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More than 92% of the world’s population is exposed to poor air quality. Air pollution is the fifth leading risk factor for death and accounts for more than 5 million deaths each year globally.

To coincide with World No Tobacco Day (May 31) and the Women Deliver conference (June 3-6), we’re highlighting 7 women who are leading efforts in tobacco control and working to protect the health of people around the world.

Q&A with Daliah Heller, Director of Drug Use Initiatives.

Anti-industry, social media-driven campaigns, such as #TheyLieWeDie, have sparked youthful, grassroots support in countries like Indonesia where reaching Big Tobacco’s next customer base is literally a matter of life and death.

Vital Strategies’ second VitalTalks event focused on one of the most pressing public health issues in the United States today: the drug overdose crisis.

We sat down with Daliah Heller, Director of Drug Use Initiatives at Vital Strategies, to get her thoughts on what actions can be taken to reverse the country’s drug overdose crisis.