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Monterey County Weekly

Monterey County Weekly: Cigarette advertising could bring in big dollars, but crosses a line.

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February 26, 2021
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Read Founding Editor & CEO of the Weekly Bradley Zeve's editorial on why they rejected a $100,000 tobacco industry advertising purchase order>...

TID: Educating the public and lawmakers about tobacco industry interference

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February 26, 2021
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Read our joint editorial in Tobacco Induced Diseases Journal here>...
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WCTOH – Tobacco and Human Rights

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February 25, 2021
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Written by Laurent Huber, Executive Director of Action on Smoking & Health and WCTOH Advisory Board Member 25 February 2021 In addition to being a Development challenge, the tobacco epidemic is also i...

Dr. Adriana Blanco Marquizo – Webinar on Tobacco Endgame in Spain

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February 11, 2021
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ASH Webinar on Tobacco Endgame in Spain February 11, 2021 Statement from Dr. Adriana Blanco Marquizo, Head of the Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Thank you for the o...

Why I Fight: For Regan and Paul

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February 4, 2021
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Author: Anita Renzetti, Project Director, Adult Cessation Services, Bay Area Community Resources, Inc. www.bacr.org @bacrdotorg  My debonair partner Paul and I were engaged only one month when he was diagno...

Mil Gracias for Not Smoking Indoors during COVID-19—Lungs Can Only Take so Much!

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January 21, 2021
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Contact: Cliff Despres (210) 562-6517 despres@uthscsa.edu   By choosing to not smoke indoors, a smoker deserves a thank-you for protecting their family, friends, and neighbors from secondhand smoke,...
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ASH Statement: U.S. Rejoins the World Health Organization

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January 21, 2021
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Statement of Laurent Huber, Executive Director of Action on Smoking and Health Washington, DC - January 21, 2021 - Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) applauds President Biden for rejoining the World Health Org...

WHO FCTC Head of the Secretariat Dr. Adriana Blanco Marquizo at the UN Human Rights Council

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January 15, 2021
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On January 14, 2021, Dr. Adriana Blanco Marquizo, Head of the FCTC Secretariat, presented to the UN Human Rights Council about the connections between tobacco, Covid-19, and the development agenda. Watch her pr...

Why Tobacco Still Matters

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January 13, 2021
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By: Chris Bostic, Policy Director at ASH January 12, 2021 Our national house is on fire. And it’s flooded. And it’s falling into a sinkhole. Focusing on a broken window right now would be ludicrous. The ...
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“Virtually” Anything Is Possible: Anti-Tobacco & Anti-Vaping Instruction

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January 12, 2021
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By: Andrew Martin, School Health Supervisor and Physical Education Supervisor for the Germantown, Tennessee Municipal School District   The Covid-19 pandemic has done no favors to the world of educat...
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Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach, California Make History for Public Health

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January 5, 2021
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Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach, California Make History for Public Health Their Ordinances to Ban the Sale of Commercial Tobacco are in Effect Today Media Contact: Megan Arendt (202) 390 – 9513 SACRAMEN...

End of 2020 Message from ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber

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December 22, 2020
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In February 2020, Kelsey and I had the honor of presenting the human rights dimensions of the tobacco epidemic at the European Conference on Tobacco or Health (ECTOH) in Berlin, Germany. Twelve months ago, ...

Study reveals how smoking worsens COVID-19 infection in the airways

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December 22, 2020
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Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program released a new study which reveals how smoking worsens COVID-19 infections in the airways. Read more here>...
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John A. Mirisch, 3x Mayor of Beverly Hills, Joins Action on Smoking and Health Board of Trustees

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December 17, 2020
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John A. Mirisch, 3x Mayor of Beverly Hills, Joins Action on Smoking and Health Board of Trustees His Leadership in Passing The 1st in the Nation Ban on the Sale of Tobacco Products Will Save Lives Media Conta...

ASH’s Accomplishments in 2020

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December 11, 2020
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ASH’s work is based on the principle that the behavior of the tobacco industry, marketing and selling lethal and addictive products, violates human rights.  As such, we carry out 4 key areas of work: (1) Phasi...
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Why I Fight: To End Blogs Like This

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December 10, 2020
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My mom and her grandchildren I don’t want to be writing this.  It makes it real. I miss my mom so much; I don’t want it to be real. I’m Carol. My mom died of cancer caused by a lifetime of smoking. Sh...

Human Rights Day 2020

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December 9, 2020
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Happy Human Rights Day! December 10th is International Human Rights Day, in observation of the day that the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This landmark document s...
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National Index Shines a Light on Tobacco Industry Interference in Lawmaking

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December 8, 2020
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National Index Shines a Light on Tobacco Industry Interference in Lawmaking New Report Released by Action on Smoking & Health (ASH) Exposes What Tobacco Industry Wants Ignored Media Contact: Megan Arendt...

Statement from Laurent Huber, Executive Director of Action on Smoking and Health, on the passing of former Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez

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December 7, 2020
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Statement from Laurent Huber, Executive Director of Action on Smoking and Health, on the passing of former Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez It is with a heavy heart that we note the passing of former Urugu...
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National Medical Association (NMA) Joins AATCLC, AMA AND ASH IN LAWSUIT AGAINST THE FDA

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December 3, 2020
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National Medical Association (NMA) Joins AATCLC, AMA and ASH in Lawsuit Against the FDA Lawsuit seeks to require the FDA to take action on menthol cigarettes Media Contacts: AATCLC: Tracy Brown, 888-881-6619...

Finally, the beginning of a paradigm shift that will phase out tobacco use entirely!

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December 1, 2020
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Guest Author: Richard A. Daynard University Distinguished Professor of Law President, Public Health Advocacy Institute Northeastern Univeristy School of Law On November 19, 2020 the representative town me...
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5 Editorials Released in Tobacco Induced Diseases Journal (TID)

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December 1, 2020
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In a COVID-free world, many people in tobacco control would have been at the Hague from 9-14 November 2020 for the Ninth Conference of the Parties (COP9) of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC...

The Netherlands presents plan to reduce tobacco retail outlets

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November 23, 2020
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Guest Blog Author: Daniëlle Arnold, Policy Advisor Health Funds for a Smokefree Netherlands (previously the Dutch Alliance for a Smokefree Society)   On Friday, November 20, 2020, the Dutch governme...

Truth Initiative Research on Federal Ban on Menthol Cigarettes

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November 18, 2020
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"New Truth Initiative® research shows most adults (56.4%) support a federal ban on menthol cigarettes, the last remaining flavored cigarette still sold in the U.S. that has long been marketed to Black Americans...

STOP Partners: New Global Index Shows Aggressive Tobacco Industry Lobbying in 2019 and Exploitation of COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020

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November 17, 2020
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Data from 57 Countries Reveal Governments Aren’t Doing Enough to Protect Policy From Industry Influence November 17, 2020   Read the full press release and global report from the STOP Partners and the G...
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