Statement from ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber on FDA and Graphic Warning Labels: Glacial and Unwilling, but in the Right Direction Arendtm August 16, 2019 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News This week the Food and Drug Administration announced a comment period for a proposed rule to require graphic health warnings on cigarette packages and advertisements (pictured above). If this sounds familia...
Joint Letter to the United Nations Secretary-General Arendtm July 19, 2019 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Feature, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News Secretary General António Guterres 19 July 2019 United Nations, S-233 New York, NY 10027 D...
Beverly Hills, CA is the New Norm for Tobacco Sales, Not the Outlier Arendtm June 4, 2019 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News 1 Beverly Hills, CA is the New Norm for Tobacco Sales, Not the Outlier Ban on Tobacco Sales in Beverly Hills Passed with Unanimous Support WASHINGTON, DC – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2019 – Late last night, the Beverly...
Media Advisory: What’s Menthol Got to Do with It? Everything (Still)! Arendtm May 20, 2019 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News Carol McGruder, Co-Chair, African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council "For every black man murdered, there are 6-8 dying of tobacco diseases." "We can’t wait until what’s happening with police bru...
Global Forum on Human Rights and a Tobacco-Free World Arendtm March 24, 2019 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, Global Action for Everyone's Health, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News 2 Romanian President Klaus Iohannis speaking at the Forum This unique and historic event brought together global leaders in human rights and public health to discuss ways to advance worldwide efforts to comb...
Statement on Hawaii Phasing Out Cigarette Sales Arendtm February 4, 2019 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News Statement from ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber Monday, February 4, 2019 ASH fully supports Hawaii’s proposal to phase cigarettes out of the Hawaiian market by 2024. Cigarettes are highly engineered nico...
FDA wants to ban menthol cigarettes. Why not all cigarettes? Arendtm November 14, 2018 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, Press Releases Media Contact: Megan Arendt arendtm@ash.org (202) 659 - 4310 WASHINGTON, DC – November 15, 2018 – This week FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced his intention to begin the process for banning the sale...
Sign on Letter to the President of the Swiss Confederation Arendtm September 24, 2018 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News Read the sign on letter from 113 signatory organizations here. Photos for Media Use from Press Conference here. View Press Conference powerpoint. Overview of Press Conference Pascal Diethelm (President,...
Dr. Cheryl Healton of New York University Joins Action on Smoking and Health Board of Trustees Arendtm July 30, 2018 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News 1 ASH Contact: Megan Arendt, (202) 659 – 4310 NYU Contact: Rachel Harrison, (212) 998 – 6797 WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 30, 2018 – Action on Smoking and Health (ASH US) is pleased to welcome Dr. Cheryl Healt...
WTO Panel Puts Health Ahead of Tobacco Industry Profits Arendtm June 28, 2018 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases Landmark case gives governments more discretion in health policies Contact: Megan Arendt, (202) 659 – 4310 Statement of Laurent Huber, Executive Director, Action on Smoking & Health WASHINGTON, DC – ...
A World Without Tobacco Deaths Arendtm May 30, 2018 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases 1 Statement from Executive Director Laurent Huber Contact: Megan Arendt, (202) 659 - 4310 WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 30, 2018 – Tomorrow is World No Tobacco Day, a day when we remind ourselves of the epidemic of di...
Dutch Prosecutor Rejects Tobacco Criminal Case; Many Arguments for Appeal Exist Arendtm February 22, 2018 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News 1 Statement of Laurent Huber, Executive Director of Action on Smoking and Health WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 22, 2018 – We are disappointed in the Dutch Public Prosecution Service’s (DPPS) decision not to file cri...
Let’s Get Rid of Cigarettes Arendtm December 5, 2017 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases A World Where Cigarettes are No Longer Sold for Profit is Within Reach Contact: Megan Arendt, (202) 659 – 4310 WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 6, 2017 – Cigarettes are the only consumer good that kills when used ...
Report on 50 Years Arendtm October 23, 2017 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases 1 Contact: Megan Arendt (202) 659 – 4310 arendtm@ash.org A Future with ZERO Tobacco Deaths ASH Releases Report on 50 Years of Fighting Click to read the report WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 26, 2017 –...
Statement from ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber on new PMI Foundation Arendtm October 17, 2017 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases On September 13, a new chapter in the struggle against tobacco began with a surprise announcement. Philip Morris International, a multinational giant and marketer of Marlboro, the world's most popular cigarette...
95 Health Groups to Philip Morris International: Stop Selling Cigarettes Arendtm September 14, 2017 Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases WASHINGTON, D.C. – SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 – Today, 95 organizations from around the globe published an open letter to Philip Morris International (PMI) demanding that they immediately cease the production, marketin...
Tobacco Industry Accused of Murder: Criminal Case Against Tobacco Industry, ASH reports Arendtm July 17, 2017 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases Action on Smoking & Health Draws on “Sick of Smoking’s” Current Legal Challenge Against Tobacco Companies in the Netherlands to Highlight Criminal Liability WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tuesday, July 18, 2017 – ...
New Report: Tobacco in America Arendtm May 30, 2017 Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases 1 Americans’ Health Ranks 43rd Globally, Despite Spending Most on Healthcare Read the Full Report Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) unveils report results, demonstrating that large disparities in tobacc...
Tobacco Production, Marketing Violate Basic Human Rights Arendtm May 21, 2017 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News Action on Smoking and Health and Unfairtobacco agree with the Danish Institute of Human Rights (DIHR) that Philip Morris International (PMI) should cease “the production and marketing of tobacco.” Read the...
International Labour Organization to Consider Severing Ties with the Tobacco Industry Arendtm March 13, 2017 Featured News & Events, Press Releases Responding to Mounting Pressure, UN Agency Forced to Address Conflict of Interest Washington, D.C.—March 14, 2017 – On Wednesday, March 15th, the International Labour Organization (ILO) will vote on whether to...
Statement from Action on Smoking and Health on E-Cigarettes Following the U.S. Surgeon General’s Report: E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults Arendtm December 8, 2016 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases 1 U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released a new report today, December 8, 2016, that presents research and policy recommendations on electronic cigarettes and their use among adolescents and young adults. ...
ASH Releases Video to Showcase a New Ending to the Tobacco Story Arendtm November 17, 2016 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 ASH Releases Video to Showcase a New Ending to the Tobacco Story The World We Need WASHINGTON, D.C. – Novembe...
Uruguay Wins Its Tobacco Case Against Philip Morris International ash July 8, 2016 Feature, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Megan Arendt Office: 202-659-4310 Email: arendtm@ash.org STATEMENT BY LAURENT HUBER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ACTION ON SMOKING AND HEALTH Uruguay Wins Its Tobacco Case...
Does Tobacco Violate Human Rights? Arendtm April 5, 2016 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases 2 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Megan Arendt Office: 202-659-4310 Email: arendtm@ash.org Does Tobacco Violate Human Rights? Inter-American Commission Ponders Question WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 6, 2016...
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Hearing: Tobacco Addiction and the Right to Health Arendtm March 29, 2016 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, Press Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: ASH: Megan Arendt / ArendtM@ash.org O’Neill Institute: Karen Teber / Km463@georgetown.edu FIC Argentina: Patricia Gutkowski/ prensa@ficargentina.org WASHINGTON, DC...
