"led to significant progress, including: In the United Kingdom, ASH is a registered charity established in 1971, that aims to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco. It works to raise awareness of the health risks of tobacco, and also campaigns for policy measures. It provides the secretariat of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on smoking and health. ASH was established in 1971 by the Royal College of Physicians following the refusal of the UK Government to act on the College's demand for laws to reduce tobacco use. Former health minister, John Dunwoody, became its first director. Its present-day board of trustees"
"Action on Smoking and Health Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is the name of a number of autonomous pressure groups (charities) that seek to publicise the risks associated with tobacco smoking and campaign for greater restrictions on cigarette and tobacco sales. In the US, ASH was formed in 1967 by John F. Banzhaf III, and a distinguished body of physicians, attorneys and other prominent citizens who saw the need for an organization to represent nonsmokers’ rights. Over the years, ASH has taken the lead on a variety of initiatives to counter the deaths and economic burden imposed by the"
"tobacco industry. ASH has a long history of advocacy, education and legal initiatives in the fight against tobacco. ASH has fought for health in courts, before legislative bodies and regulatory agencies, as well as international agencies such as the United Nations and the World Health Organization. ASH’s work and the work of its allies has spanned more than 40 years. Since the release of the original Surgeon General Report on smoking in January 1964, the global initiative for the prevention of tobacco-related damages has made enormous progress—and ASH has played a major role in achieving this progress. ASH’s actions have"
"American Council on Science and Health The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) is a pro-industry science education nonprofit organization founded in 1978 by Elizabeth Whelan. Its stated mission is to ""support evidence-based science and medicine."" The current president is science writer Hank Campbell. Its core membership is a board of 350 physicians, scientists, and policy advisors who review the Council's reports and participate in science, health, and consumer education, as well as media outreach. ACSH's publications focus on issues related to food, nutrition, health, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biology, biotechnology, infectious disease, and the environment. In the 1970s, ACSH scientists,"
"reflects its continued support from the medical establishment as it is composed largely of doctors and scientists. ASH was awarded a WHO World No Tobacco Day award in May 2011 and the 2012 Luther L Terry Award for ""Outstanding Organization"" by the American Cancer Society in December 2011. Its current Chief Executive, appointed in 2003, is Deborah Arnott. She was appointed Honorary Associate Professor in the Division of Epidemiology and Public Health University of Nottingham in 2011 and won the 2007 Alwyn Smith Prize awarded annually by the UK Faculty of Public Health to the person judged to have made"
"of the FDA said, ""Whelan just makes blanket endorsements of food additives. Her organization is a sham, an industry front."" In 1980, ACSH co-founder Frederick J. Stare was chairman of ACSH's Board of Directors and sought funding from US tobacco company Philip Morris USA for ACSH's activities, stating that he believed financially supporting ACSH would be to Phillip Morris' benefit. In the early 1990s, ACSH decided to stop reporting its funding. Their 1991 report shows that many corporations contributed funds. In 1982, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a consumer advocacy group, published a report on ACSH's"
"variety of issues including taxation and smuggling, health inequalities, harm reduction, and smoking and young people. It also works to raise awareness of the methods used by the tobacco industry to influence public health policies. ASH coordinates the Smokefree Action Coalition (SFAC), the umbrella group for organisations working to reduce the harm caused by tobacco, which was set up to campaign for comprehensive smoke-free legislation. In February 2006, ASH won its campaign for legislation which created comprehensive smoke-free indoor workplace regulation, introduced in England on 1 July 2007. The smoke-free regulations included all pubs, bars and private members' clubs, as"
"American Sexual Health Association The American Sexual Health Association (ASHA) is an American non-profit organization established in 1914, that cites a mission to improve the health of individuals, families, and communities, with an emphasis on sexual health, as well as a focus on preventing sexually transmitted infections and their harmful consequences. ASHA uses tools such as education, communication, advocacy and policy analysis activities with the intent to heighten public, patient, provider, policymaker and media awareness of STI prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment strategies. ASHA was born out of the early 20th century social hygiene movement. At the beginning of the"
