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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.

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Bloomberg charity names first Pa. projects in $10 million response to overdose epidemic

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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.

VitalTalks

Turning the Tide on the US Overdose Crisis

Vital Strategies’ second VitalTalks event focused on one of the most pressing public health issues in the United States today: the drug overdose crisis.

Overdose Prevention

The United States is in the midst of a drug overdose crisis. Our Overdose Prevention Program works to change how society treats people who use drugs and replace the racist, punitive approach rooted in criminalization with a harm reduction person-centered response rooted in health and wellness. We partner with governments and communities to build science-backed solutions resulting in sustainable reductions in overdose deaths.

Tobacco Control

Vital Strategies is a partner in the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use. We work with governments and civil society organizations to implement proven policies like those in the World Health Organization’s international health treaty, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and in the MPOWER package of tobacco reduction measures. Our work has spanned over 50 low- and middle-income countries, where 80% of tobacco deaths occur.

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Statement from José Luis Castro, President and CEO of Vital Strategies, on President Donald Trump’s proposed 2020 budget for The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

"Lives are at stake. We call on Congress and the Trump administration to put the public’s health before politics."

Vital Stories

8 Extraordinary Women Leading Cities and Fighting Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries

This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating eight urban leaders making a difference around the world by creating healthier, safer cities with the Partnership for Healthy Cities.

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Statement from Dr. Neil Schluger, Senior Advisor for Science at Vital Strategies, on the announcement of FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb’s resignation

"We urge the next FDA commissioner to not only take on this issue but to do more to adopt essential regulation on the sale and marketing of these products. Children deserve no less.”

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Statement from Dr. Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, on the release of the US report on Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) for Sodium and Potassium

“Eating too much salt is a leading cause of high blood pressure and causes more than 3 million deaths around the world every year. The new, rigorously derived recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences reaffirm the bottom line message to the world: too much salt is harmful, lower is better and will save lives.”

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