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Bloomberg charity names first Pa. projects in $10 million response to overdose epidemic

Pittsburgh Post- Gazette : Following up on a $10 million pledge last fall to address the opioid epidemic in Pennsylvania, the charity founded by entrepreneur and former New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced funding Tuesday for the first projects in the state.

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Bloomberg announces Pennsylvania projects in its $10M overdose-prevention initiative

The Philadelphia Inquirer : Vital Strategies, the public health nonprofit that is working with Bloomberg Philanthropies on the project, is announcing Tuesday that the money will help more than 100 hospitals to develop treatment strategies for opioid use disorder.

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Pennsylvania Governor, Law Enforcement, and Hospitals Advance Efforts to Reduce Overdose Deaths

Investments will expand access to medications in hospitals and prisons, increase availability of naloxone in communities and train sheriffs on harm reduction strategies.

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WHO Endorsement of Simpler Drug Treatment for Blood Pressure Will Save Lives

This is a critical step to improve the availability and affordability of these drugs, making it easier for the more than 1 billion people with high blood pressure to regularly take the medicines they need.

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100 Countries Now Know How Prepared They Are for Next Outbreak: Time to Close the Gaps

One hundred countries have now completed a Joint External Evaluation (JEE), the world’s gold standard for evaluating how prepared a country is to find, stop and prevent an epidemic.

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No-one Should be Fooled by Philip Morris’ Global Rebranding Strategy: Creative Agencies are Urged to Quit Big Tobacco

Vital Strategies today issued the following statement in reaction to Philip Morris International being featured in Cannes Lions Festival’s “Good” track, which is supposed to promote work that “makes the world a better place.”

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In Rwanda and Around the World, Cities are Driving Action Against the World’s #1 Preventable Killer: Tobacco.

The world’s leading preventable killer—tobacco—comes center stage every year on World No Tobacco Day, May 31, bringing attention to the 7 million tobacco-related annual deaths caused by tobacco use and aiming to boost tobacco control policies and efforts.

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Cities in Focus

A majority of the world’s population now lives in cities, and the trend toward urbanization is growing. Vital Strategies sees cities as engines for public health, and works across several of our programs—notably the Partnership for Healthy Cities —to engage urban governments in leading public health improvements.

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How To Save 100 Million Lives Through Improved Heart Health

A new study in the journal Circulation reports nearly 100 million lives could be saved by increasing the number of people around the world treated for high blood pressure, by reducing salt intake and by eliminating trans fat from the global food supply.

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May Research Round-up

Each month, Vital Strategies reviews major journals for newly published research related to our programs and priorities. Our research roundup aims to offer insight into…

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