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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

February 2, 2022

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 addressing the negative impact tobacco has on COVID-19 outcomes and the 2030 development agenda. Tobacco remains

The Impact of COVID-19 on ASH

April 8, 2021

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 remote, ASH staff didn’t miss a beat from their established home offices. That

Why Tobacco Still Matters

January 13, 2021

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 same might be said for working to end the tobacco epidemic during an historic

End of 2020 Message from ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber

December 22, 2020

Twelve months ago, most of us would not have expected to see the world brought down to its knees by a virus that swept through the year killing more than 1.6 million people and halting local economies. This pandemic has placed the topic of health front and center in the

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

December 22, 2020

Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program released a new study which reveals how smoking worsens COVID-19 infections in the airways. Read more here>

ASH Webinar Series

June 4, 2020

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

Opinion in The Hill: Suggestion that smoking protects from COVID-19 may be dangerous to public health

May 12, 2020

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

May 8, 2020

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

Sign on Letter: Tobacco Industry Pandemic Misinformation

May 8, 2020

May 8, 2020 Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) joined the public health community in its call to the United Nations (UN) to include the tobacco industry misinformation in the efforts to battle the COVID “misinfodemic.” The call is embodied in a letter dated April 30, 2020 wherein 52 public

COVID-19 and Tobacco Policy and Communications Toolkit

April 24, 2020

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

Linda Bailey – Webinar on Tobacco Cessation, Production & Sales in Light of COVID-19

April 16, 2020

ASH Webinar on Tobacco Cessation, Production & Sales in Light of COVID-19 April 16, 2020 Statement from Linda Bailey, JD, MHS President and CEO, North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC) ABOUT NAQC: NAQC is a non-profit organization that works to improve the quality and availability of tobacco cessation quitlines in North

Chris Bostic – Webinar on Tobacco Cessation, Production & Sales in Light of COVID-19

April 16, 2020

ASH Webinar on Tobacco Cessation, Production & Sales in Light of COVID-19 April 16, 2020 Statement from Chris Bostic, Deputy Director for Policy at ASH I’m mostly going to focus on the responsibilities of governments in the context of tobacco and COVID-19, and I think it falls into three broad

ASH Statement: Leaving and Halting Funding to the World Health Organization Harms More Than the COVID-19 Response

April 16, 2020

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 WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 7, 2020 – On April 14, 2020, President Trump ordered his administration to halt funding to the World

Carolyn Dresler – Webinar on Coronavirus, Human Rights & Tobacco

April 2, 2020

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 pertinent to this webinar, is: what is the impact or effect of tobacco use on the diagnosis, treatment

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

March 31, 2020

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

Sheltering in Place – An Opportunity to Finally Quit Smoking

March 30, 2020

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 through extraordinary times, and most of us are being forced to reorder our lives without notice. For many, coronavirus means staying

COVID-19 Resources

March 10, 2020

[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

The Human Rights Council and Universal Periodic Review

February 5, 2019

The Human Rights Council (HRC) is a United Nations (UN) body whose mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world. While there have been a limited number of resolutions that are directly relevant to tobacco control, there are many others that could support a human rights based

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Why Tobacco Still Matters

Sign on Letter: Tobacco Industry Pandemic Misinformation

Linda Bailey – Webinar on Tobacco Cessation, Production & Sales in Light of COVID-19

Chris Bostic – Webinar on Tobacco Cessation, Production & Sales in Light of COVID-19

ASH Statement: Leaving and Halting Funding to the World Health Organization Harms More Than the COVID-19 Response

Carolyn Dresler – Webinar on Coronavirus, Human Rights & Tobacco

Sheltering in Place – An Opportunity to Finally Quit Smoking

The Human Rights Council and Universal Periodic Review

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