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Tobacco Control Laws

The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (TFK) is more than just an organization that raises funds to end smoking. TFK is also an important voice in legislation when it comes to regulating the use of tobacco. To be an effective voice, TFK needed a means to access, manage and present tobacco-related legislative and litigation data from around the world. In partnership with Georgetown University, Tobacco Free Kids gathered this information and then turned to Saforian to create an intuitive interface and database design to deliver this data quickly and efficiently, which enables TFK to track and influence tobacco legislation worldwide while lawyers from around the globe use the information for their own cases.

Tobacco Control Laws Homepage

International Audience

Attorneys worldwide access TFK’s Tobacco Control Law Database to research and understand current litigation and law-making in varied countries. With that in mind, Saforian’s solution had to speak to international audiences. As such, the visual design and layout was crucial. Saforian created a modular design that is easily navigable with clearly labeled sections and menus. Flexible templates accommodate the use of longer texts, tables and graphics. Saforian’s solution addressed the essentials of international accessibility such as, in-country domains, colors, fonts and content delivery.


Dynamic Grading

Adjusting on the fly

The Tobacco Control Laws Database includes enacted legislation from countries around the world as well the results of litigation worldwide. In order to help attorneys assess the progress individual countries are making in controlling tobacco use, Saforian developed a dynamic grading system to evaluate the information in the database. Based on the statistical data, grades are rendered for each country in an easy-to-use, comparative format.

CodeIgniter

Saforian built the solution on a CodeIgniter framework for a number of reasons, including the flexibility that CodeIgniter offers over a Drupal CMS. Using an Open Source solution would have required the development of a custom interface, whereas CodeIgniter provides a fast and secure means to create the interface with little custom code. In addition, CodeIgniter was ideal for this solution because it enabled us to quickly set up administration functions to work in conjunction with TFK’s specific business work flow for publishing data.

Reporting Data Online and Offline

In order to make the most of the vast amounts of data available, Saforian developed a custom display/PDF solution. The tool gathers the required information and presents it dynamically in a reader-friendly layout that can then be printed as a PDF for use offline.

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The end result is a first-of-its-kind legal and legislation database that has hit the ball out of the park as far as our advocates and funders are concerned." - Albert Lubkan, Director of Internet Strategy, Tobacco Free Kids