Vital Stories 5 Black Harm Reductionists You Should Know Here are five Black harm reductionists who are paving the way.
Press Room President Biden Releases Drug Control Plan With Unprecedented Emphasis on Harm Reduction President Biden is right to prioritize harm reduction in his national drug control strategy. Without funding from Congress and states for harm reduction that matches the scale of this crisis, we won’t reverse the escalating tragedy of overdose in this country.
Vital Stories How Champions in Four Countries Are Working Toward #CountingEveryone To build a more inclusive and healthier world, it’s time to start #CountingEveryone.
Vital Stories How a Social and Traditional Media Campaign Catalyzed Government Action on Tobacco Control in Senegal A new case study and evaluation paper look at how widespread social and traditional media campaigns, which were launched in Senegal in 2013, built momentum and public support for advancing tobacco control and catalyzed government action on a bill that had been languishing in Parliament for years.
Press Room Statement from José Luis Castro, President and CEO of Vital Strategies on Today’s Landmark Meeting in Accra, Ghana Today’s announcement of a Global Compact on NCDs and a new presidential council on NCDs is a promising step to address what has been the major barrier to more people living longer, healthier lives: adequate funding and attention to NCDs.
Press Mentions 7 Grocery Items So Unhealthy They Should Come With This Warning Eat This, Not That!: Trish Cotter, Senior Advisor and Global Lead of the Food Policy Program at Vital Strategies, discusses ultra-processed foods and the need for warning labels.
Vital People Riksum Kazi, Security and Operations Manager Riksum Kazi’s work week never ends. On weekdays, he’s the Security and Operations Manager at Vital Strategies. On the weekends, he responds to crises, as the Disaster Action Team Program Lead in New Jersey for the American Red Cross.
Spotlight Healthy People, Healthy Planet Vital Strategies recognizes that everyone, everywhere has a right to breathe clean air, eat healthy food, travel on safe roads, and be protected by public health policies that aim to prevent disease—not just treat it.
Vital Stories To Reduce Overdose Deaths, New Mexico Passes Expansive Harm Reduction Legislation Every 14 hours, someone in New Mexico dies of an overdose.