“New Truth Initiative® research shows most adults (56.4%) support a federal ban on menthol cigarettes, the last remaining flavored cigarette still sold in the U.S. that has long been marketed to Black Americans with predatory tobacco industry tactics… The new study, published in Public Health Reports, comes as pressure mounts to ban menthol cigarettes,
Data from 57 Countries Reveal Governments Aren’t Doing Enough to Protect Policy From Industry Influence November 17, 2020 Read the full press release and global report from the STOP Partners and the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC) here> Stay tuned for ASH’s detailed report
November 11, 2020 With COP9 postponed one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) released this new publication: Global Strategy to Accelerate Tobacco Control: Advancing sustainable development through the implementation of the WHO FCTC 2019 – 2025 The Secretariat
ASH Webinar on WHO FCTC Article 19: Using the Judicial System to Fight Tobacco November 10, 2020 Statement from Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy, Managing Attorney at ASH Article 19: How it has been utilized, how it could be utilized, and problems that might arise in the process. My presentation today is
Watch the recording here 2020 has been a challenging year for a lot of us, but at ASH, we aren’t letting that slow our progress combatting the tobacco epidemic. Much of our work is bolstered by partner and community support, so as the year winds down, we wanted to take
The week of November 9 – 13, 2020 was originally the date for global tobacco control advocates, government representatives, and UN agencies to meet at the Hague in the Netherlands to participate in the biannual negotiation for the global tobacco treaty, the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Public Hearing: January 2019 Effective: April 2019 Local Law #2 of the year 2019 Steps Have a group of youth educated and engaged in tobacco control Work with the municipalities where the youth live Have a presentation ready for the town and If you are able, engage another community group to
“Tobacco company strategies include promoting limited and highly selective information about minimally described and downplayed harms caused by their products, presenting themselves as responsible corporate citizens seeking solutions, and claiming altruism and innocence by association… Now more than ever, the industry seeks the credibility of association with reputable scientists and
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 Products That Should Not be Sold Media Contacts: AATCLC: Tracy Brown, 888-881-6619 x105 AMA: Kelly Jakubek, 765-414-3862 ASH: Megan Arendt,
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 Attorney Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy and Martin Raw, Director of International Centre for Tobacco Cessation and Visiting Professor
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 Tobacco Control Leadership Council, Corporate Accountability International, Austrian Council on Smoking and Health, Centro de Investigacion para la Epidemia del Tabaquismo
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, Issue 6, June 2020, Pages 1054–1055 noting that public health cannot be adequately approached without upholding basic human rights. Read their
This press release was re-issued on September 3rd and December 3rd, 2020 with the addition of the American Medical Association (AMA) and National Medical Association (NMA) as a co-plantiffs. See the latest news release here. THE AFRICAN AMERICAN TOBACCO CONTROL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL (AATCLC) AND ACTION ON SMOKING AND HEALTH
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 tobacco products. This is a bit different from endgame initiatives you’ve seen in the
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 Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC)
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 increasing tobacco taxes and the distributional effects raising tobacco taxes can have. CIEP found that larger tax increases on
ASH began this webinar series as the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020 to fill an information gap that existed. We’ve continued the series to provide a platform for credible partners to share their timely research and resources. These webinars are NOT intended for anyone affiliated with the tobacco industry
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 theme is ‘protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and
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 our joint submission here.
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.
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). It might strike some readers as odd that he did not include traditional combustible cigarettes in his call to action, since
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 face a particular challenge – data strongly suggests a significant co-morbidity between smoking and serious complications from exposure to the coronavirus. ASH’s
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 governments close non-essential businesses to maximize social distancing, they face the need to decide just what “essential” means. Tobacco should
[Published March 10, 2020 | Last Updated March 16, 2023] COVID-19 Resources Webinars Quit in Quarantine COVID-19 & Tobacco Co-Morbidity NOT Essential During Lockdowns COVID-19 Resources Read more about the impact of COVID-19 on ASH’s work> Resources on COVID-19 “Congruent results from two analytical approaches support a causal effect of
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 – Earlier today, the Dutch House of Representatives passed a bill designed to significantly reduce the number of retail outlets for
