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ASH Scotland welcomes Scottish research showing reduced childhood asthma hospitalisations following smoking ban in vehicles

16th July 2021

Recent research conducted by the University of Glasgow, in collaboration with the Universities of Aberdeen and Stirling, has revealed that hospitalisations for asthma in pre-school children has fallen in Scotland in the two years following ...

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YouthBorders becomes 400th organisation supporting a Tobacco-free Generation

10th May 2021

  Monday 10th May 2021 for immediate release      NEWS RELEASE   YouthBorders becomes 400th organisation supporting a Tobacco-free Generation      Susan Hunter, Chief Officer of YouthBorders, was today proud to become the 400th organisation ...

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New autumn and winter dates for IMPACT online training

20th April 2021

IMPACT – Smoking and Mental Health FREE Training Sessions We have launched the autumn/winter dates for our one and two hour on-line sessions on the adverse effect of smoking on mental ...

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A Manifesto for Health Equality

14th April 2021

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15 years of smoke-free legislation in Scotland

26th March 2021

Today (Friday 26 March) marks 15 years since smoke-free legislation was introduced to Scotland. Together with Stirling University, ASH Scotland reflects on this milestone. The year following the introduction of smoke-free ...

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New dates announced for free online training on the links between smoking and mental health

1st March 2021

NEW dates for the Free IMPACT training   Let’s talk about smoking Guidance, support and training for staff and volunteers supporting people with mental health problems about the effects of smoking on mental ...

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More than a third of Scots report smoking more during lockdown

27th January 2021

Figures released from Scottish Government reveal that more than a third (36%) of people who smoke report smoking more during lockdown – with just 8% saying they smoke less.  A ...

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Event - Join us at this years Scottish Tobacco-free Alliance Online Learning Festival

13th November 2020

Joins us at this years Scottish Tobacco-free Alliance (STA) online learning festival!   Adopting to the challenge that Covid-19 has brought us, this years STA learning festival has moved online. Between Monday 30th ...

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ASH Scotland now providing free introductory sessions for organisations wishing to know more about tobacco

11th November 2020

ASH Scotland has adapted a range of our existing support, training and briefings and we are now excited to offer these as a range of concise online sessions (using either ...

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ASH Scotland joins forces with 9 of Scotland’s biggest health charities to campaign for action on the prevention of NCDs

10th September 2020

Non-Communicable Disease Prevention Wednesday 9 March 2020, ASH Scotland together with 9 of Scotland’s biggest health charities officially lanched the campaign for action on the prevention of NCDs. Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) (such as ...

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