Opinion in The Hill: Suggestion that smoking protects from COVID-19 may be dangerous to public health Arendtm May 12, 2020 Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News 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 Arendtm May 8, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News 1 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...
Sign on Letter: Tobacco Industry Pandemic Misinformation Arendtm May 8, 2020 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events May 8, 2020 Read the sign on letter here 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...
COVID-19 and Tobacco Policy and Communications Toolkit Arendtm April 24, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases, Related News 2 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...
Linda Bailey – Webinar on Tobacco Cessation, Production & Sales in Light of COVID-19 Arendtm April 16, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, News & Events 2 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: NAQ...
Chris Bostic – Webinar on Tobacco Cessation, Production & Sales in Light of COVID-19 Arendtm April 16, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, News & Events 1 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 o...
ASH Statement: Halting Funding to the World Health Organization Harms More Than the COVID-19 Response Arendtm April 16, 2020 ASH in the News, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases 1 Statement from Action on Smoking & Health 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 – AP...
Carolyn Dresler – Webinar on Coronavirus, Human Rights & Tobacco Arendtm April 2, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, News & Events 1 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...
Sheltering in Place – An Opportunity to Finally Quit Smoking Arendtm March 30, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events 1 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 Arendtm March 10, 2020 ASH in the News, Blog, Breaking News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News 7 Resources from ASH Read ASH's Statement on the Tobacco Industry and COVID-19 Pandemic Read our Joint Blog with Cessation Expert Dr. Harry Lando on how to Quit while in Quarantine. And join us by p...
