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Dr. Carolyn Dresler, 2022 C. Everett Koop Unsung Hero Award Recipient, Joins Action on Smoking and Health Board of Trustees

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ASH’s Accomplishments in 2022

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A Global First: New Zealand Passes Tobacco Endgame Bill Package

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Christopher K. Leung Receives Project Sunset Award for Courage in Public Health

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NEW YORK CITY, NY - DECEMBER 8, 2022 - Action on Smoking and Health awarded the Project Sunset Award for Courage in Public Health to Christopher K. Leung, the lead attorney in the landmark case forcing the Food...

Synopsis and Prospects: UN Plastics Pollution Treaty Negotiations

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Day 4: UN Plastics Pollution Treaty Negotiations

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Day 3: UN Plastics Pollution Treaty Negotiations

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UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution

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The UN Environmental Assembly adopted a resolution to begin negotiations in November 2022 on an international, legally-binding treaty to end plastic pollution. These treaty negotiations offer an important oppor...

ASH Welcomes Protection from Flavored Tobacco Products in California

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Professor Stephen P. Marks, Harvard Professor Emeritus, Joins Action on Smoking and Health Board of Trustees

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2021 Annual Report

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Click here to read ASH's Annual Report In 2021, despite operating under the global COVID-19 pandemic, ASH implemented numerous programs to accomplish its Mission, “to advocate for innovative legal and polic...

Decades of Dedication: Dr. Alfred Munzer’s Career in Public Health

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Court Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Brookline, Massachusetts’ Tobacco-Free Generation Law

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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

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UN Committee calls on Germany: Protect children from second-hand smoke, tobacco advertising and child labour

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Perfection Versus Progress: Malaysia’s Generational End Game Bill

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ASH at the Tobacco Industry Monitoring, Research and Accountability Course

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2022 C. Everett Koop Unsung Hero Awarded to Dr. Carolyn Dresler

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Media Contact: Megan (Arendt) Manning (202) 659 – 4310 2022 C. Everett Koop Unsung Hero Awarded to Dr. Carolyn Dresler RIDGEWAY, COLORADO – SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 – Today, the American Lung Association honore...

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