Vital Stories Colombia’s Three Biggest Cities Share Obesity Prevention Strategies Medellin, Cali and Bogota sent food policy experts to a Partnership for Healthy Cities workshop last week to pick up tips from Vital Strategies and from each other about dealing with soaring obesity problems—especially among children.
Campaigns Bogotá, Colombia – Speeding – Mistakes This Bogotá campaign was modeled after the highly successful New Zealand “Mistakes” campaign that challenges the false idea that drivers are skilled enough to…
Press Room New Road Safety Campaign in Bogotá, Colombia aims to reduce number of preventable deaths caused by speeding In partnership with Vital Strategies and the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS), Bogotá's campaign will focus on the reduction of speeding – particularly in school zones.
Campaigns Colombia – Food Policy – Don’t Eat More Lies Portrays children exposed to different types of junk food advertisements. As children reach for the products, they become what they really are: sugar, fat,…
Press Room Data for Health initiative strengthens data to drive public health actions in Colombia Vital Strategies has joined the Ministry of Health and Social Protection and the National Administrative Department of Statistics in launching the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative in Colombia.
Press Room Colombia’s Supreme Court rules consumers have right to know health harms of sugary drinks Vital Strategies has welcomed a ruling from Colombia’s Supreme Court that orders the lifting of censorship of a public service announcement (PSA), “Take It Seriously,” that warns consumers of the health harms of sugary drinks.
Campaigns Bogotá, Colombia – Drink Driving – Family “Drink Driving Ruins Lives,” highlights the devastating impact of drink driving on families. The campaign ran in Bogotá around the 2016 Christmas holiday season…
Press Room City of Bogotá Launches New Drink Driving Campaign Officials in Bogotá, Colombia have initiated a strong mass media campaign aimed at reducing drink driving, a frequent cause of road crashes in the Colombian capital.
Campaigns Colombia – Food Policy campaign This PSA shows how consuming just five sodas and juices each day can add up to the equivalent of consuming 62 cubes of sugar.
Press Room Hard-hitting campaign urges Colombians to avoid sugar-sweetened beverages Vital Strategies welcomes new campaign in Colombia which urges people to protect their health by reducing their consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.