WASHINGTON DC: A new health foundation designated by last month's massive tobacco settlement will appoint at least one PR agency to advise on a $1.45bn campaign to discourage young people from smoking.

The Washington DC-based Association of Attorneys General, charged with setting up the foundation, will also seek at least one marketing or public relations professional to sit on the organization's 11-member board.

'If the foundation gets off to a fast start it will be selecting agencies by the middle ...