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Study of Canada’s menthol cigarette ban project that US menthol ban will lead 1.3 million US smokers to quit

May 10, 2022

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Guest Authors: Geoffrey T. Fong, Janet Chung-Hall, and Lorraine V. Craig, ITC Project, University of Waterloo Michael O. Chaiton, Center for Addictio...

Going Beyond the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: An Environmental Scan

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May 9, 2022

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This paper was researched and written for Health Canada, the national health ministry, in order to identify implemented and potential policies that go...

Statement on FDA’s Proposed Rule Banning Menthol as a Characterizing Flavor

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April 28, 2022

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Media Contact: Megan Arendt 202-390-9513 Statement on FDA’s Proposed Rule Banning Menthol as a Characterizing Flavor Statement of Kelsey Romeo-Stu...

Joint Statement from the Plaintiffs on FDA’s Response in Favor of Banning Menthol

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April 28, 2022

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Joint Statement from the Plaintiffs on FDA’s Response in Favor of Banning Menthol A Powerful Step Towards Saving Lives WASHINGTON, DC – April 28, 20...

Happy Earth Day!

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April 19, 2022

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Most people view cigarettes as a health problem, but they are a huge environmental problem as well. The tobacco control community is increasingly rec...

Testimony of DC Tobacco Free Coalition: Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Support

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April 11, 2022

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Testimony of DC Tobacco Free Coalition Delivered by Liz Furgurson, ASH Chief Operating Officer DC Council Committee of The Whole Fiscal Year 2023 B...

Testimony to Health & Insurance for Colorado HB2022-1064

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March 16, 2022

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Testimony from Chris Bostic, Policy Director at ASH March 16, 2022 Hello Madame Chair and Committee members. Thank you for considering this importan...

ASH Podcasts

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March 3, 2022

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Tobacco Endgame Matters TEM is created and produced by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), Advancing Momentum for a Tobacco-Free California. The ...

Reporter Guide: Tobacco Endgame Policies

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March 1, 2022

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With several tobacco endgame (Project Sunset) policies be explored and implemented around the world, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) produced a gui...

ASH Commends FDA for Finally Starting Process to Save Black Lives

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February 25, 2022

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Media Contact: Megan Arendt (202) 659 – 4310 ASH Commends FDA for Finally Starting Process to Save Black Lives Menthol in Cigarettes is a Known De...

Social Justice in Public Health

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February 17, 2022

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February 20th is World Day of Social Justice. The UN General Assembly recognizes that “social development and social justice are indispensable for the...

ASH Thanks Outgoing Board Chair and Welcomes Incoming Board Chair

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February 17, 2022

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Media Contact: Megan Arendt (202) 659 – 4310 ASH Thanks Outgoing Board Chair and Welcomes Incoming Board Chair A decade of impact and the hope of ...

Tobacco and the Environment

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February 16, 2022

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Cigarettes are most commonly categorized as a health problem, but they are a huge environmental problem as well. The entire life cycle of a cigarette ...

ASH Welcomes New FDA Commissioner

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February 16, 2022

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February 15, 2022 Dear Dr. Califf, Click here to download a PDF of the letter. Congratulations on your confirmation as the new FDA Commissione...

Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

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February 2, 2022

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Oral Statement Prepared for the ECOSOC Partnership Forum On behalf of Action on Smoking and Health and 29 signatory organizations, I would like to ...

Joint Statement: 4th UN HRC Intersessional Meeting on Human Rights & the 2030 Agenda

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January 18, 2022

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Click here to download a PDF of the statement Statement to the Fourth Human Rights Council intersessional meeting for Dialogue and Cooperation on ...

ASH’s 2022 Priorities

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January 11, 2022

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“Health is a fundamental human right indispensable for the exercise of other human rights. Every human being is entitled to the enjoyment of the h...

End of 2021 Message from ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber

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December 22, 2021

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As Susan Sontag once wrote, “Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick. Although we all p...

Estate Planning for Peace of Mind

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December 22, 2021

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Guest Author: Dr. Carolyn Dresler After recently retiring from income-producing work, I found myself revising my will. I still volunteer my time ...

ASH’s Accomplishments in 2021

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December 16, 2021

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ASH’s work is based on the principle that the behavior of the tobacco industry – producing, marketing, and selling addictive products that kill when u...

Reducing Inequalities and Advancing Human Rights Through Tobacco Control

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December 9, 2021

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Every December 10th is Human Rights Day, and this year (2021) the theme is “Equality- Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights.” For ASH, this th...

“You can’t do that, can you?” “Yes, you can.” Why tobacco sales bans are good municipal policy

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November 15, 2021

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Guest Author: John Mirisch UC San Francisco Professor and distinguished anti-tobacco advocate Ruth Malone once pointed out that in the history of c...