The Impact of COVID-19 on ASH
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
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
Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program released a new study which reveals how smoking worsens COVID-19 infections in the airways.
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Response: States Can Stop Selling Cigarettes During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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
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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: Leaving and Halting Funding to the World Health Organization Harms More Than the COVID-19 Response
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...
Carolyn Dresler – Webinar on Coronavirus, Human Rights & Tobacco
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
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...
Sheltering in Place – An Opportunity to Finally Quit Smoking
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...
Coronavirus Update
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of COVID-19 on ASH's work>
Resources on COVID-19
World Health Organization and who is at risk Q&A?
WHO FCTC Secretariat's statement on May 4, 2020
Centers fo...