Press Room Vital Strategies’ Statement on Oregon’s Historic Drug Decriminalization Initiative and President Elect Biden’s Plan to End Overdose For Immediate Release:Oregon voters made history on election day when they approved an initiative to decriminalize small amount of all drugs,…
Press Room Statement from José Luis Castro, President and CEO, Vital Strategies on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2020 Road safety is a public health issue that is the leading cause of death for young people ages 5-29. Governments and public health leaders must include road safety as part of their public health initiatives and programming.
Vital Stories Vital Around the World: Meet Cao Ying, Director of Vital Strategies’ China Office We sat down with Cao Ying, Director of Vital Strategies' office in China, to learn what led her to the field of public health and what projects she and her team are working on to create a healthier China.
Press Room Vital Strategies Launches $3.5 Million Fellowship to Support Healthier Food Environments Vital Strategies is accepting the second cohort of applicants interested in pursuing research to improve food environments.
Press Mentions Here’s Why India’s Air Quality May Fuel COVID-19 Cases Entrepreneur India: Entrepreneur India: Sumi Mehta, Senior Epidemiologist, Global Environmental Health at Vital Strategies explains the connection between air pollution, NCDs and COVID-19.
Press Room Statement from José Luis Castro, President and CEO, Vital Strategies, on the election of President-Elect Joe Biden Vital Strategies joins public health organizations, scientists and humanitarian organizations around the world to congratulate Vice President Joe Biden, the winner of the U.S. presidential election.
A New Administration Offers a New Beginning In the coming weeks and months, we will join other public health leaders in calling on the new administration to prioritize public health.
Vital Stories COVID-19 Highlights the Need for Effective Food Policy A recap of our VitalTalks, A Recipe for Health: The Urgent Need for Food Policy where our speakers discussed effective food policies, including front-of-package labeling initiatives, the increased vulnerabilities to COVID-19 for people living with obesity and undernutrition, and guidance to governments and stakeholders engaged in this issue
Vital Stories What We Can’t See Can Harm Us: Mental Health And Air Pollution We sat down with Dr. Vivian Pun Vital Strategies’ air pollution epidemiologist in the Environmental Health Division to learn more about her research on air pollution and mental health.
Spotlight Spotlight: Cities on the Front Lines of a Healthier Future Urbanization has become a determinant for health in its own right. Cities are places where health can be produced or compromised, and city leaders have shown that they can lead the way by creating systems that promote and protect health. This was already happening before the pandemic, and city leaders have stepped up to respond to COVID-19's impact on their people.