Case Studies Tobacco Control Case Study: Mexico – Collaborative Media Campaigns A comprehensive communication initiative, designed with local partners and in close coordination with the National Tobacco Control Office, shows the power of effective advocacy and highlights the importance of collaboration and persistence.
Case Studies Tobacco Control Case Study—Philippines In November 2021 the Philippine government became the second in the world to require graphic health warnings not just on traditional cigarettes, but also on electronic products, including e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products.
Case Studies Tobacco Control Case Study: Mexico – 100% smoke-free places and a ban on tobacco advertisement, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS). Strategically timed campaigns help motivate the Mexican government to ban smoking in public places and tobacco marketing.
Case Studies Tobacco Control Case Study – Ukraine (E-cigarettes) Ukraine’s comprehensive new tobacco law regulates e-cigarettes to avoid hooking a new generation.
Case Studies Tobacco Control: Smoke-Free Policies Vital Strategies helps to fight for smoke-free policies where they are needed most.
Case Studies How Media Helped Build the Case for Front-of-Package Warning Labels in Brazil This case study examines the communication campaign that led to the introduction of front of package labels on unhealthy foods in Brazil.
Case Studies Colombia Rural Vital This case study describes the development and implementation of the Colombia Rural Vital (CRV) strategy developed as part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative. One of the Initiative’s aims is to address the systematic underreporting of vital events (births and deaths) in rural areas and ethnic communities.
Case Studies Tobacco Control: Industry Accountability—TAPS Vital Strategies aligns with the evidence-based technical policy package from the World Health Organization (WHO), called MPOWER which calls for a total ban on all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.
Case Studies Tobacco Control Case Study: Ukraine Vital Strategies supported the first national smoke-free campaign, “Invisible Killer,” developed in cooperation with the National Public Health Center and the civil society advocacy organization, Life, in the Ukraine.
Case Studies Tobacco Control Case Study: Viet Nam The Viet Nam Women’s Union and Vital Strategies developed a national initiative to help protect women and children from exposure to secondhand smoke.