CEO Perspective Spotlight Protecting Children from Health Harms A healthy future requires healthy children. But children face health risks from environmental hazards, including air pollution and lead exposure. Gains have been made in reducing childhood mortality and improving health, but there is still much work to be done, particularly when it comes to children’s environmental health. Photo: Larry Price, Indonesia.
CEO Perspective Celebrating 70 Years of IUHPE’s Role in Advancing Global Health Promotion Our President and CEO, José Luis Castro, spoke at the 70th anniversary of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education.
CEO Perspective Spotlight Investing in Health: Building Back to a Safer and More Equitable World The COVID-19 pandemic has taught the world a hard lesson: that the health of people and the health of economies and societies are inextricably linked. Investing in health is the only way we will be able to build back to a safer and more equitable world.
CEO Perspective Forbes Nonprofit Council: Without Collaboration, Innovation Is Just An Idea That Never Comes To Fruition Across civil society and the private sector, we experience no shortage of great ideas. But how do we translate these innovations into reality? Regardless of the field in which you operate, collaboration is one critical requirement.
CEO Perspective Op-ed in Devex: We need a bolder, more equitable approach to public health The millions killed and economies damaged by COVID-19 weren’t inevitable; they were caused by dangerous gaps and a lack of investment in our health systems.
CEO Perspective Spotlight Spotlight: Cities Hold the Key to a Healthier Future Cities are the engines of innovation, and we believe urban leaders, working alongside their communities, can help build a better post-pandemic future—one where access to health care and a healthy environment is not dependent on how much money you have, where you live or the color of your skin.
CEO Perspective José Luis Castro on 5 Things You Need to Know to Successfully Lead a Nonprofit Organization Be curious: Never accept what you see. Ask questions. I was always taught to learn more and to take initiative to learn about things I didn’t know.
CEO Perspective Forbes NonProfit Council: 12 Strategies For Building Planned Giving Programs Economies around the world are moving into an uncertain period, and nonprofits need to adapt. With such a slow rate of growth predicted, funding will be a significant concern for many nonprofits. Ensuring an organization has funding to keep it afloat allows it to weather the potential storms during this period.
CEO Perspective A New Milestone for Vital Strategies I am pleased to share a new milestone for Vital Strategies: As the Resolve to Save Lives initiative enters its last year of its first five-year funding cycle, the initiative is ready to become its own nonprofit organization and will become fully independent by June 2022.
CEO Perspective Spotlight Spotlight: COVID-19 Deaths Also Rooted in NCD Epidemic Every year, 41 million people die from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, lung disease and cancer. These account for seven out of every 10 deaths worldwide, with deeply inequitable impact—more than 80% occur in countries with high levels of poverty.