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The Next Frontier in Tobacco Marketing: The Metaverse, NFTs, Advergames and More
A new report from Vital Strategies’ Tobacco Enforcement and Reporting Movement (TERM) uncovers the latest tobacco marketing tactics online, from advergaming to influencer promotions.
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Pushing Back on Unhealthy Industries Online
Vital Strategies has been working with governments and civil society for nearly two decades to monitor unhealthy industries and protect people from their marketing tactics. Learn more about our work.
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India Regulates Tobacco Content on Streaming Services
India is the first country in the world to regulate tobacco content in online video streaming platforms such as Netflix. The new regulations will help prevent tobacco industry messaging and imagery from reaching the ever-expanding audiences that consume media online, especially youth.
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Devex Interview: Christina Chang discusses strategies to tackle obesity
Christina Chang, Deputy CEO, explains to Devex how cross-sectorial strategies are needed to tackle obesity.
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The Urgent Need for Climate Action
Dan Kass, Head of our Environmental Health Division, discusses the urgent need for commitment and action ahead of the United Nations Climate Action Summit on September 23, 2019.
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Que savez-vous de la pollution atmosphérique ?
Découvrons ensemble les idées reçues et les réalités autour de la pollution de l’air.
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What do you know about air pollution?
Explore common myths and facts related to air pollution.
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Social Media vs Big Tobacco: Young Indonesian Activists are Playing to Win
Anti-industry, social media-driven campaigns, such as #TheyLieWeDie, have sparked youthful, grassroots support in countries like Indonesia where reaching Big Tobacco’s next customer base is literally a matter of life and death.
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The Next Epidemic: Why the World is Still Vulnerable
Disease outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics have adversely affected health for centuries. In 1918, an influenza pandemic infected a third of the world’s population, killing an estimated 50 million people.
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By the Numbers: Road Traffic Crashes
Over 90 percent of the world’s fatalities on the roads occur in low-income and middle-income countries, which have less than half of the world’s vehicles.