Publications Public Opinion Poll Results on Alcohol Consumption in Sri Lanka To support the development of evidence-based alcohol policies in Sri Lanka, RESET Alcohol and ADIC, Sri Lanka (Alcohol and Drug Information Centre) conducted a public opinion poll to gather insights on people’s knowledge about alcohol, attitudes toward its consumption and support for policy action to reduce consumption.
Publications Reducing Overdose Among People In Probation Supervision Pennsylvania counties implemented a public health response to drug use in probation and saw better outcomes.
Publications A new tool for evaluating health equity in academic journals; the Diversity Factor This article argues that the current approach to evaluating a journal's impact does not speak to a researcher’s contribution to furthering health outcomes for all populations. The article proposes the implementation of a Diversity Factor to fulfill this need and supplement the current metrics.
Publications Lessons From Rapid Mortality Surveillance This report summarizes local views on the key success factors and barriers to establishing rapid mortality surveillance in 13 countries supported in these efforts by Vital Strategies in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fact Sheets Publications Opioid Settlement Funds: State-Level Guides for Community Advocates These guides reveal how each state in the U.S. will receive and allocate opioid settlement funds.
Publications Effective Communication to Improve Maternal Health in Kigoma, Tanzania This study explores the message styles that were most effective in changing attitudes, beliefs and behaviors to encourage delivery in health facilities in Kigoma, Tanzania.
Publications Tobacco Marketing and Football: A Losing Game Our new TERM study analyzes marketing instances on social media in Indonesia, India and Mexico leading up to and during the 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup in Qatar, to explore how the World Cup and football stars were used to promote tobacco.
Publications Analysis of Deaths Due to Gender-Based Violence: An Autopsy-based Cross-sectional Study from Mumbai Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a dire and pervasive issue globally with 1 in 3 women affected in their lifetime. This new report summarizes key findings from a study that analyzed data from 10 autopsy centers in Mumbai for over 1,460 cases of female deaths.
Publications The Instrumental Role of Strategic Communication to Counter Industry Marketing Responses to Sugary Drink Taxes; Comment on “Understanding Marketing Responses to a Tax on Sugary Drinks: A Qualitative Interview Study in the United Kingdom, 2019” This commentary reflects on recent experiences of the sugary drinks industry's marketing responses to taxes instituted to reduce the consumption of sugary drinks. It presents evidence that strategic communication can play an instrumental role in protecting strong taxes from industry responses.
Publications Impacts of Air Pollution on Health and Cost of Illness in Jakarta, Indonesia This study aimed to quantify the health and economic impacts of air pollution—fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ground-level Ozone (O3), which exceeded the local and global ambient air quality standards—in Jakarta Province, the capital of Indonesia.