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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Megan Arendt-Manning
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Decades of Dedication: Dr. Alfred Munzer’s Career in Public Health
New Video Commemorates Dr...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
Report: Tobacco and the Environment
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Nichelle Gray
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Our Environment Must be Protected from Tobacco Product Waste
New Report from 3 Organizations Highlig...
Study of Canada’s menthol cigarette ban project that US menthol ban will lead 1.3 million US smokers to quit
Guest Authors: Geoffrey T. Fong, Janet Chung-Hall, and Lorraine V. Craig, ITC Project, University of Waterloo
Michael O. Chaiton, Center for Addictio...
Happy Earth Day!
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
Testimony of DC Tobacco Free Coalition
Delivered by Liz Furgurson, ASH Chief Operating Officer
DC Council Committee of The Whole
Fiscal Year 2023 B...
ASH Podcasts
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
With several tobacco endgame (Project Sunset) policies be explored and implemented around the world, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) produced a gui...
Social Justice in Public Health
February 20th is World Day of Social Justice. The UN General Assembly recognizes that “social development and social justice are indispensable for the...
ASH Welcomes New FDA Commissioner
February 15, 2022
Dear Dr. Califf,
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Congratulations on your confirmation as the new FDA Commissione...
ASH’s 2022 Priorities
“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
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
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
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
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
Guest Author: John Mirisch
UC San Francisco Professor and distinguished anti-tobacco advocate Ruth Malone once pointed out that in the history of c...
Hidden Costs: The Economic Burden of Cigarette Smoking on U.S. Healthcare Spending
Author: Gabrielle Ballweg, ASH Human Rights Policy and Communications Intern
Arguably the most compelling justification for permitting cigarette sa...
