Press Room “Banning flavored e-cigarettes should help stem the youth vaping crisis, but comprehensive and permanent regulation of e-cigarettes must be implemented without delay” Statement from Jose Luis Castro, President and Chief Executive Officer at Vital Strategies, on the Trump Administration’s Decision to Ban Flavored E-cigarettes.
Flavored E-Cigarettes: Welcoming a Ban but Demanding More By failing to take swift action before now to regulate these products, policy makers have allowed e-cigarette companies to mislead consumers about the health benefits of their products and hook a new generation of America’s kids and teens...[.]
Press Room Vital Strategies’ Campaign Uniting Brands and Ad Agencies Against Tobacco Advertising Shortlisted for PR Week’s Purpose Awards Vital Strategies has announced its Quit Big Tobacco campaign has been selected as a finalist for PRWeek’s Purpose Awards under its Best Health category. The awards recognize activations that use creative ideas to promote positive causes.
Michael Bloomberg, Leading the Fight Against the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic Mr. Bloomberg has long expressed serious concerns about e-cigarettes and their impact on youth - concerns that we have shared. These concerns have proved to be justified.
Press Room “Michael Bloomberg is providing the leadership we need to fight the vaping epidemic threatening America’s youth” Statement from Jose Luis Castro, President and Chief Executive Officer at Vital Strategies, on Bloomberg Philanthropies’ new $160 million investment in ending the youth e-cigarette epidemic.
Press Room “Warnings Are Not Enough: The Government Must Regulate Now.” Statement from Dr. Neil Schluger, Senior Advisor for Science at Vital Strategies and Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, on the warning issued today by Centers for Disease Control about the dangers of vaping.
VitalTalks Alcohol and Development Dutch journalist and author Olivier van Beemen joins David Jernigan and Diana Silver for a conversation about the health and social impact of the alcohol industry as well as its marketing practices across the world.
Vital Stories Research Roundup July and August Our Research Roundup shares the most insightful and important papers to help our partners stay abreast of advances and trends in global health practice.
Vital Stories Spotlight: Data For Action Data is fundamental to Vital Strategies’ programs. From Data Impact and CRVS to clinical research on tuberculosis and epidemics to road safety initiatives and tobacco control, using evidence to strategically drive our work is the foundation of much of what we do.
Press Room China Debuts First-of-its-kind Salt Reduction Mass Media Campaign The Chinese government has debuted, “Love with Less Salt,” the country’s first major mass media campaign to dramatically depict the dangers of the high salt diet common in China.