Vital Stories Q&A With Onikepe Owolabi Dr. Onikepe Owolabi, a physician, epidemiologist and the program director of Vital’s Data Driven Policy Initiative to Improve Women’s Health, spoke with us to share what brought her to medicine and public health and what excites her most about the new initiative she directs at Vital.
Press Room Mass Media Campaign Generates Significant Support for Taxes on Sugary Beverages New research from The Heart Foundation of Jamaica and Vital Strategies shows Jamaicans heed warnings about the harms of sugar-sweetened beverages and the majority support government action for a sugary drinks tax.
Press Mentions The rise of e-cigarettes exposes young people to harm The Jakarta Post: Vital Strategies’ Ancha Rachfiansyah and Hana Raskin write about the rising use of e-cigarettes in Indonesia and how tobacco marketing on social media targets and harms youth.
Press Mentions Addiction medication in Pennsylvania’s jails is often inadequate or nonexistent, new report finds The Philadelphia Inquirer: Tracy Pugh, Senior Manager of Vital Strategies’ Overdose Prevention Program, discusses the need for Pennsylvania jails to provide lifesaving medication for opioid use disorder and to reduce arrests for drug possession.
Press Room New Report Finds Overwhelming Majority of Pennsylvania Jails Provide Inadequate Care for Opioid Use Disorder In addition to an analysis of county jail MOUD policies, the report outlines the legal claims available to individuals who are denied access to MOUD while incarcerated, including under the U.S. Constitution and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Press Room The U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision Limiting the EPA’s Authority Will Accelerate Climate Crisis, Leading to More Preventable Illness and Death This decision will accelerate our very real climate crisis, leading to more preventable illness and death.
Press Room New Initiative Aims To Reduce Both Overdose Deaths and Arrests Associated With Emergency Calls The Overdose Response Program was developed in an effort to reduce incidents of both fatal and non-fatal overdose in Newark, New Jersey.
Vital Stories Five Leaders in LGBTQIA+ Health You Should Know This Pride Month, we are highlighting five leaders whose work focuses on LGBTQIA+ health equity.
Press Room U.S. Supreme Court’s Overturn of Roe Is a Tragic Setback for Health, Rights The Unites States Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe V. Wade ended women’s constitutional right to an abortion after almost fifty years.
Press Room U.S. FDA Decision on JUUL Signals Overdue Momentum on Tobacco Epidemic We welcome the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decision to deny JUUL Labs Inc. access to American consumers –particularly youth – on the grounds that JUUL failed to meet burden of proof for public health benefit.