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Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

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February 2, 2022
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Oral Statement Prepared for the ECOSOC Partnership Forum On behalf of Action on Smoking and Health and 29 signatory organizations, I would like to take a moment to draw attention to the importance of address...

The Impact of COVID-19 on ASH

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Before COVID-19, ASH already had a flexible work environment where all staff were encouraged to have a work from home set up, complete with our main phone line forwarding to cell phones. So when the world went ...

Why Tobacco Still Matters

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January 13, 2021
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By: Chris Bostic, Policy Director at ASH January 12, 2021 Our national house is on fire. And it’s flooded. And it’s falling into a sinkhole. Focusing on a broken window right now would be ludicrous. The ...

Study reveals how smoking worsens COVID-19 infection in the airways

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December 22, 2020
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Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program released a new study which reveals how smoking worsens COVID-19 infections in the airways. Read more here>...
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Response: States Can Stop Selling Cigarettes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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May 8, 2020
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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...
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COVID-19 and Tobacco Policy and Communications Toolkit

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April 24, 2020
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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...
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ASH Statement: Leaving and Halting Funding to the World Health Organization Harms More Than the COVID-19 Response

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April 16, 2020
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Statement from Action on Smoking & Health Leaving and Halting Funding to the World Health Organization Harms More Than the COVID-19 Response* Contact: Megan Arendt arendtm@ash.org (202) 659-4310 WASHIN...
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Carolyn Dresler – Webinar on Coronavirus, Human Rights & Tobacco

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April 2, 2020
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ASH Webinar on Coronavirus, Human Rights and Tobacco April 2, 2020 Statement from Carolyn Dresler, MD, MPA Thank you for joining our webinar discussion on this important topic. A question that is pertinen...

ASH Statement: The Coronavirus Catch-22 for the Tobacco Industry

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  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...
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Sheltering in Place – An Opportunity to Finally Quit Smoking

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March 30, 2020
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By: Dr. Harry Lando, Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota Chris Bostic, Deputy Director for Policy, Action on Smoking & Health   We are living throug...
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COVID-19 Resources

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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 smoking on risk of severe COVID-19." Sept...

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