Essay from Atul, a 10th Grade Student in Chennai, India Arendtm May 31, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News Why does this year's World No Tobacco Day matter to children? By: Atul, Grade X, Chennai, India Every year, 31 May is observed as World No Tobacco...
NGO Joint Submission to the UN Human Rights Coucil Arendtm May 29, 2020 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News 1 In advance of the 44th session of the United Nations Human Right’s Council (HRC) this June, ASH and several partners submitted a formal statement addr...
Opinion in The Hill: Suggestion that smoking protects from COVID-19 may be dangerous to public health Arendtm May 12, 2020 Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News BY DR. JOHN MAA AND BONNIE HALPERN-FELSHER, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS — 05/11/20 06:00 PM EDT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT TH...
Response: States Can Stop Selling Cigarettes During the COVID-19 Pandemic Arendtm May 8, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News 1 I read with interest Representative Krishnamoorthi's opinion piece on banning electronic cigarette sales during the pandemic (FDA can boost the corona...
Sign on Letter: Tobacco Industry Pandemic Misinformation Arendtm May 8, 2020 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events May 8, 2020 Read the sign on letter here Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) joined the public health community in its call to the United Nation...
COVID-19 and Tobacco Policy and Communications Toolkit Arendtm April 24, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News 2 Read the Toolkit Here COVID-19 and Tobacco Policy and Communications Toolkit We are in the midst of an historic pandemic, and governments are takin...
Linda Bailey – Webinar on Tobacco Cessation, Production & Sales in Light of COVID-19 Arendtm April 16, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, News & Events 2 ASH Webinar on Tobacco Cessation, Production & Sales in Light of COVID-19 April 16, 2020 Statement from Linda Bailey, JD, MHS President and CEO...
Chris Bostic – Webinar on Tobacco Cessation, Production & Sales in Light of COVID-19 Arendtm April 16, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, News & Events 1 ASH Webinar on Tobacco Cessation, Production & Sales in Light of COVID-19 April 16, 2020 Statement from Chris Bostic, Deputy Director for Policy...
ASH Statement: Halting Funding to the World Health Organization Harms More Than the COVID-19 Response Arendtm April 16, 2020 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases 1 Statement from Action on Smoking & Health Halting Funding to the World Health Organization Harms More Than the COVID-19 Response Contact: Megan ...
Carolyn Dresler – Webinar on Coronavirus, Human Rights & Tobacco Arendtm April 2, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, News & Events 1 ASH Webinar on Coronavirus, Human Rights and Tobacco April 2, 2020 Statement from Carolyn Dresler, MD, MPA Thank you for joining our webinar discus...
ASH Statement: The Coronavirus Catch-22 for the Tobacco Industry Arendtm March 31, 2020 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News 1 Statement from Action on Smoking and Health The Coronavirus Catch-22 for the Tobacco Industry Contact: Megan Arendt arendtm@ash...
Sheltering in Place – An Opportunity to Finally Quit Smoking Arendtm March 30, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events 1 By: Dr. Harry Lando, Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota Chris Bostic, Deputy Director for Policy, Acti...
Coronavirus Update Arendtm March 10, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News 7 Resources from ASH Read ASH's Statement on the Tobacco Industry and COVID-19 Pandemic Read our Joint Blog with Cessation Expert Dr. Harr...
ASH Statement: Dutch Parliament Moves to Drastically Reduce Tobacco Sales Arendtm March 3, 2020 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News 1 Statement from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Dutch Parliament Moves to Drastically Reduce Tobacco Sales Contact: Megan Arendt arendtm@ash.org ...
Los Angeles Region is the Epicenter of a Global Revolution in Public Health Arendtm February 19, 2020 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News On February 18, 2020, the Manhattan Beach city council voted 4-1 to phase out the sale of all tobacco products in the city, becoming the second U.S. c...
Why I Fight: Marie Hepp Arendtm February 19, 2020 Blog, Featured News & Events This is my first memory of grieving the loss of my grandpa, a visual of our family carrying for him. I drew it as a nursing student in 1992 for a hom...
ASH Statement: The Surgeon General is right: Smoking cessation treatment works and is critical Arendtm January 23, 2020 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News Statement of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) The Surgeon General is right: Smoking cessation treatment works and is critical Contact: Megan Arend...
Nonprofit Sues JUUL, Alleges Labeling on E-Cigarette Product Is Misleading Arendtm January 21, 2020 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News Nonprofit Sues JUUL, Alleges Labeling on E-Cigarette Product Is Misleading JUULpods’ “5.0% Nicotine Strength” and “3.0% Nicotine Strength” Labels Mis...
ASH Discusses Proposed D.C. Ban on the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products Arendtm January 4, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News On January 2, 2020, ASH staff Liz Furgurson and Chris Bostic (pictured above, second from the right) attended a public hearing of the DC City Coun...
Tobacco 21 is a victory but the war isn’t over Grayn December 27, 2019 ASH in the News, Blog, Featured News & Events Tobacco 21 is a victory but the war isn't over In the last two weeks of 2019, as part of its spending bill Congress raised the national minimum age t...
ASH Statement on Facebook and Instagram Prohibiting Tobacco and E-cigarette Influencer Promotions Arendtm December 20, 2019 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News Statement from Action on Smoking & Health (ASH) On December 18, 2019, Facebook (including Instagram) announced that it would no longer allow infl...
First long-term study of the health impact of vaping points the way to regulation of all tobacco products Arendtm December 17, 2019 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News First long-term study of the health impact of vaping points the way to regulation of all tobacco products Statement by Action on Smoking and Health ...
ASH’s Accomplishments in 2019 Arendtm December 10, 2019 ASH in the News, Blog, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News ASH has a three-pronged approach to end the tobacco epidemic. Each program can end the tobacco epidemic on its own, and combined, our programs will ch...
ASH’s Human Rights Work in Japan Arendtm November 26, 2019 ASH in the News, Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News Laurent Huber speaking at the plenary session ASH has been working tirelessly to use human rights tools to advance health around the world. Recent...
Organizations Support the President’s September Decision to Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes from the Market Arendtm November 19, 2019 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News Organizations Support the President’s September Decision to Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes from the Market Now is the time to act and protect the hea...
