Press Mentions Michigan groups get money to combat opioid crisis MLive: Michigan organizations are getting grants to combat opioid addiction in the state as part of a $10 million Michigan commitment from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Vital Strategies announced.
Press Room New Projects to Reduce Overdose Deaths Announced in Michigan With support from Governor Whitmer, law enforcement, state health officials, and harm reduction groups, programs will increase access to lifesaving medications in hospitals and jails, increase distribution of naloxone, and expand syringe service programs.
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.
Vital Stories Promises, Promises…8 Takeaways from the U.N. General Assembly The U.N. General Assembly brought 200 world leaders to New York including U.S. President Donald Trump, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel for a jam-packed week including five summits on: the environment, universal health coverage, sustainable development, financing for development, and priorities for small island countries.
Press Room STOP Tobacco Industry Watchdog Exposes Industry Allies That Undermine Public Health A new database released by STOP (Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products) reveals dozens of groups aiding the tobacco industry in its considerable efforts to subvert public health policies.
Press Mentions Bloomberg charity names first Pa. projects in $10 million response to overdose epidemic Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Publications Urban Health More than half the world's population now lives in cities. That is expected to grow to two-thirds by 2030. As global populations rapidly consolidate around urban centers, the scientific understanding of what this means for human health faces a new and greater urgency.
VitalTalks Turning the Tide on the US Overdose Crisis Vital Strategies’ second VitalTalks event focused on one of the most pressing public health issues in the United States today: the drug overdose crisis.
Overdose Prevention The United States is in the midst of a drug overdose crisis. Our Overdose Prevention Program works to change how society treats people who use drugs and replace the racist, punitive approach rooted in criminalization with a harm reduction person-centered response rooted in health and wellness. We partner with governments and communities to build science-backed solutions resulting in sustainable reductions in overdose deaths.
Tobacco Control Vital Strategies is a partner in the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use. We work with governments and civil society organizations to implement proven policies like those in the World Health Organization’s international health treaty, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and in the MPOWER package of tobacco reduction measures. Our work has spanned over 50 low- and middle-income countries, where 80% of tobacco deaths occur.