Press Room New media campaign urges Jamaicans against consumption of sugary drinks A rapidly increasing rate of childhood obesity in Jamaica has the new media campaign to address the issue head-on.
Vital Stories Partners in Public Health, 13 Cities Share NCD Strategies and Early Wins The Partnership for Healthy Cities is at an exciting mid-point, with many of the 54 cities in the two-year project already bringing their initiatives to life—guidelines for healthier food in schools, for instance, or projects to make cities more walkable and bikeable—all aimed at tackling noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries.
Press Mentions How a Police Chief, a Governor and a Sociologist Would Spend $100 Billion to Solve the Opioid Crisis New York Times : The American opioid epidemic has defied all efforts to contain it, and the number of overdose deaths continues to grow.
Press Mentions Former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden on the challenges of tackling the flu CBS News: Frieden, who is now the CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, a nonprofit that focuses on preventing epidemics, says this year's flu season, while worse than expected, didn't totally catch us off guard.
Vital Stories “The River is Our Canvas”—Indonesia’s first anti-industry action in 2018 Across Indonesia, Vital Strategies and local activists are taking on an industry responsible for the deaths of more than 217,000 Indonesians every year. In villages, on walls and rooftops, and in mini-buses, the #TheyLieWeDie anti-industry social marketing campaign is drawing attention to tobacco industry lies.
Press Mentions The Guardian view on childhood obesity: forget small steps, tackle big food The Guardian : New research shows that school-based programmes won’t solve the crisis. Without tougher action on the food industry, it will cash in – while the rest of us pay.
Press Mentions Cuts to CDC epidemic programs will endanger Americans, former chief says CNN: The former chief of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the decision to cut 80% of its epidemic prevention activities overseas could pose a grave danger to the United States because it "would significantly increase the chance an epidemic will spread without our knowledge and endanger lives in our country and around the world."
CEO Perspective Cities Are Key In Stopping Cancer Before It Starts This World Cancer Day, as we recommit to reducing cancer’s toll, we have the opportunity to look beyond diagnosis and treatment and work to prevent cancer before it starts .
Vital Stories In Cities Worldwide, A Reliable Partner Against Preventable Cancers This year, on World Cancer Day, The Partnership for Health Cities joins the global health community in recognizing victims and survivors of cancer worldwide, while maintaining a commitment to our ongoing efforts to help make cities around the world more healthy, equitable places, free from preventable cancers.
Press Room Government action now will save lives in the future On World Cancer Day, Vital Strategies is proud to be a part of this effort, and of the greater global community united to end cancer.