Join us for a webinar on April 17 where we'll explore the role of the health sector in advancing climate action. Hear about success stories and from experts about how cities are implementing clean air solutions that benefit the climate and human health. Register now:…

Inside Freetown, Sierra Leone's markets, a new healthy food strategy is addressing rising rates of hypertension and other noncommunicable diseases. Vendors are working with the community to boost prevention measures. #Cities4Health Bloomberg Philanthropies World Health Organization (WHO)

Health economics can optimize expenditures & improve health care quality & equity. Our op-ed in Hindustan Times highlights a critical time for India's health care system. As investments grow, we must bridge the gap between health economics & policy. #Data4Health …

Join us in supporting Guatemala: Make sure the Healthy Food Law moves forward & gets approved!

#alimentacionsaludable #guatemalasaludable #iniciativa5504 Jairo Flores Karin Herrera Ronalth Ochaeta Aguilar SESAN Instituto de Nutrición de Centro América y Panamá OPS/OMS Guatemala UNICEF Guatemala Joaquin Barnoya Ministerio de Salud Pública

Watch how Mexico City is meeting safety challenges through evidence-based street transformations, with support from the Partnership for Healthy Cities #Cities4Health Secretaría de Movilidad CDMX Bloomberg Philanthropies World Health Organization (WHO)

Taxes on sugary drinks work, but they must be levied at an effective rate. Our Luyanda Majija recently spoke to The Guardian about how governments must push back against beverage industry attempts to lower taxes. vitalstrat.org/3x4iokq

More than 2 in 3 people will live in cities by 2050. Our spotlight looks at the recent #cities4health Summit, where participants representing 52 cities met to exchange policy ideas for noncommunicable disease & injury prevention. vitalstrat.org/3TOQqlE

Public health researcher and Vital Strategies contributor David Jernigan knows the effects of predatory alcohol marketing better than most. Listen to his new podcast interview with Office of Research, Boston University / The Brink's 'Explain This!' here: vitalstrat.org/3vIqiQi

Today is #WorldHealthDay

More than half of the world’s population is not covered by essential health services.

No one should be excluded.
Your access to health care is your right bit.ly/2024WorldHealt…

#MyHealthMyRight

On #WorldHealthDay , we celebrate the tobacco control community and public health in the fight against tobacco industry interference. The industry remains a barrier to reducing tobacco use, which keeps claiming millions of lives / yr. Let's continue to fight for #MyHealthMyRight .

The fabric of health must be woven across sectors, policies and practices and matched with robust funding and political will. #WorldHealthDay #MyHealthMyRight

Noncommunicable diseases—such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease—and injuries are responsible for more than 80% of deaths globally. Urban leaders are working together to solve this crisis. #Cities4Health #BeatNCDs

#WorldHealthDay is celebrated on April 7, but at Vital Strategies, we envision a world where health is high on the agenda every day.

The theme this year is #MyHealthMyRight . Each day this week, we're highlighting your right to health, from smoke-free areas to healthier food…

New reporting from The Washington Post & The Examination demonstrates how the US food industry deflects responsibility for producing ultra-processed products, while continuing to lobby against front-of-package labels to educate consumers & promote healthier diets.

Vital Strategies is proud to be a partner of USAID's @CHISUProgram to help improve data-driven decision making across all actors of the health systems, including health workers. For #WHWWeek , learn more about USAID's health systems strengthening work: vitalstrat.org/3xmGNlB

Why do tobacco companies keep pushing a dangerous product they publicly denounce? Because your addiction means their profit. Read the NEW blog to learn more. #ExposeTobacco
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Over the course of her career, Vakharia came to view the gap in our continuum of care as a #HarmReduction gap. It is a gap into which millions across the U.S. fall every day for various reasons. Learn more in our Q&A convo with the author. vitalstrat.org/3TJKuZQ

Everyone, whether they use tobacco or not, is harmed by Big Tobacco.

As #WorldHealthDay approaches, we're exposing how tobacco industry activities harm our health & the planet.

Read the blog to learn more. #ExposeTobacco #HealthForAll

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On International Transgender Day of Visibility we celebrate members of the transgender community & recognize many health disparities that occur from inequality & discrimination. We must build systems that protect & center health for everyone, by everyone. #ReimaginePublicHealth

Speeding is deadly. For the busy Easter travel period in Ghana, National Road Safety Authority, with CITY OF ACCRA and KUMASI CITY launched the #StopSpeeding   #roadsafety campaign, which highlights enforcement of speed limits to save lives.