Press Mentions What you can do right now to evade America’s No. 1 killer CNN: Cardiovascular disease was, and still is, our No. 1 killer. It's a major source of our health care costs, and causes disability and related economic loss. At its peak, in the 1960s, among people over age 35, 1 in 100 died of heart disease every year -- a rate more than two-thirds higher than today.
VitalTalks Hope Meets Reality: E-Cigarettes, a Public Health Harm or Harm Reduction? The VitalTalks event features Matthew Myers, President and CEO of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Joanna Cohen, Ph.D., Bloomberg Professor of Disease Prevention and Director of the Institute for Global Tobacco Control at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Press Room Pennsylvania and Michigan Expand Medications for Opioid Use Disorder to People Behind Bars New Tool Kit and February 25 Webinar will Assist Jails and Prisons Around the Country to Increase Access to Methadone and Buprenorphine.
Road Safety’s Expansion Will Save Hundreds of Thousands of Lives To date, we’ve proven that progress is possible anywhere in the world through enacting good legislation, strengthening data systems, designing roads with people as the priority, and pairing strong media campaigns with enforcement.
Press Room US$240M Investment in Road Safety Will Save 600,000 Lives in 15 Countries Expansion of Global Road Safety Initiative to bring best-in-class interventions to 30 cities and prevent up to 22 million injuries over six years.
Vital Stories Simple App Named “Best in Show” by Global Design Experts The Simple app won the top prize at this year’s Interaction Awards (IxDA ), which recognize excellence in interaction design (the way users interact with products), at a ceremony in Milan.
Press Room Why Tobacco industry representatives are not welcome at our event Let us be clear: There is a fundamental and irreconcilable conflict of interest between public health and the tobacco industry.
Press Mentions Michigan groups get money to combat opioid crisis MLive: Michigan organizations are getting grants to combat opioid addiction in the state as part of a $10 million Michigan commitment from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Vital Strategies announced.
Press Room New Projects to Reduce Overdose Deaths Announced in Michigan With support from Governor Whitmer, law enforcement, state health officials, and harm reduction groups, programs will increase access to lifesaving medications in hospitals and jails, increase distribution of naloxone, and expand syringe service programs.
Press Mentions Los viejos problemas de salud se encuentran con los nuevos El País: Una buena calidad de vida no la dan las soluciones médicas, sino que debe encontrarse en todo lo que hacemos y lo que nos rodea. En esa dirección giran las tendencias en salud global. La idea es que la elección saludable sea siempre la opción fácil