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Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Vital Strategies Announce North Carolina Youth Overdose Prevention Initiative: Fellows Announced in North Carolina

Selected youth fellows will provide harm reduction education and advocate for accessible, evidence-based drug policies, especially among young people from Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other communities of color. 

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VitalTalks Event: Can Data End Gender-Based Violence?

Our signature speaker series, VitalTalks, is back for a new season. Hear from experts using innovative data and advocacy approaches to help end gender-based violence.

Vital Stories

With Only 2 Out of Every 100 Deaths Recorded in Lagos State, Nigeria, Government Health Programs Are Flying Blind, but Advocates Are Working Toward Rapid Change

Unless governments know who is dying, what they are dying of, and how a death might have been prevented, they cannot effectively plan to improve health and safety.

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New Investments in Harm Reduction To Combat Skyrocketing Overdose Deaths in Kentucky

Vital Strategies announced its first set of Kentucky-based projects as part of a five-year, $10 million commitment to expanding harm reduction approaches and reducing overdose deaths in the state.

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The Michigan Opioids Task Force Announces Racial Equity Workgroup To Combat Rising Overdose Deaths in Black, Indigenous and other Communities of Color

Ultimately, the Racial Equity Workgroup will produce a set of recommendations for the Michigan Opioids Taskforce. The workgroup will be supported by a team from Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Vital Strategies, Michigan Liberation, and Reframe Health and Justice.

Vital Stories

3 Things We Learned From Urban Leaders at the Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit

During the Summit, five cities were honored for making sustainable and lasting progress toward preventing NCDs and injuries.

Vital People

Melissa Cordoba Asprilla, Senior Manager, Partnership for Healthy Cities

In 2017, Melissa was hired to be the Data Impact country coordinator in Colombia. In 2020, she added on the role of senior manager for six Latin American cities in the Partnership for Healthy Cities.

Case Studies

Tobacco Control Case Study: Mexico – Collaborative Media Campaigns

A comprehensive communication initiative, designed with local partners and in close coordination with the National Tobacco Control Office, shows the power of effective advocacy and highlights the importance of collaboration and persistence.

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As Overdose Deaths in Native and Rural Communities Climb, New Program Will Mail Wisconsinites Naloxone and Harm Reduction Supplies

To address the overdose crisis in Wisconsin, Gwayakobimaadiziwin Bad River Harm Reduction and NEXT Distro are launching a new program that provides free harm reduction supplies to individuals in Wisconsin via mail.

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The Incredible Challenge of Counting Every Global Birth and Death

New York Times Magazine: One of the most powerful public health measures is simply recording every birth and death. Jeneen Interlandi traveled to rural Colombia and spoke to staff on our Civil Registration and Vital Statistics team for this story, which featured on the cover of the New York Times Magazine.

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