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.
Press Mentions CDC suggests unvaccinated kids and staff should still wear masks Good Morning America: Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, discusses new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance on schools
Press Mentions Cidades assumem a liderança em questões de saúde. Folha de S. Paulo: José Luis Castro, President and CEO highlights the Partnership for Healthy Cities' work in Brazilian cities
Expert Q&A Vital Stories Delivering Together: Why Using Birth Companions Leads to Better Birthing Experiences and Maternal Health Outcomes in Tanzania In 2017, the Thamini Uhai/Vital Strategies team introduced birth companions in health facilities in Tanzania's Kigoma Region to improve maternal health outcomes. Dr. Sunday Dominico, Director of Programs at Thamini Uhai, and one of the lead authors of a recently published study on the pilot, spoke with us about the impressive results.
Press Mentions Careful Mortality Data Analysis Uncovers Epidemic of Femicide in Brazil Health Policy Watch: Fatima Marinho, Senior Technical Advisor, Brazil; Christina Chang, Executive Vice President and Deputy CEO; and Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Mired of Jordan, Vital Strategies’ Special Envoy for Noncommunicable Diseases, on their Public Health Power Hour discussion on Women and Health.
Vital Stories 50 Years of the War on Drugs: Vital Experts Explain Stigma, Racial Justice and the Need for a Public Health Approach to Ending Overdose Four experts from the Overdose Prevention Program shared their insights on the past 50 years of the drug war and the future they aim to help build through their work at Vital Strategies.
Press Room Statement from Alyssa Mouton, Senior Manager of Tobacco Control Advocacy, Vital Strategies on JUUL‘s $40 million settlement to the State of North Carolina: Holding JUUL accountable to address youth vaping is just a start. States must also be held accountable for investing in evidence-based programs to prevent and reduce tobacco use.