Press Mentions Tackling Air Pollution Starts at Home Think Global Health: Sumi Mehta, Vice President of Environmental and Climate Health at Vital Strategies leads this op-ed from experts looking at the critical need for clean household energy in rapidly developing countries.
Press Mentions BBC News – Road Safety in Africa BBC Africa: Daniel Chekol, Deputy Director, Road Safety, Africa spoke BBC Africa about the economic costs of traffic crashes and what interventions save lives and boost economies.
Vital Stories Harm Reduction Books by Black Authors To Add to Your Reading List For Black History Month, Vital Strategies is highlighting the work of Black authors who’ve penned books about harm reduction, the war on drugs, Black Liberation, and the abolitionist movement.
Vital Stories WHO’s Updated Guidance for NCDs Is a Great Start, But Must Steer Clear of Corporate Interference One crucial item that must not be neglected when setting the agenda for the 2023 World Health Assembly is updates to “Appendix 3 of the Global Action Plan for The Prevention and Control of NCDs 2013‒2030.”
Press Room Vital Strategies Commends Bloomberg Philanthropies on $420 Million Commitment To Reduce Global Tobacco Use Tobacco control works. Since 2007, global smoking rates have fallen from 22.7% to 17.5%. Global cigarette sales have also plummeted, with 750 billion fewer cigarettes sold in 2021 compared to 2012, and 57 countries have implemented smoke-free laws.
Vital People Steve Hamill, Vice President and Global Lead, Policy Advocacy, Communication, and Strategic Initiatives Steve was one of Vital’s first employees and has helped usher the organization through tremendous growth.
Expert Q&A Vital Stories A Time to Reset the Conversation around Alcohol: Q&A with Jacqui Drope Jacqui Drope, Director of RESET Alcohol, discusses the shift from tobacco to alcohol control work, and the parallels between the two.
Press Room New Research Report on Oregon’s Drug Decriminalization Law The report draws from an 18-month process evaluation which began soon after DATRA went into effect. The research team surveyed and interviewed key decision makers from Oregon involved in policymaking, governing, and the criminal legal system about implementing the law.
Press Room As Overdose Climbs, MAC and Vital Strategies Release Roadmap for Michigan Governments to Use Opioid Settlement to Reduce Overdose The state of Michigan is slated to receive nearly $800 million over 18 years as part of the opioid litigation settlements, and approximately half of these funds will go directly to county and municipal governments, providing an opportunity to strengthen evidence-based, accessible resources in local communities.
Press Room Vital Strategies to Dedicate $1.5 Million to 12 North Carolina Counties That Use Opioid Settlement Money to Make Harm Reduction Services More Accessible To incentivize investment in syringe service programs (SSPs) and naloxone distribution, Vital Strategies is matching county opioid settlement dollars committed for these services in the selected counties.