"ACSH responded by stating on its website that Ross was remorseful for the role he played in the scam, it had occurred during a period of personal and financial hardship, and had resigned from the fraudulent clinic after seven weeks of employment. His medical license was reinstated in 2001. ACSH identifies Ross as an emeritus advisor. American Council on Science and Health The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) is a pro-industry science education nonprofit organization founded in 1978 by Elizabeth Whelan. Its stated mission is to ""support evidence-based science and medicine."" The current president is science writer Hank"
"the most outstanding contribution to the health of the public. ASH is a charity describing itself as a ""campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco"". Its funding for its core campaigning programme comes from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and Cancer Research UK (CRUK). It has also received funding from the Department of Health under its Section 64 grant programme, which is earmarked for specific projects to further the department’s public health objectives, and cannot be used to lobby the government. ASH uses funding from the BHF and CRUK to influence policy on a"
"American Association for the Abolition of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization The American Association for the Abolition of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization (AAAIMH) was an organization founded in 1970 by Dr. Thomas Szasz, George Alexander, and Erving Goffman for the purpose of abolishing involuntary psychiatric intervention, particularly involuntary commitment. The founding of the AAAIMH was announced by Szasz in 1971 on the ""American Journal of Public Health"" and ""American Journal of Psychiatry"". In the Platform Statement of the association, one can read: Board chairman of the association was Thomas Szasz. The association provided legal help to psychiatric patients and published a journal, ""The"
"a part in founding the American Association for the Abolition of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization (AAAIMH). Its founding was announced by Szasz in 1971 in the ""American Journal of Psychiatry"" and ""American Journal of Public Health"". The association provided legal help to psychiatric patients and published a journal, ""The Abolitionist"". In 1969, Szasz and the Church of Scientology co-founded the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) to oppose involuntary psychiatric treatments. Szasz served on CCHR's Board of Advisors as Founding Commissioner. In the keynote address at the 25th anniversary of CCHR, Szasz stated, ""We should all honor CCHR because it is"
"ASH Scotland campaigns, Scotland was the first part of the UK to introduce smoke-free public places legislation and the first part of the UK (and the third country globally) to declare a tobacco-free date (2034) as part of the Scottish Government's tobacco control strategy 'Creating a tobacco-free generation'. ASH Wales is a smoking cessation and health charity that began in 1976 as an autonomous branch of ASH UK, and later granted independent charity status in 2007. Its aim is to reduce the prevalence of smoking across Wales by identifying and addressing influential factors, increasing public awareness, and improving the quality"
"Abolitionist"". The organisation was dissolved in 1980. American Association for the Abolition of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization The American Association for the Abolition of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization (AAAIMH) was an organization founded in 1970 by Dr. Thomas Szasz, George Alexander, and Erving Goffman for the purpose of abolishing involuntary psychiatric intervention, particularly involuntary commitment. The founding of the AAAIMH was announced by Szasz in 1971 on the ""American Journal of Public Health"" and ""American Journal of Psychiatry"". In the Platform Statement of the association, one can read: Board chairman of the association was Thomas Szasz. The association provided legal help to"
"American School Health Association The American School Health Association (ASHA) is a professional association. It claims a membership of 2,000 members in 56 nations. More than half practice in K-12 schools or administer health education or health services programs in school districts or state departments of education. Founded in 1927 as the American Association of School Physicians by 325 physicians attending the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association in Cincinnati, Ohio, its mission was to protect and promote the health of children and youth by supporting coordinated school health programs as a foundation for school success. In 1936,"
"ACSH co-founder Frederick J. Stare was chairman of ACSH's Board of Directors and sought funding from US tobacco giant Philip Morris USA for ACSH's activities. He stated that he believed financially supporting ACSH would be to Phillip Morris' benefit. The Scaife Foundation and John M. Olin Foundation provided ACSH's first financial support in the 1970s. In her address on the 25th Anniversary of ACSH, Whelan noted that their critics such as Phil Donahue and Barbara Walters accused them of being a ""surrogate"" of the petrochemical industry and a ""shill"" for the food industry. To appease their critics, ACSH only accepted"
