Synopsis and Prospects: UN Plastics Pollution Treaty Negotiations
ASH's Policy Director Chris Bostic attended the first Intergovernmental Negotiating Conference (INC-1) of the United Nations treaty to end plastic...
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Day 4: UN Plastics Pollution Treaty Negotiations
ASH's Policy Director Chris Bostic is attending the first Intergovernmental Negotiating Conference (INC-1) of the United Nations treaty to end pla...
Day 3: UN Plastics Pollution Treaty Negotiations
ASH's Policy Director Chris Bostic is attending the first Intergovernmental Negotiating Conference (INC-1) of the United Nations treaty to end pla...
Day 2: UN Plastics Pollution Treaty Negotiations
ASH's Policy Director Chris Bostic is attending the first Intergovernmental Negotiating Conference (INC-1) of the United Nations treaty to end pla...
Day 1: UN Plastics Pollution Treaty Negotiations
ASH's Policy Director Chris Bostic is attending the first Intergovernmental Negotiating Conference (INC-1) of the United Nations treaty to end pla...
UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution
The UN Environmental Assembly adopted a resolution to begin negotiations in November 2022 on an international, legally-binding treaty to end plastic p...
ASH Welcomes Protection from Flavored Tobacco Products in California
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Megan Arendt-Manning
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ASH Welcomes Protection from Flavored Tobacco Products in California
WASHIN...
Professor Stephen P. Marks, Harvard Professor Emeritus, Joins Action on Smoking and Health Board of Trustees
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Professor Stephen P. Marks, Harvard Professor Emeritus, Joins Action on Smoking and Health Boa...
2021 Annual Report
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In 2021, despite operating under the global COVID-19 pandemic, ASH implemented numerous programs to accompl...
Decades of Dedication: Dr. Alfred Munzer’s Career in Public Health
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Decades of Dedication: Dr. Alfred Munzer’s Career in Public Health
New Video Commemorates Dr...
Court Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Brookline, Massachusetts’ Tobacco-Free Generation Law
On October 17, 2022, the Massachusetts Superior Court granted a motion to dismiss filed by the City of Brookline against a lawsuit challenging their T...
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Nearly every noun in the English language seems to get a day we’re supposed to note or even celebrate. There is a National Pumpkin Day (October 26) as...
UN Committee calls on Germany: Protect children from second-hand smoke, tobacco advertising and child labour
UN Committee calls on Germany: Protect children from second-hand smoke, tobacco advertising and child labour
Joint Statement from Action on Smoking...
Perfection Versus Progress: Malaysia’s Generational End Game Bill
There are only two examples of the Tobacco-Free Generation (TFG) policy in the world – Balanga City, Philippines (the law is enjoined pending a tobacc...
ASH at the Tobacco Industry Monitoring, Research and Accountability Course
Summer 2022 - ASH staff was fortunate enough to be accepted to participate in an extensive research course called “Tobacco Industry Monitoring, Resear...
2022 C. Everett Koop Unsung Hero Awarded to Dr. Carolyn Dresler
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Megan (Arendt) Manning
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2022 C. Everett Koop Unsung Hero Awarded to Dr. Carolyn Dresler
RIDGEWAY, COLORADO – SEPT...
The Spanish Government Must Protect Health Over the Tobacco Industry
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Megan Manning
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The Spanish Government Must Protect Health Over the Tobacco Industry
127 Health and Civil Rights Assoc...
ASH’s Ongoing Work at CERD
September 2022 – This year, many people and organizations have focused their energy on social justice, and ASH is no exception.
As you may know, th...
ASH at the UN Human Rights Council 50th Session
June 2022 - ASH staff had the opportunity to participate in the United Nations Human Rights Council 50th session, in Geneva, Switzerland. The Human Ri...
ASH at NCTOH in New Orleans
Author: Alexa Arejian, ASH Project Assistant
Nichelle Gray presenting at NCTOH
August 2022 - This year, the National Conference on Tobacco or H...
The Importance of Cessation Following FDA Regulatory Momentum
Guest Author: Dr. Carolyn Dresler, ASH Volunteer
The FDA has recently made several exciting announcements, proposing new rules and making decisions...
120 Organizations Call on UN Committee to Recommend US Remove Menthol
120 Organizations Call on UN Committee to Recommend US Remove Menthol
Tobacco Companies’ Marketing Tactics Violate Black Americans’ Right to be Free ...
Flavored Tobacco Products Entice Youth
Source: Counter Tobacco
Tobacco companies have long targeted youth with their products. Adding flavors to tobacco products plays a crucial role in...
ASH at ECTC in Greece
July 2022 – ASH staff attended the 7th ENSP European Conference on Tobacco Control (ECTC) in Greece. This was a valuable opportunity to host a worksho...
Environmental Disaster: Tobacco farming, production, use and disposal
Author: Maia Murphey, ASH Program and Communications Intern
From manufacture to consumption, tobacco products are not only a dangerous public heal...
