Vital Stories

Our World No Tobacco Day campaigns support policies to discourage and reduce smoking and reach millions around the world.

Food has often been used as a means to wield power over others, but can also be understood as a vehicle to redistribute it. To learn more, we sat down with recent Vital Brown Bag speaker, Jenny Dorsey, who is a professional chef and founder of the nonprofit organization, Studio ATAO.

The relationship between air pollution and child stunting has been largely overlooked but new research offers updated evidence on the link. We spoke to Vivian Pun, epidemiologist in Vital Strategies' Environmental Health division and author on the new paper, to learn more about what the team found.

Progress on road safety is possible in every country, reducing speeding can allow everyone the opportunity to enjoy safe and livable streets.

The newly launched CRVS Systems Improvement Framework aims to help increase registration globally.

The cities of the world, after a year of facing a prodigious pandemic response effort, now face the challenge of assuring an equitable vaccine rollout among their residents.

Public health mass media campaigns can be a powerful strategy for addressing the TB epidemic.

We sat down with Christina Chang to learn about her public health journey, what excites her about the work she does at Vital Strategies—including a new initiative she is looking forward to—and what she loves about living and working in New York City.

We’re highlighting the ways Vital Strategies is working alongside partner organizations and governments to reimagine public health and prioritize equity.

Our team recounts recent campaigns for tobacco-free holidays that engaged the public in promoting healthy policies and behaviors and helped shape customs and habits.