Breaking: Tobacco Carve-Out in TPP ash October 5, 2015 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Trade FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Megan Arendt Office: 202-659-4310 Email: arendtm@ash.org Tobacco Carve-Out in TPP, Major Victory for Public Health Removes New Weapon for Tobacco Industry WASHINGTON, DC – ...
UN Officially Recognizes that Tobacco Makes the World Poorer Arendtm September 25, 2015 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News 1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Megan Arendt Office: 202-659-4310 Email: arendtm@ash.org UN Officially Recognizes that Tobacco Makes the World Poorer Sustainable Development Goals Adopted at UN Summi...
Big Trade Agreements … Big Tobacco Arendtm September 3, 2015 ASH in the News, Blog, Featured News & Events, Related News By Chris Bostic, for Health and Trade Network As the role of tobacco companies in trade agreements on both sides of the Atlantic has been highlighted by a series of controversial events in recent weeks, this...
On Our Way to Achieving the “Impossible” Arendtm July 15, 2015 ASH in the News, Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News When ASH first began its post-2015 UN development agenda campaign in 2013, it was perceived as nearly impossible to integrate tobacco control into the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), let alone the Fina...
#USChamberExposed Arendtm July 6, 2015 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News On June 30, 2015, The New York Times released a tiered investigation to expose the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) affiliates as a front group for Big Tobacco. The New ...
Obama Can Help End Tobacco Epidemic, Says ASH Arendtm June 24, 2015 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Megan Arendt Office: 202-659-4310 Email: arendtm@ash.org Obama Can Help End Tobacco Epidemic, Says ASH Action on Smoking & Health (ASH) Calls on President Obama to...
International Smoke-free Air Successes Arendtm June 16, 2015 ASH in the News, Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News Many Americans view smoking, and secondhand smoke, as a problem that has mostly been solved, at least in the United States. However, only half of all Americans are protected from exposure to secondhand smoke...
Trade Threats to Tobacco Control Arendtm May 13, 2015 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News ASH releases analysis of trade threats to U.S. domestic tobacco control policies. ...
Hillary pressed to take on Big Tobacco Arendtm April 20, 2015 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News Public health groups are urging newly minted Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to follow in her husband’s footsteps and take on Big Tobacco. The calls for Clinton to make the issue part of he...
ASH participates in the World Conference on Tobacco or Health 2015 Arendtm March 16, 2015 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News 1 This week, several representatives of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) will be attending the World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Abu Dhabi. WCTOH is a five-day scientific conference where presenters hig...
Statement from Executive Director on the 25th Anniversary of Smoke-free Skies Arendtm February 25, 2015 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News Smoke-free in the Skies, but not on the Ground Just 25 years ago, smoking was a pervasive norm. People could smoke at work, in restaurants, and even on airplanes. Non-smokers were exposed to second hand smoke ...
Statement from ASH on the 25th Anniversary of Smoke-free Skies Arendtm February 24, 2015 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases The absence of smoking on commercial airliners is something we all now take for granted. But it wasn’t always that way. The ban on smoking was the culmination of years of effort by many individuals and public ...
John Oliver takes on tobacco industry Arendtm February 16, 2015 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News 1 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver exposed Big Tobacco's international bullying tactics to target new and existing customers with their deadly products. ASH supported their researchers in putting together th...
Exclusive: American Red Cross Pressured To Rid Itself of Tobacco Money Arendtm January 7, 2015 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News 1 New York (Reuters) - The American Red Cross risks damaging the reputation of the global Red Cross brand because of its refusal to stop accepting donations from tobacco companies, a top official with the humanit...
Uruguay Presents Defense Against Philip Morris Tobacco Lawsuit Arendtm November 13, 2014 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News Uruguay has presented a 500 page document to defend itself against an international lawsuit challenging the country's tough tobacco packaging regulations. The claim was brought by Philip Morris, the global toba...
32 Schools “Free From Tobacco Money” Arendtm November 12, 2014 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Megan Arendt Office: 202-659-4310 Email: arendtm@ash.org ASH CERTIFIES 32 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES “FREE FROM TOBACCO MONEY” In Honor of Their Divestment from Tobacco...
Results! Tobacco Treaty Success Arendtm October 30, 2014 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News The latest round of negotiations for the global tobacco treaty, the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), held in Moscow ended this past Saturday, October 18, 2014. Governmen...
Tobacco Corporations Buy Political Influence Arendtm October 8, 2014 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Megan Arendt Office: 202-659-4310 Email: arendtm@ash.org TOBACCO CORPORATIONS BUY POLITICAL INFLUENCE Big Tobacco Contributes Over $1.6 Million Annually to Federal Can...
In Putin snub, US will skip global tobacco summit hosted by Russia Arendtm October 3, 2014 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News In a shot at Russian President Vladimir Putin, the United States will not send a delegation to Moscow this month to participate in global health talks that hold major implications for the tobacco and burgeoning...
Big Tobacco abroad: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and the downside to free trade Arendtm June 9, 2014 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, Related News EXCERPT: Because the treaty sets minimum standards, Chris Bostic, Deputy Director for Policy at Action of Smoking and Health (ASH), told me that the industry has “gone after any country that has pushed the n...
FDA Extends Its Authority Over Tobacco Products & E-Cigarettes, Leaving Loopholes Arendtm April 24, 2014 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases Statement of ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed new rules that will extend its regulatory authority to include electronic cigarettes as well as cigar...
Major Bloomberg Seeks Cigarette Display Ban in Line with Global Standards ash March 19, 2013 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, Related News Just days after a judge rejected Mayor Bloomberg's proposal to ban sales of big soft drinks in New York City, he's now proposing to ban public display of cigarettes for sale. If New York Mayor Bloomberg has ...
