Publications Exposure to Tobacco Marketing Among Adolescents in Indonesia: Data Brief In 2021, Vital Strategies with partners in Indonesia conducted a household survey of 2,281 adolescents between age 13-15 years to determine the extent of exposure to tobacco marketing. This data brief presents key findings from the study.
Publications Colombia Rural Vital This publication describes the development and implementation of the Colombia Rural Vital (CRV) strategy developed as part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative.
Publications The COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Civil Registration of Births and Deaths and on Availability and Utility of Vital Events Data This report conveys findings from a search of country and development agency websites and partner and media reports describing disruptions to the civil registration of births and deaths associated with COVID-19 restrictions. It discusses the implications for decision-makers facing an acute need for timely and reliable data, particularly on mortality.
Publications CRVS Systems Improvement Framework Offering governments a collaborative and an end-to-end guide to examine their current CRVS processes, identify gaps and determine areas needing improvement.
Publications Ambient and household air pollution on early-life determinants of stunting—a systematic review and meta-analysis Stunting is an important risk factor for early growth and health implications throughout the life course, yet until recently, studies have rarely focused on populations exposed to high levels of particulate matter pollution or on developing countries most vulnerable to stunting and its associated health and developmental impacts.
Publications Legal Authority for Emergency Medical Services to Increase Access to Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder This article describes the federal legal landscape that governs the ability of emergency medical services professionals to administer buprenorphine treatment, and discusses state and local regulatory considerations relevant to this promising and emerging practice that can reduce opioid overdose fatalities.
Publications Tuberculosis and Tobacco Integration: Public Education Resources This white paper and communications toolkit provides insights into tested campaign concepts and messages that encourage behavior change in relation to TB prevention and treatment, and ready to use materials for spreading awareness on the link between TB and tobacco.
Publications Integrating human services and criminal justice data with claims data to predict risk of opioid overdose among Medicaid beneficiaries: A machine-learning approach Health system data incompletely capture the social risk factors for drug overdose. This study aimed to improve the accuracy of a machine-learning algorithm to predict opioid overdose risk by integrating human services and criminal justice data with health claims data to capture the social determinants of overdose risk in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Publications Financer l’avenir : comment la crise climatique rejaillit-elle sur vos financements ? Ce guide est essentiel pour inciter le monde de la philanthropie à s’engager sur les enjeux climatiques et mesurer l’impact de son action. Le guide se repose sur l’expériences de différentes fondations et propose 10 bonnes pratiques pour le financement de l’action pour le climat.
Publications A rapid-cycle assessment strategy for understanding the opioid overdose epidemic in local communities Certain communities in the United States experience greater opioid overdose mortality than others. This study aimed to understand multiple stakeholder perspectives on the opioid epidemic in eight communities in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, an area disproportionately affected by opioid overdose mortality.