'Better Health' Argument Won't Always Work to Pass Soda Taxes

Jonathan Purtle, DrPH, an assistant professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an April 14 HealthDay story on his study looking into the behind-the-scenes strategizing that got a sugar-sweetened beverage tax passed in Philadelphia. The 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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