Vital People Sharon Kim-Gibbons, Vice President, Public Health Programs Sharon Kim-Gibbons, Vice President of Public Health Programs, joined Vital Strategies in 2017. Since then, she was worn many hats, applying her vast operational and programmatic expertise across nine separate programs.
VitalTalks Breaking Barriers: Media’s Impact on Public Health At this VitalTalks event, Vital Strategies, Truth Initiative, and The Rockefeller Foundation shared valuable insights on how media can be harnessed to address pressing health issues and the importance investment in communications campaigns alongside public health programs.
Vital Stories Ecuador Scores a Legislative Victory for LGBTQ+ Rights Ecuador has scored a long-awaited victory for LGBTQ+ rights, allowing adults to change the sex on their official documents to match their gender identity with fewer discriminatory barriers.
Press Room “We are standing at a critical juncture for public health.” Statement from José Luis Castro, President & CEO of Vital Strategies, on the Pandemic Preparedness Agreement
Press Room Samad’s House to Provide Narcan and Other Harm Reduction Resources During Milwaukee’s 52nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration As overdose deaths continue to soar in Milwaukee, Juneteenth marks a critical opportunity to bring overdose prevention to Black communities.
Press Room Statement From Sumi Mehta, Vice President, Environmental, Climate and Urban Health at Vital Strategies, on World Environment Day Clean air is a basic human right. Yet, shockingly, over 90% of the world’s population breathes polluted air, contributing to millions of deaths and countless illnesses including asthma, lung and heart disease, and stunted growth in children each year.
Press Room Vital Strategies and Partners Recognized by the World Health Organization on World No Tobacco Day 2024 Vital Strategies is proud to announce Gustavo Sóñora, Regional Director of Tobacco Control, Latin America, has been named a 2024 World Health Organization World No Tobacco Day Award winner.
Vital Stories “There was only space for cars”: A Bangkok neighborhood gets safer streets “If we can increase space for pedestrians and cyclists, it can help people become healthier.”
Press Mentions The tobacco industry makes teenagers addicted for life Newsweek en Español: Newsweek spoke with Jorge Alday, Director, STOP, A Global Tobacco Industry Watchdog, about the threat of the tobacco industry to young people.
VitalTalks VitalTalks Live: Safer, Healthier Air Starts With Data In this VitalTalks event held in Washington D.C., Climate and Clean Air Coalition partners Environmental Defense Fund and Vital Strategies discuss how data is helping improve air quality and the need for clean air actions to protect our health and the health of our planet.