Add your name to the Cape Town Declaration Arendtm May 29, 2018 Blog, Featured News & Events, Related News 3 ...
ASH: The Big Picture Arendtm December 19, 2017 Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News 2017 has been a very exciting year at ASH. We celebrated our 50th anniversary, announced our pivot away from “tobacco control” and towards “cigarette ...
Why I Fight: Jane’s Dad Arendtm December 14, 2017 Blog, Featured News & Events On the Shoulders of a Giant When I heard the news of 50 newspapers in the USA running full page ads against smoking it was a bitter-sweet moment. Let...
The Bubonic Plague. Polio. Cholera. Smallpox. Malaria. And Tobacco? Arendtm December 14, 2017 Blog, Featured News & Events We often refer to tobacco as an epidemic. But what does that really mean? And does tobacco-related death and disease really compare to diseases that d...
FINALLY! Corrective Ads Published! Arendtm November 20, 2017 Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Smoke Alarms, Smoke Alarms: ASH Legal Updates 2 **UPDATE 3** - Beginning on November 26, 2017 the public will begin seeing long-awaited “corrective statements” by the tobacco industry on television ...
Keynote from Sharon Eubanks at ASH’s 50th Anniversary Event Arendtm October 27, 2017 ASH in the News, Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News Sharon Eubanks, Former Department of Justice attorney who led the RICO lawsuit Friends, Deputy Chief Baluga: It is an honor to be asked to say a few...
Philip Morris International Pretends to Care Arendtm September 13, 2017 Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events Philip Morris International announced today that they have pledged $1 billion to work towards a smoke-free world. Some are inclined to greet this anno...
The U.S. Is Not Living Up to Its Obligation to Protect the Health of Its Citizens Arendtm July 17, 2017 Blog, Featured News & Events All countries around the world, including the United States, have committed to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: the Sustainable Developmen...
2016 Annual Report Arendtm June 9, 2017 ASH in the News, Blog, News & Events, Related News 1 ASH recognizes Big Tobacco as the vector of the tobacco epidemic, and we work on several fronts to counter attack their deadly products. Read our 20...
For an Earth Free of Tobacco Waste Arendtm April 22, 2017 Blog, Featured News & Events By Yogi Hale Hendlin, PhD, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, UCSF We all know tobacco kills. But few stop to consider how tobacco ...
Hold the Tobacco Industry Responsible for Harming our Global Environment Arendtm April 21, 2017 Blog, Featured News & Events 1 By Clif Curtis For decades now, with cigarette sales having increased to more than six trillion in 2016, tobacco producers have refused to accept a...
World Cancer Day 2017 Arendtm February 3, 2017 Blog, Featured News & Events, Smoke Alarms As we mark World Cancer Day, let's take a moment to envision a day in the future when cancer is no longer ever a death sentence. As our National Cance...
What’s next in 2017 Arendtm December 22, 2016 ASH in the News, Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events As the year comes to a close, we would like to take the time to thank all of our donors and allies for your ongoing support, 2017 will be very spec...
Statement from ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber on a Tobacco-Free World Arendtm December 19, 2016 ASH in the News, Blog, Featured News & Events, Smoke Alarms That’s our vision at ASH, a tobacco-free world. This year marks ASH’s 50th anniversary, and we are as committed as ever to end the tobacco epidemic. ...
Human Rights Day 2016 Arendtm December 7, 2016 Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Smoke Alarms, Smoke Alarms: ASH Legal Updates December 10th is recognized worldwide as Human Rights Day. It commemorates the anniversary of the day that the United Nations General Assembly adopted...
We must protect our health gains Arendtm December 2, 2016 Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Smoke Alarms: ASH Legal Updates What will the next four years hold for the anti-tobacco movement in the U.S.? We can't say for sure, and if the recent track record of pollsters tells...
What if Tobacco Vanished? Arendtm December 2, 2016 Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Smoke Alarms, Smoke Alarms: ASH Legal Updates Cigarettes have been commercially marketed and sold in the United States for over 100 years. The negative health effects of tobacco have been public k...
RJ Reynolds Can’t Make Up Its Mind Arendtm October 31, 2016 Blog, Featured News & Events, Related News, Smoke Alarms, Smoke Alarms: ASH Legal Updates In California, RJ Reynolds is spending millions to prevent a new tax on cigarettes. But in Missouri, RJ Reynolds is spending millions to promote a new...
U.S. Campaign Contributions 2016 Arendtm October 24, 2016 Blog, News & Events, Related News, Smoke Alarms The tobacco epidemic is a huge public health problem. Almost 600,000 Americans die every year from tobacco related diseases. This death and disease is...
ASH Environmental Webinar Recap Arendtm September 30, 2016 Blog, Featured News & Events, Smoke Alarms, Smoke Alarms: ASH Legal Updates 1 When we think of tobacco, a lot of health issues immediately spring to mind – lung cancer, throat cancer, cardiovascular disease, tooth decay, asthma....
Tobacco 21: Campaign Case Study Arendtm September 1, 2016 ASH in the News, Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News 1 This case study is intended as a teaching device for municipalities that are just getting started or have already begun working to raise the minimum a...
10th Anniversary of Landmark Ruling Arendtm August 16, 2016 Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News, Smoke Alarms 1 On August 17, 2006, U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler issued an historic ruling. Nearly 7 years after the case was first filed, Judge Kessler issued ...
WHO Resources on NCDs Arendtm July 19, 2016 Blog, News & Events, Related News The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking to better assist progress toward the non-communicable disease (NCD) reduction targets endorsed by gover...
No Safe Use of Tobacco Arendtm July 15, 2016 Blog, Smoke Alarms, Smoke Alarms: ASH Legal Updates 1 Tasmania, an Australian island off the Southern coast, is considering an historic step for tobacco control. The Legislative Council is currently consi...
Earth Day 2016 Arendtm April 22, 2016 Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Smoke Alarms, Smoke Alarms: ASH Legal Updates 1 The harmful impacts of smoking go well beyond each individual smoker. Cigarettes have a negative impact on the environment throughout their entire lif...