On October 10, 2011, the Boston Public Health Department’s conference room at 1010 Massachusetts Avenue was packed beyond standing room. The door had to be kept open as t-shirted youth waiting to testify in support of new tobacco regulations stood patiently next to men in business suits concerned about the loss of business. My name […]

Hello, my name is Sheila Ramirez. I am 15 and attend Brighton High. I am a youth leader at the Hyde Square Task Force in Jamaica Plain. First, I want to thank you for taking the time to listen to me today about changing the regulations on tobacco sale. The regulations that I am asking […]

South Boston Community Health Center – Youth Ambassador Program 409 West Broadway South Boston, MA 02127 Dear Boston Board of Health Members: My name is Taylor Kimball and I am a part of the South Boston Youth Ambassadors program at the South Boston Community Health Center, a program in which sixty teens and caring adults […]