Publications
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Policy Papers
ASH works hard to inform and educate policy makers and the public about tobacco prevention and the tobacco industry. A number of informative policy papers ...
Statement from Executive Director on the 25th Anniversary of Smoke-free Skies
Smoke-free in the Skies, but not on the Ground
Just 25 years ago, smoking was a pervasive norm. People could smoke at work, in restaurants, and even on airplanes. Non-smokers were exposed to second hand smoke ...
“We Have an Opportunity to Change History”
“Health must become a priority. The time is now,” said global tobacco control advocates in the Framework Convention Alliance video. They emphasize the importance of this year, 2015, and that leaders must ra...
Dirty Money
Why charities should not let Big Tobacco use them for marketing.
Earlier this month, a journalist caused a stir among health charities by publicizing the fact that the American Red Cross accepts donations fro...
Legal Victories in International Tobacco Control 2014
Philip Morris International was fined in Brazil for targeting youth
The consumer protection agency from the Brazilian state of São Paulo has fined Philip Morris over $480,000. The agency acted after a fo...
Results! Tobacco Treaty Success
The latest round of negotiations for the global tobacco treaty, the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), held in Moscow ended this past Saturday, October 18, 2014. Governmen...
Malaysia Defends Tobacco Control in TPP & FCTC
Almost 200 countries signed the World Health Organisation’s Tobacco Control Convention and are obliged to take measures to curb tobacco use.
But the industry has hit back. A big tobacco company, Philip Morris,...
Tobacco Corporations Buy Political Influence
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TOBACCO CORPORATIONS BUY POLITICAL INFLUENCE
Big Tobacco Contributes Over $1.6 Million Annually to Federal Can...
Stubbing Out the Tobacco Industry’s Abuse of Trade Agreements
The tobacco industry has a long history of flexing its muscles, namely in the area of investor protection schemes, against governments in the name of protecting its own market. TTIP is an opportunity to set a g...
In Putin snub, US will skip global tobacco summit hosted by Russia
In a shot at Russian President Vladimir Putin, the United States will not send a delegation to Moscow this month to participate in global health talks that hold major implications for the tobacco and burgeoning...
A Winnable Battle
The CDC identifies reducing tobacco as a “Winnable Battle” because tobacco is a public health priority with “large-scale impact on health and with known, effective strategies to address them.”
For ASH, the a...
US FCTC Implementation Guide
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U.S. NO LONGER LEADS IN TOBACCO WARS
American Efforts to Cut Tobacco Use Fall Behind Those Abroad
The United States, once a leader in public health measures on tobacco, is fal...
Why Read the ASH Report?
It can be hard for modern Americans to understand the amount of influence and harm US society has suffered as a result of tobacco. It’s easy to see the disconnect, as it has been over five decades since more t...
A Half Century of Avoidable Death
A Global Perspective on Tobacco in America
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Tobacco is the number one cause of preventable death, and while significant progress has been made, international examp...
Live at the UN: Event Promotes Tobacco Control in Post-2015 Development Agenda
The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)—which range from halving extreme poverty rates to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS—form a blueprint agreed to by all the world’s countries and leading develo...
Action Review: Second Quarter Edition 2013
WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY 2013
The world lacks protection from tobacco and under 11% of the world's population is protected by comprehensive national smoke-free laws. This year's World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) th...
WHO Report Demonstrates Need for Higher Tobacco Taxes
Most effective measure is the most under-utilized
WASHINGTON, DC. 10 July – A report released today by the World Health Organization concludes that tax and price measures are the “least-achieved” of a global m...
WHO FCTC: The Challenge of Implementation
By Al Munzer
Chair, Board of Trustees, Action for Smoking and Health (ASH)
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) was developed in response to globalisation of the tobacco epidemic, and has ...
Tobacco consumption and hypertension increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease
Within the framework of World No Tobacco Day, PAHO/WHO warns that these two risk factors cause the most deaths in the region.
Washington, D.C., 5 June 2013 (PAHO/WHO) – Tobacco consumption increases the risk...
Global Pact Adopted to Curb Illicit Tobacco Trade
SEOUL: More than 170 countries Monday adopted what World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Margaret Chan called a "game-changing" global pact to combat the illegal tobacco trade.
The treaty envisages an intern...
Tobacco Control: WHO Director-General Addresses History-Making Conference
Dr Margaret Chan
Director-General of the World Health Organization
Address to the Fifth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Seoul, Republic of Kore...
What is the FCTC?
The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is the world’s first global public health treaty. It is also the first treaty negotiated under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO) and is one ...
FCA Video Highlights Tobacco Epidemic
A billion people will be killed by tobacco this century. It has been estimated that the tobacco industry makes approximately $6,000 for every death. This must stop! The tobacco treaty is among one of the best t...
FCA’s Video Message to COP5 Delegates
Watch the video which highlights the devastation that the tobacco epidemic has caused.
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