American Medical Association (AMA) Joins AATCLC & ASH in Lawsuit Against FDA Arendtm September 3, 2020 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News 1 AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (AMA) JOINS AATCLC AND ASH IN LAWSUIT AGAINST THE FDA The Timely Lawsuit Highlights the Lack of Protection Endured by Thousands of African Americans From Mentholated Tobacco Produc...
ASH Live: Human Rights & Cessation Arendtm July 29, 2020 Blog, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News ASH recently co-authored this BMJ Tobacco Control article on using human rights tools to strengthen cessation. To bring this new approach to more people, we are hosting a short Facebook Live with our Managing A...
Tobacco control in the United States: Failure to protect the right to health Arendtm June 23, 2020 Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News ASH published an editorial in Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, the official journal of ENSP, the European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention. The editorial was co-signed by: African American Toba...
A Holistic Approach to Human Rights and the Tobacco Epidemic Arendtm June 22, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber, Policy Director Chris Bostic, and Managing Attorney Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy published an article in the Oxford University Press: Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Volume 22, Iss...
ASH & AATCLC File Lawsuit Against FDA Arendtm June 17, 2020 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News, Smoke Alarms: ASH Legal Updates 1 This press release was re-issued on September 3, 2020 with the addition of the American Medical Association (AMA) as a co-plantiff. See the latest news release here. THE AFRICAN AMERICAN TOBACCO CONT...
Chris Bostic – Webinar on Endgame for Tobacco: The World We Want Arendtm June 11, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News 2 ASH Webinar on Endgame for Tobacco: The World We Want June 11, 2020 Statement from Chris Bostic, Deputy Director for Policy at ASH The goal of Project Sunset: To phase out the sale of commercial combustible ...
Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy – Webinar on Endgame for Tobacco: The World We Want Arendtm June 11, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News, Smoke Alarms, Smoke Alarms: ASH Legal Updates 2 ASH Webinar on Endgame for Tobacco: The World We Want June 11, 2020 Statement from Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy, Managing Attorney at ASH I wanted to give you all a quick overview of the tobacco treaty- the Framework...
CIEP: Increasing Tobacco Taxes Benefits the Poor Arendtm June 5, 2020 Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News This Report was written by the Centro de Investigación Económica y Presupuestaria A.C. (CIEP) in Mexico. Read the report here. The Report shares the results of CIEP’s extended cost-benefit analysis of increas...
ASH Webinar Series Arendtm June 4, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News 2 Read our COVID-19 & Tobacco Policy & Communications Toolkit here ASH began this webinar series as the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020 to fill an information gap that existed. We've continued t...
Essay from Atul, a 10th Grade Student in Chennai, India Arendtm May 31, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News Why does this year's World No Tobacco Day matter to children? By: Atul, Grade X, Chennai, India Every year, 31 May is observed as World No Tobacco Day by the World Health Organization (WHO) and this year’s...
NGO Joint Submission to the UN Human Rights Coucil Arendtm May 29, 2020 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News 1 In advance of the 44th session of the United Nations Human Right’s Council (HRC) this June, ASH and several partners submitted a formal statement addressing tobacco in the global human rights agenda. Read ou...
Opinion in The Hill: Suggestion that smoking protects from COVID-19 may be dangerous to public health Arendtm May 12, 2020 Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News BY DR. JOHN MAA AND BONNIE HALPERN-FELSHER, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS — 05/11/20 06:00 PM EDT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL Read the article here....
Response: States Can Stop Selling Cigarettes During the COVID-19 Pandemic Arendtm May 8, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News 1 I read with interest Representative Krishnamoorthi's opinion piece on banning electronic cigarette sales during the pandemic (FDA can boost the coronavirus battle by pausing the sale of e-cigarettes 4/29/20). I...
COVID-19 and Tobacco Policy and Communications Toolkit Arendtm April 24, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News 2 Read the Toolkit Here COVID-19 and Tobacco Policy and Communications Toolkit We are in the midst of an historic pandemic, and governments are taking unprecedented measures to mitigate the death toll. Smokers...
ASH Statement: The Coronavirus Catch-22 for the Tobacco Industry Arendtm March 31, 2020 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News 1 Statement from Action on Smoking and Health The Coronavirus Catch-22 for the Tobacco Industry Contact: Megan Arendt arendtm@ash.org (202) 659-4310 WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 31, 2020 – As...
Coronavirus Update Arendtm March 10, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News 7 Resources on COVID-19 World Health Organization and who is at risk Q&A? WHO FCTC Secretariat's statement on May 4, 2020 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and their April 8, 2020 guidance to...
ASH Statement: Dutch Parliament Moves to Drastically Reduce Tobacco Sales Arendtm March 3, 2020 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News 1 Statement from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Dutch Parliament Moves to Drastically Reduce Tobacco Sales Contact: Megan Arendt arendtm@ash.org (202) 659-4310 THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – MARCH 3, 2020 – Ea...
Los Angeles Region is the Epicenter of a Global Revolution in Public Health Arendtm February 19, 2020 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News On February 18, 2020, the Manhattan Beach city council voted 4-1 to phase out the sale of all tobacco products in the city, becoming the second U.S. city to do so (after Beverly Hills). The Pasadena city counci...
ASH Statement: The Surgeon General is right: Smoking cessation treatment works and is critical Arendtm January 23, 2020 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News Statement of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) The Surgeon General is right: Smoking cessation treatment works and is critical Contact: Megan Arendt arendtm@ash.org (202) 659-4310 On January 23, 2020, the...
Nonprofit Sues JUUL, Alleges Labeling on E-Cigarette Product Is Misleading Arendtm January 21, 2020 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News Nonprofit Sues JUUL, Alleges Labeling on E-Cigarette Product Is Misleading JUULpods’ “5.0% Nicotine Strength” and “3.0% Nicotine Strength” Labels Mislead Consumers About Amount of Nicotine Delivered by Popular...
ASH Discusses Proposed D.C. Ban on the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products Arendtm January 4, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News On January 2, 2020, ASH staff Liz Furgurson and Chris Bostic (pictured above, second from the right) attended a public hearing of the DC City Council Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, which is conside...
ASH Statement on Facebook and Instagram Prohibiting Tobacco and E-cigarette Influencer Promotions Arendtm December 20, 2019 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News Statement from Action on Smoking & Health (ASH) On December 18, 2019, Facebook (including Instagram) announced that it would no longer allow influencers using its platforms to promote tobacco products, inc...
First long-term study of the health impact of vaping points the way to regulation of all tobacco products Arendtm December 17, 2019 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News First long-term study of the health impact of vaping points the way to regulation of all tobacco products Statement by Action on Smoking and Health On December 16, 2019, the first long-term study of e-cigaret...
ASH’s Accomplishments in 2019 Arendtm December 10, 2019 ASH in the News, Blog, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News ASH has a three-pronged approach to end the tobacco epidemic. Each program can end the tobacco epidemic on its own, and combined, our programs will chip away at the tobacco industry from every angle to speed up...
ASH’s Human Rights Work in Japan Arendtm November 26, 2019 ASH in the News, Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News Laurent Huber speaking at the plenary session ASH has been working tirelessly to use human rights tools to advance health around the world. Recently, we were invited to bring this work to Japan. While Ja...
