Press Room New Guideline confirms hypertension is critical problem requiring immediate attention We welcome the new hypertension guideline issued by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, which demonstrates how critical it is to bring this disease under control.
Press Mentions Is YOUR blood pressure past 130/80? You have hypertension: New guidelines lower the threshold from 140 – meaning HALF of US adults need help Daily Mail: Former CDC director Dr Tom Frieden, who is now the president and CEO of Resolve To Save Lives, an initiative by health nonprofit Vital Strategies, said: 'We have to take control of high blood pressure worldwide.
Press Mentions Blood pressure of 130 is the new ‘high,’ according to first update of guidelines in 14 years Washington Post : Leading heart health experts tightened the guidelines for high blood pressure Monday, a change that will sharply increase the number of U.S. adults considered hypertensive in the hope that they, and their doctors, will address the deadly condition sooner.
Press Room Vital Strategies joins UN agencies to urge the International Labor Organization (ILO) to cut tobacco industry ties We join health, human rights and labor organizations’ in our dismay that the Governing Body of the International Labor Organization (ILO) has decided to postpone a vote to cut its ties with the tobacco industry.
Press Room Vital Strategies Commends the City of Bandung, Indonesia, on New Seat Belt Campaign Bandung’s “Klik Biar Selamat” (Click for Safety) campaign implores vehicle occupants to fasten their seat belts to help prevent death and injury when a crash occurs.
CEO Perspective We must make governments aware of the urgency of non-communicable diseases The world is in the throes of a non-communicable disease (NCD) epidemic.
Press Room Vital Strategies Commends Brazilian Partners on Launch of New Anti-Obesity Campaign The campaign encourages people to make healthier food choices and support measures that require clear, accurate product labelling on foods.
Vital Stories On World Cities Day, Vital Strategies Touts Big Thinking on a Small Scale With the majority of the world’s population now living in cities, urban centers are uniquely positioned to make vital health care improvements at scale, through data collection, infrastructure changes, mass media to influence policy and behavior change and more.
Vital Stories Climate change will mean more vector-borne disease in cities: How public health can respond. In a rapidly urbanizing world, the built environment of cities and social factors can greatly affect vector habitat and the risk of vector-borne disease transmission.
Press Mentions Fighting The Silent Killer The Hindu : Often loaded with emotional overtones, many of us are guilty of saying words to the effect, “The traffic snarls while driving to work make my blood pressure rise” or “my blood pressure shoots up every time my boss calls me for a meeting.”