"its own contents, and patients, doctors and nurses are all subjected (at different levels) to the same process of institutionalism. The American Association for the Abolition of Involuntary Mental Hospitalisation (AAAIMH) was an organisation founded in 1970 by Thomas Szasz, George Alexander, and Erving Goffman for the purpose of abolishing involuntary psychiatric intervention, particularly involuntary commitment, against individuals. The founding of the AAAIMH was announced by Szasz in 1971 in the ""American Journal of Public Health"" and ""American Journal of Psychiatry"". The association provided legal help to psychiatric patients and published a journal, ""The Abolitionist"". The organization was dissolved in"
"American School Hygiene Association An outgrowth of the school hygiene movement, the American School Hygiene Association (ASCHA) was a professional organization of physicians, dentists, administrators, nurses, and other stakeholders in the health and well-being of school children. Formed in 1906, it involved reformers and politicians of the Progressive movement era, and was active in school health and advocacy issues until its last congress in 1921. ASCHA had its birth with a New York City meeting of health care and school personnel on December 3, 1906. The association was formed to ""stimulate research and promote discussion of the problem of school"
"advocacy and research of school health-related issues. American School Hygiene Association An outgrowth of the school hygiene movement, the American School Hygiene Association (ASCHA) was a professional organization of physicians, dentists, administrators, nurses, and other stakeholders in the health and well-being of school children. Formed in 1906, it involved reformers and politicians of the Progressive movement era, and was active in school health and advocacy issues until its last congress in 1921. ASCHA had its birth with a New York City meeting of health care and school personnel on December 3, 1906. The association was formed to ""stimulate research and"
"1897 the branch re-launched the ""Shield"", a periodical that had supported repeal of the Contagious Diseases Act, after this act was re-enacted in India. In 1915 the branch merged with the Ladies National Association for the Repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts to form the Association for Moral and Social Hygiene (AMSH). The international abolitionist Alison Neilans (1884–1942) was the AMSH general secretary in the 1920s. The AMSH was a member of the IAF. Protestant reformers in the Dutch Réveil movement were concerned about the spread of municipal regulation between 1852 and 1877. They published translations of Butler's writings, and"
"a part-time clinical assistant. In 1952, the family moved to Edinburgh when John Crofton became professor of tuberculosis and lung disease at the University of Edinburgh. In 1962, Crofton became a research assistant in medical epidemiology and in 1963 she became the county medical officer for the Midlothian branch of the British Red Cross Society. Crofton and her husband helped found ASH Scotland, an anti-smoking charity, in 1973 and she became the first medical director of the charity. Between 1975 and 1987 she also worked on the World Health Organization's expert committee on smoking. Crofton's campaigns were worldwide and focused"
"American Society of Hypertension The American Society of Hypertension (abbreviated ASH) was an American non-profit professional society dedicated to advancing research on hypertension and related cardiovascular diseases. The ASH was founded in 1985 by 17 scientists and physicians. In 2005, the ASH cut ties with the ""American Journal of Hypertension"" over a dispute over control of content published in the ""Journal"". In 2006, the society became the center of a dispute over the appropriate role of pharmaceutical industry in medical research. The dispute prompted several members of an ASH group convened to write a new definition of high blood pressure"
"established its national headquarters in New York City. Founders and supporters included Charles Eliot, president of Harvard University; Jane Addams of Chicago's Hull House; Edward Keyes, Jr., M.D.; Dr. Thomas N. Hepburn, leader of the Connecticut social hygiene movement; Grace Dodge, philanthropist; John D. Rockefeller, Jr., initial financial contributor; and Dr. William Freeman Snow, Stanford University professor and secretary of the California State Board of Health. ASHA's early worked focused on education and awareness efforts within the armed forces. ASHA worked with the US War Department during World War I when VD occurrences surged among soldiers. Their efforts included educating"
"Airspace Action on Smoking and Health Airspace Action on Smoking and Health (formerly ""Airspace Non-smokers' Rights Society"") is a volunteer-based anti-tobacco organization in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Airspace Non-smokers' Rights Society was initially founded in Victoria in the late 1970s and successfully lobbied for one of Canada's first ever smoking control by-laws. Dale Jackaman, then Secretary of the Victoria organization, moved to Vancouver in 1984. He and Norm Gillan founded the Vancouver branch of Airspace, and Jackaman was its first Executive Director. Jackaman then amalgamated both the Victoria and Namaimo organizations (run by Errol Povah) and formed what"
"smoking gun: how the tobacco industry gets away with murder""; and ""Toxic terror"", published in 1983, 1984 and 1985 respectively. Elizabeth Whelan Elizabeth M. Whelan (; December 4, 1943 – September 11, 2014) was an American epidemiologist best known for challenging government regulations of the consumer products, food, and pharmaceuticals industries that arose from what she said was faulty science. In 1978, she founded the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) to provide a formal foundation for her work. She also wrote, or co-wrote, more than 20 books and over 300 articles in scientific journals and lay publications. Whelan's"
