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The five priorities that will bring us closer to a tobacco-free India in this time of crisis

The Times of India: Five cost-effective strategies that are proven to prevent and reduce tobacco use, especially among young people:

The Future of Food: How Healthy Food Policy Fellows Are Transforming Food Environments in South Africa, Colombia and Brazil

In a new podcast, Healthy Food Policy Fellows discuss their vision to change food environments.

Vital People

Purnima Jolly, Deputy Director, Research Grants

Purnima joined Vital Strategies in 2017 as Senior Finance Officer and became Deputy Director, Research Grants, in 2019. She mostly works on ensuring compliance to federal regulations and Vital Strategies policies, and strengthening systems within the research division, especially grants management.

Press Mentions

Ultra-processed food faces call for policy clampdown: ‘People need to understand these products are harmful’

Food Navigator: Trish Cotter explains the harms of ultra-processed products.

Vital Stories

SXSW 2021: Building Compassion, Justice and Harm Reduction Through Decriminalization

“Decriminalize Drugs to Reduce Harm and Build Justice” featured leaders in public health, harm reduction, faith, and criminal justice to discuss the importance of adopting a public health response to drug use, why this approach is necessary, and how we can get there.

Vital Stories

Beyond 12 Steps: Fostering LGBTQ2IA+ Inclusion in Drug Use Support Groups

Support groups for people who use drugs are not often designed with the LGBTQ2IA+ community in mind. As a result, sexual and gender minority people who use drugs are barred from receiving the critical benefits of interpersonal support and healthcare services that actually meet their holistic needs.

Press Mentions

Follow the Data Podcast: Supporting The Next Generation of Healthy Food Policy Experts

Bloomberg Philanthropies Follow the Data: Food policy fellows discuss promising food policies.

Press Room

“Colombia’s bold new law to label foods high in fat, salt and sugar will save lives and empower consumers. Other countries should follow.”

We applaud the policymakers who advanced the law and the civil society advocates who have been fighting tirelessly for protections for consumers, especially children, in the face of a burgeoning obesity epidemic.