{"id":62342,"date":"2018-06-26T17:47:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T19:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-national-alliance-for-hispanic-health-statement-on-the-filing-of-california-senate-bill-872-to-prevent-more-cities-from-taxing-unhealthy-sugary-beverages\/"},"modified":"2018-06-26T17:48:02","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T21:48:02","slug":"declaracion-de-la-national-alliance-for-hispanic-health-con-motivo-de-la-presentacion-del-proyecto-de-ley-872-al-senado-de-california-a-fin-de-evitar-que-mas-ciudades-fijen-impuestos-a-las-bebidas-azu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/declaracion-de-la-national-alliance-for-hispanic-health-con-motivo-de-la-presentacion-del-proyecto-de-ley-872-al-senado-de-california-a-fin-de-evitar-que-mas-ciudades-fijen-impuestos-a-las-bebidas-azu\/","title":{"rendered":"National Alliance for Hispanic Health statement on the filing of California Senate Bill 872 to prevent more cities from taxing unhealthy sugary beverages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p\/>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 26, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0&#8220;Today, we say <i>\u00a1Basta!<\/i> (enough) to the unhealthy onslaught of sugary drinks being promoted to our children and our families. The beverage industry has long pursued a strategy of legal obstruction and put profits over the health of Californians. That strategy reached a new level of brazenness today as the industry and its allies seek passage of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> Senate Bill 872 to prevent cities in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> from taxing unhealthy sugary drinks,&#8221; said Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Jane L. Delgado<\/span>, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, the nation&#8217;s leading advocate for Hispanic health.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The move would put in place the will of the beverage industry over the will of voters that would like to follow in the footsteps of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> cities such as <span class=\"xn-location\">Albany<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Berkeley<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Oakland<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco<\/span>; cities that are seeing health benefits from declined use of unhealthy beverages and tax reinvestment in healthier communities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Elected officials in the California Assembly and Senate should do what they were elected to do; protect the rights of voters and the decisions by voters to stand up to the money onslaught of the beverage industry,&#8221; concluded Dr. Delgado.<\/p>\n<p><b>About the National Alliance for Hispanic Health (The Alliance)<\/b><br \/>The Alliance is the nation&#8217;s foremost science-based source of information and trusted advocate for the best health for all. For more information, visit\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2173795-1&amp;h=2726695002&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D2173795-1%26h%3D1608957688%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.healthyamericas.org%252F%26a%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.healthyamericas.org&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthyamericas.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.healthyamericas.org<\/a>\u00a0or call the Alliance&#8217;s\u00a0<i>Su Familia <\/i>National Hispanic Family Health Helpline at 1-866-783-2645.<\/p>\n<p\/>\n<p>SOURCE  National Alliance for Hispanic Health<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p \/>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 26, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0&#8220;Today, we say <i>\u00a1Basta!<\/i> (enough) to the unhealthy onslaught of sugary drinks being promoted to our children and our families. The beverage industry has long pursued a strategy of legal obstruction and put profits over the health of Californians. 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