"American Society for Surgery of the Hand The American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) was founded in 1946 to facilitate the exchange of information related to problems of the hand. It is the oldest and largest medical specialty society in the United States devoted to the care of the hand. Hand surgery as a specialty grew out of the treatment of the hand injuries that occurred during World War II. Sterling Bunnell, MD, founder and first president of the ASSH, set up nine regional hand centers at U.S. Army bases throughout the United States during the 1940s. As"
"American Public Health Association The American Public Health Association (APHA) is a Washington, D.C.-based professional organization for public health professionals in the United States. Founded in 1872 by a group of physicians, including Dr. Stephen Smith and Dr. Henry Hartshorne, APHA has more than 25,000 members worldwide. The Associations defines itself as: ""APHA champions the health of all people and all communities. We Strengthen the public health profession. We speak out for public health issues and policies backed by science. We are the only organization that influences federal policy, has a 140-plus year perspective and brings together members from all"
"Szasz, George Alexander, and Erving Goffman for the purpose of abolishing involuntary psychiatric intervention, particularly involuntary commitment, against individuals. The founding of the AAAIMH was announced by Szasz in 1971 in the ""American Journal of Public Health"" and ""American Journal of Psychiatry"". The association provided legal help to psychiatric patients and published a journal, ""The Abolitionist"". The organization was dissolved in 1980. A small number of individuals in the U.S. have opposed involuntary commitment in those cases in which the diagnosis forming the justification for the involuntary commitment rests, or the individuals say it rests, on the speech or writings"
"World War II drew to a close, Dr. Sterling Bunnell suggested forming an organization to continue to foster interest in hand care. In January, 1946, he and 34 hand surgeons, many of whom had worked in the Army hospitals, met immediately preceding the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). The group continued to meet in conjunction with the AAOS Annual meeting until 1987, when it held its first stand-alone annual meeting. ASSH offers four types of membership: Active, Candidate, International, and Affiliate. ""Active members"" are physicians who reside in the United States or Canada, and are"
"American Hypnosis Society American Hypnosis Society (AHS) existed from 1965 until 2001 for the purpose of educating interested individuals and mental health professionals in the proper practice of hypnosis. The Society’s stated objective was “..to advance understanding of, and research into, the beneficial use of properly practiced hypnotherapy and to dispel myths regarding its possible misuses.” The Society was founded by New York City-based psychiatrist Michael Goldstein, M.D., Ph.D., whose practice was focused on the treatment of aberrant behavior, and the reintegration of social outcasts with their community. Using a local training methodology, matching students with experienced instructors on a"
"Australian Rotary Health Australian Rotary Health (ARH) is a national, not-for-profit organisation which funds health research and provides community education about health in Australia. The organisation supports work on a broad range of health problems, but specialises in mental health. It is supported by Australian Rotary Clubs. ARH was founded by Ian Scott, a member of the Rotary Club of Mornington, Victoria. In 1981, Scott was so moved by the impact of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) on families that he resolved to set up a fund to support research on this and other family health problems. This resulted in"
"American Society of Clinical Hypnosis The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis is a professional organization based in Bloomingdale, Illinois, dedicated to the use of hypnosis in clinical settings. Founded by Milton H. Erickson, MD in 1957, ASCH (American Society of Clinical Hypnosis) is the largest U.S. organization for health and mental health care professionals using clinical hypnosis. Their ""members are psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, medical doctors, master's level nurses, and dentists"", according to the ASCH website. The goals of ASCH include: providing continuing education for professionals using hypnosis, raising public awareness of"
"couples (χ2 = 121.744, df = 1, P < 0.0001) and motivation couple having two or fewer children (χ2 = 74.893, df = 1, P < 0.0001) for female sterilization method by ASHAs. Accredited Social Health Activist Accredited social health activists (ASHAs) are community health workers instituted by the government of India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) as a part of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). The mission began in 2005; full implementation was targeted for 2012. Once fully implemented, there is to be ""an ASHA in every village"" in India, a target that translates into 250,000"