind-the-scenes strategizing that got a sugar-sweetened beverage tax passed in Philadelphia. A Health Day story appeared on the website of more than a dozen newspapers, including Philly.com, the Arizona Daily Star and the Sioux City Journal.

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