June 2022 - ASH staff had the opportunity to participate in the United Nations Human Rights Council 50th session, in Geneva, Switzerland. The Human Ri...
120 Organizations Call on UN Committee to Recommend US Remove Menthol
Tobacco Companies’ Marketing Tactics Violate Black Americans’ Right to be Free ...
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...
If you follow public health news, be careful your jaw doesn’t hit the floor. Last month, the government of New Zealand submitted a bill to Parliament ...
Fighting tobacco product waste: Holding tobacco industry accountable for its environmental footprint
June 2, 2022 - Tobacco control experts, includin...
Groundbreaking Tobacco Endgame Proposal from FDA on Reducing Nicotine in Cigarettes
ASH Welcomes Biden Administration’s Announcement on Reducing Nico...
ASH is excited to announce a new job opening for a remote Project Coordinator, based out of anywhere in California. The Project Coordinator will be on...
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Black Americans have been intentionally targeted by the tobacco industry for decades. As a result, nearly 9 out...
ASH submitted our comment to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on June 6, 2022, asking them to remove menthol from tobacco products.
Read ASH's ...
Lawsuit Against the FDA Dismissed in Light of Menthol Rulemaking Process
Joint Statement from the Plaintiffs Declaring Victory
WASHINGTON, DC – June...
Guest Authors: Geoffrey T. Fong, Janet Chung-Hall, and Lorraine V. Craig, ITC Project, University of Waterloo
Michael O. Chaiton, Center for Addictio...
This paper was researched and written for Health Canada, the national health ministry, in order to identify implemented and potential policies that go...
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...
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 from Chris Bostic, Policy Director at ASH
March 16, 2022
Hello Madame Chair and Committee members. Thank you for considering this importan...
With several tobacco endgame (Project Sunset) policies be explored and implemented around the world, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) produced a gui...