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Pennsylvania Sheriffs’ Association Endorses Methadone and Buprenorphine for People Behind Bars

The Pennsylvania Sheriffs’ Association is formally endorsing treatment with methadone and buprenorphine for people behind bars in their on-going effort to reduce overdose deaths in Pennsylvania.

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“We are Out There 365 Days a Year”: Meet the Woman Combating Drink Driving in Buenos Aires

Driving after drinking alcohol is remarkably common in Buenos Aires, Argentina with rates even higher among young drivers. We reached out to road safety expert Paula Bisiau, Buenos Aires’ Undersecretary of Sustainable and Safe Mobility and the city’s technical lead on the Partnership for Healthy Cities, to find out more.

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STOP Tobacco Industry Watchdog Exposes Industry Allies That Undermine Public Health

A new database released by STOP (Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products) reveals dozens of groups aiding the tobacco industry in its considerable efforts to subvert public health policies.

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Spotlight: Obesity Prevention

Explore recent work from our obesity prevention portfolio including the latest Vital Talk and our programs in cities around the world. We support governments in implementing proven strategies, advance research to develop new ways forward, and advocate on the global level to bring greater attention to key public health issues.

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Will Brazil’s Bolsonaro Administration Stall Food Labels that Could Reduce Obesity?

In Brazil, anti-obesity advocates have been working since 2014 to enact sensible front-of-package labels that tell consumers when foods are high in fat, sugar or salt.

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How Mexico Stood Up to Big Soda and What Latin America Is Doing in the Fight Against Obesity

Alejandro Calvillo Unna, founder and director of Mexico’s El Poder del Consumidor (The Power of the Consumer) discussed how Mexico, succeeded in passing a soda tax that has successfully reduced consumption.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies gives Pennsylvania $10 million to reduce overdose deaths

WHYY Public Media : Heller said they chose Pennsylvania as a first state in hopes that its diverse cultural geography could offer models for both rural and urban regions hit hard by high numbers of overdose deaths. In 2017, 5,400 people in Pennsylvania fatally overdosed.

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Bloomberg charity names first Pa. projects in $10 million response to overdose epidemic

Pittsburgh Post- Gazette : Following up on a $10 million pledge last fall to address the opioid epidemic in Pennsylvania, the charity founded by entrepreneur and former New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced funding Tuesday for the first projects in the state.

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Bloomberg announces Pennsylvania projects in its $10M overdose-prevention initiative

The Philadelphia Inquirer : Vital Strategies, the public health nonprofit that is working with Bloomberg Philanthropies on the project, is announcing Tuesday that the money will help more than 100 hospitals to develop treatment strategies for opioid use disorder.

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Pennsylvania Governor, Law Enforcement, and Hospitals Advance Efforts to Reduce Overdose Deaths

Investments will expand access to medications in hospitals and prisons, increase availability of naloxone in communities and train sheriffs on harm reduction strategies.

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