Press Room State and Local Government Stakeholders Need to Take Decisive Action to Decarcerate in Response to COVID-19 As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in prisons and jails continues to rise, Vital Strategies, a global health organization, is adding its voice to the growing movement of criminal justice and public health advocates calling on city and state governments to decarcerate to save lives.
Press Room Clear Criteria Must Be Met Before Gradually Reopening After COVID-19 Outbreaks Resolve to Save Lives Public Health experts Dr. Tom Frieden, Dr. Cyrus Shahpar, and Amanda McClelland, RN briefed reporters on benchmarks that communities in the United States and world must urgently reach before we can reopen society.
Fact Sheets Practicing Harm Reduction in the COVID-19 Outbreak In partnership with harm reduction colleagues, we have developed guidance for syringe services/harm reduction providers and safer drug use in the COVID-19 outbreak.
Press Mentions Michigan groups get money to combat opioid crisis MLive: Michigan organizations are getting grants to combat opioid addiction in the state as part of a $10 million Michigan commitment from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Vital Strategies announced.
Press Room New Projects to Reduce Overdose Deaths Announced in Michigan With support from Governor Whitmer, law enforcement, state health officials, and harm reduction groups, programs will increase access to lifesaving medications in hospitals and jails, increase distribution of naloxone, and expand syringe service programs.
Press Mentions Pa. is treating more opioid overdoses as homicides. Defense attorneys are learning to fight back. Philadelphia Inquirer : This month in Harrisburg, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Northeastern University’s Health in Justice Action Lab, and Vital Strategies — the health organization working to cut overdoses in the state with a $10 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies — hosted a training session for defense lawyers who are fielding more and more DDRD cases.
Vital Stories Promises, Promises…8 Takeaways from the U.N. General Assembly The U.N. General Assembly brought 200 world leaders to New York including U.S. President Donald Trump, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel for a jam-packed week including five summits on: the environment, universal health coverage, sustainable development, financing for development, and priorities for small island countries.
Press Room STOP Tobacco Industry Watchdog Exposes Industry Allies That Undermine Public Health A new database released by STOP (Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products) reveals dozens of groups aiding the tobacco industry in its considerable efforts to subvert public health policies.
Press Mentions Bloomberg charity names first Pa. projects in $10 million response to overdose epidemic Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Publications Urban Health More than half the world's population now lives in cities. That is expected to grow to two-thirds by 2030. As global populations rapidly consolidate around urban centers, the scientific understanding of what this means for human health faces a new and greater urgency.