For Release: April 5, 2010
Contact: Pamela Williams
Office of Communications
(405) 271-5601                                   

Media Availability

WHO:  Dr. Stan Glantz, noted authority on secondhand smoke and cardiovascular disease.

WHEN:   Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 10:45 a.m. till Noon

WHERE:  The Oklahoma History Center, Board Room, Third Floor 
800 Nazi Zhudi Drive, Oklahoma City
(NE Corner of NE 23^rd and Lincoln Blvd)

WHAT:  nformal media availability for interviews with Dr. Glantz

BACKGROUND:  Dr. Stan Glantz is a noted authority on secondhand smoke and its  effect on cardiovascular disease. He has been a trailblazer in investigating subjects with significant public health impact, including analysis of tobacco industry documents, and the influence on children of smoking in the movies. Dr. Glantz is Professor in the Cardiology Division, University of California Medical School at San Francisco. He holds the American Legacy Foundation Distinguished Professorship in Tobacco Control and directs the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education. He is also one of the founders of Americans for Non-Smokers’ Rights. He is visiting Oklahoma courtesy of the Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center.

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