New Report: Tobacco in America
Americans’ Health Ranks 43rd Globally, Despite Spending Most on Healthcare
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Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) unveils report results, demonstrating that large disparities in tobacc...
UN Officially Recognizes that Tobacco Makes the World Poorer
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UN Officially Recognizes that Tobacco Makes the World Poorer
Sustainable Development Goals Adopted at UN Summi...
“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...
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...
Write to Ambassador Samantha Power
If you think tobacco control is an important issue and should be included in the post-2015 development agenda, use this template letter to send to US Ambassador Samantha Power. The letter explains the advantage...
Global Development
Tobacco is an economic threat to individuals, countries and the world.
Tobacco use is a major driver of poverty, depriving the world of between 1-2% of its GDP annually.
Tobacco use is higher among...
What We Do
ASH takes action against the tobacco epidemic on a global scale. The tobacco industry does not limit itself to a geographic area, and neither can we. Our goal is to see U.S. tobacco control through a global l...