VitalTalks Breaking Bondage: The Intersection of Race and Public Health This event focused on the legacy of slavery, the history of race-based health inequities and the implications for public health.
Vital Stories An Overdose Is a Tragedy, Not a Murder. Criminalization and punishment are outdated, ineffective, and harmful responses to the overdose crisis, and prosecuting someone for “drug delivery resulting in death” is an example of the failed policies of the past.
Vital Stories Fueling an Unhealthy Future: 5 Questions with Nandita Murukutla on How Health Harmful Industries Will Sicken Millions We sat down with Nandita Murukutla, Vice President of Global Policy and Research at Vital Strategies to get her takeaways from the Vital Talks event and learn about the forthcoming report, “Fueling an Unhealthy Future,” that places a spotlight on the fossil fuels industry.
Vital Stories From Bogotá to Accra: Cities Honor Loved Ones Lost on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims On World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, Bogotá and other cities joins the global community in honoring loved ones lost and recognizing that no death on the road is acceptable.
Improving Road Safety is Protecting the Next Generation This year, 1.35 million people will die as a result of road traffic crashes – the leading cause of death for children and adults aged 5-29 years. Each death is a preventable tragedy.
Press Room “Improving road safety means protecting the next generation. On World Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Victims we urge governments to adopt a public health approach to this solvable problem.” This year, 1.35 million people will die as a result of road traffic crashes – the leading cause of death for children and adults aged 5-29 years. Each death is a preventable tragedy.
To Stop the Youth Vaping Epidemic, the Government Must Regulate Now. "While the decline in smoking is good news, the rapid uptake of e-cigarettes in the United States and globally is of urgent concern."
Press Room “Smoking rates are falling, but a youth vaping epidemic is on the rise. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration must regulate vaping products now.” Statement from José Luis Castro, President and Chief Executive Officer at Vital Strategies, on the recent CDC report about falling smoking rates.
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.
Press Mentions Pasay City gets tough on vaping Manila Bulletin: Rubiano said that according to the tobacco-monitoring group Tobacco Atlas, adding: “Every year more than 117,700 of its people are killed by tobacco-caused disease.