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Guest Blog: A Doctor and Tobacco Industry Whistleblower’s Take on Tobacco Endgame

March 22, 2023

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As a surgeon for 21 years, I’ve seen the extensive, heartbreaking toll tobacco products take on the human body. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and disability in the world, claiming the liv...

End of 2022 Message from ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber

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December 21, 2022

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Click to Expand The year 2022 has seen incredible milestones when it comes to taking measures to protect our collective right to health and right to a healthy environment from the harms caused by the tobacc...

ASH’s Accomplishments in 2022

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December 17, 2022

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ASH’s work is based on the principle that the behavior of the tobacco industry – producing, marketing, and selling addictive products that kill when use as intended – violates human rights, such as the right to...

Christopher K. Leung Receives Project Sunset Award for Courage in Public Health

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December 12, 2022

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NEW YORK CITY, NY - DECEMBER 8, 2022 - Action on Smoking and Health awarded the Project Sunset Award for Courage in Public Health to Christopher K. Leung, the lead attorney in the landmark case forcing the Food...

ASH at NCTOH in New Orleans

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August 29, 2022

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Author: Alexa Arejian, ASH Project Assistant Nichelle Gray presenting at NCTOH August 2022 - This year, the National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) was hosted in New Orleans, Louisiana, for the ...

Reporter Guide: Tobacco Endgame Policies

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March 1, 2022

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With several tobacco endgame (Project Sunset) policies be explored and implemented around the world, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) produced a guide for reporters on the key elements and distinctions of the...

“You can’t do that, can you?” “Yes, you can.” Why tobacco sales bans are good municipal policy

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November 15, 2021

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Guest Author: John Mirisch UC San Francisco Professor and distinguished anti-tobacco advocate Ruth Malone once pointed out that in the history of consumer products, there has never been anything deadlier tha...

Australia: Endgame News

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November 15, 2021

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The Medical Journal of Australia RESEARCH LETTER VOLUME 215, ISSUE 10 Public support for phasing out the sale of cigarettes in Australia Emily Brennan, Sarah Durkin, Michelle...

Sunset Plans

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October 28, 2021

Click here to view our: Reporter Guide to Tobacco Endgame Policies Progress on Tobacco Endgame Around the World United States – As of January 1, 2021 Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach, CA implemented their ...

Letter: 154 Organizations Call for Phasing Out Sales of Combustible Tobacco Products

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May 21, 2021

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154 Organizations Call for Phasing Out Sales of Combustible Tobacco Products The lessons learned in 2020 from the bold actions taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic provide an opportunity to consider equa...

Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach, California Make History for Public Health

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January 5, 2021

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Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach, California Make History for Public Health Their Ordinances to Ban the Sale of Commercial Tobacco are in Effect Today Media Contact: Megan Arendt (202) 390 – 9513 SACRAMEN...

John A. Mirisch, 3x Mayor of Beverly Hills, Joins Action on Smoking and Health Board of Trustees

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December 17, 2020

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John A. Mirisch, 3x Mayor of Beverly Hills, Joins Action on Smoking and Health Board of Trustees His Leadership in Passing The 1st in the Nation Ban on the Sale of Tobacco Products Will Save Lives Media Conta...

Project Sunset: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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November 9, 2020

Visit our main Project Sunset USA webpage here> Sign up for Alerts on Global Project Sunset here> Is this legal? Yes, national governments have the power to end the sale of tobacco products. In some ...

Chris Bostic – Webinar on Endgame for Tobacco: The World We Want

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June 11, 2020

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ASH Webinar on Endgame for Tobacco: The World We Want June 11, 2020 Statement from Chris Bostic, Deputy Director for Policy at ASH The goal of Project Sunset: To phase out the sale of commercial combustible ...

Los Angeles Region is the Epicenter of a Global Revolution in Public Health

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February 19, 2020

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On February 18, 2020, the Manhattan Beach city council voted 4-1 to phase out the sale of all tobacco products in the city, becoming the second U.S. city to do so (after Beverly Hills). The Pasadena city counci...

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