Counting the Uncounted Vital Stories In The Gambia, Counting Everyone Starts in The Community Members of the community systematically identify and report local events of public health significance.
Press Room Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Vital Strategies Launch Public Arts Campaign To Illustrate Impact of Drug Overdose Crisis MDHHS and Vital Strategies are partnering with community-based organizations to launch a public arts campaign aimed at broadening awareness of the drug overdose crisis in Michigan.
Press Room Vital Strategies Launches First-of-Its-Kind Digital Crowdsourcing Tool To Monitor Tobacco Marketing in India The new TERM platform exposes ads targeting youth, skirting of advertising, promotions and sponsorship restrictions in India.
Press Room As COVID-19 Underscores Tobacco Threat, the Public Can Counter Tobacco Marketing in India With a New Digital Crowdsourcing Tool As the tobacco industry targets a new generation of users, a new platform—TERM—can help identify tobacco marketing in India.
Press Mentions Mental Health Before, During and After the Pandemic John Hopkins Public Health On Call : The pandemic has caused trauma, grief, and stress leading to depression, anxiety, and worsening of other mental health conditions.
Press Mentions After 2020, pandemic preparedness budget cuts should be unthinkable The Hill: We’re still in the midst of the worst public health crisis in more than a century.
Vital Stories City Leaders Champion Reduced Speeds for Livable Cities Across the globe, cities pushed for change and committed to safer streets for all during UN Global Road Safety Week.
Vital Stories Everybody’s House: How a Homeless Shelter in Lima, Peru, Is Reconnecting Families During the Pandemic Casa de Todos is supporting Lima Peru's older unhoused population.
Press Room Catastrophic Increase in Overdose Deaths in 2020 Demands Urgent Action A massive surge in funding and support for harm reduction will save lives immediately, connecting people who use drugs with lifesaving resources and support
Spotlight Protecting Children from Health Harms A healthy future requires healthy children. But children face health risks from environmental hazards, including air pollution and lead exposure. Gains have been made in reducing childhood mortality and improving health, but there is still much work to be done, particularly when it comes to children’s environmental health. Photo: Larry Price, Indonesia.