Case Studies Tobacco Control Case Study: Mexico – Collaborative Media Campaigns A comprehensive communication initiative, designed with local partners and in close coordination with the National Tobacco Control Office, shows the power of effective advocacy and highlights the importance of collaboration and persistence.
Press Room As Overdose Deaths in Native and Rural Communities Climb, New Program Will Mail Wisconsinites Naloxone and Harm Reduction Supplies To address the overdose crisis in Wisconsin, Gwayakobimaadiziwin Bad River Harm Reduction and NEXT Distro are launching a new program that provides free harm reduction supplies to individuals in Wisconsin via mail.
Press Mentions The Incredible Challenge of Counting Every Global Birth and Death New York Times Magazine: One of the most powerful public health measures is simply recording every birth and death. Jeneen Interlandi traveled to rural Colombia and spoke to staff on our Civil Registration and Vital Statistics team for this story, which featured on the cover of the New York Times Magazine.
Press Room The FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Naloxone To Address Overdose Crisis Vital Strategies Applauds Overdue Change and Urges Private and Public Insurance to Cover Lifesaving Intervention and State Governments to Continue Funding Free Naloxone.
Spotlight Watch: Toward a World Where Everyone Counts Watch our roundtable event and hear from leading civil registration and vital statistics experts engaged in the life-changing work of making millions of invisible people visible.
Press Mentions Qatar World Cup Is Hijacked To Advertise Tobacco Health Policy Watch: Tobacco companies in Indonesia, India and Mexico circumvented international football governing body FIFA’s advertising ban on their products by associating them with the World Cup, according to a new social media analysis by public health group Vital Strategies.
Press Room As Overdose Crisis Continues, Pennsylvania Extends Innovative Campaign To Promote Naloxone Use and Combat Stigma The Pennsylvania Department of Health is extending their real-world testimonial ad campaign to highlight naloxone as a lifesaving harm reduction strategy.
Press Room FIFA World Cup Served as World Stage for Tobacco Marketing to Youth A new brief by Vital Strategies examines how the world’s most-watched sporting tournament, the football FIFA World Cup, is used to promote tobacco products and use.
Spotlight 50+ Cities Share Local Solutions to Global Health Challenges Mayors and officials from more than 50 cities met for the inaugural Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit in London in March to celebrate and advance their efforts to transform cities into engines for better health.
Press Room As Michigan Overdose Crisis Grows, New Approach Increased Access to Lifesaving Medications, Treatment In Emergency Rooms A new report from Vital Strategies and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that a program in southeast Michigan improved hospitals’ ability to care for opioid use disorder patients in their emergency departments.