Christine Fry
Christine Fry is a policy and program associate at Public Health Law & Policy (www.phlpnet.org), a research and training center based in Oakland, California. Public Health Law & Policy works with community leaders nationwide to advance public health goals through policy change. Christine holds a Masters of Public Policy from the University of California at Berkeley and a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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As new studies raise doubts about whether people actually choose healthier options at fast food restaurants when menus show calorie counts, news reports are quick to call menu labeling laws a failure.
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