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Vital Strategies’ 2021: Year in Review Wins Platinum in 2022 dotCOMM Awards

Vital Strategies is thrilled to announce that our 2021: Year in Review was recognized as a Platinum Winner in the “Owned Media | eAnnual Report” category at dotCOMM 2022 Awards.

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Jason Lee, Assistant Controller

Jason is in charge of Vital’s annual audit, completed each June. He manages two account managers who manage four accounting staff.

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Engaging Young Leaders in the Fight Against Noncommunicable Diseases

Q&A with Stephanie Whiteman, Healthy Food Policy Fellow.

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Supporting Pregnant and Parenting People Who Use Drugs: A New Toolkit and Webinar

The toolkit highlights the health and social needs of pregnant and parenting people who use drugs and offers strategies to address those needs grounded in racial equity, compassion and harm reduction principles.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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