Publications The Tobacco Atlas 7th Edition The Seventh Edition of the Tobacco Atlas, released by Vital Strategies and the Tobacconomics team at the University of Illinois at Chicago, serves as a warning call to all those who care about global health and economic development.
Publications Measuring misclassification of Covid-19 as garbage codes: Results of investigating 1,365 deaths and implications for vital statistics in Brazil The purpose of this article was to quantify the amount of misclassification of the COVID-19 mortality occurring in hospitals and other health facilities in three Brazilian state capitals, discuss potential factors contributing to this misclassification, and consider the implications for vital statistics.
Publications A Comprehensive Approach to Improving Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care in Kigoma, Tanzania This study presents the Program to Reduce Maternal Deaths in Tanzania's maternal health-related interventions and obstetric results from 13 years of implementation in Kigoma.
Publications Improving Maternal and Reproductive Health in Kigoma, Tanzania: A 13-Year Initiative This study evaluated the program approach and lessons learned from the Program to Reduce Maternal Deaths in Tanzania, a 13-year effort to improve and sustain the availability of, access to, and demand for high-quality maternal and reproductive health care services.
Publications Covitel – Inquérito Telefônico de Fatores de Risco para Doenças Crônicas não Transmissíveis em Tempos de Pandemia Este relatório apresenta os resultados do Covitel, Inquérito Telefônico de Fatores de Risco para Doenças Crônicas não Transmissíveis em Tempos de Pandemia.
Publications Promoting Healthy Environments for Children By Using Indicators Vital Strategies in partnership with UNICEF has developed a technical brief to support governments, academia, and civil society in developing a tracking system for children’s environmental health indicators in their own countries.
Publications Validation of physician certified verbal autopsy using conventional autopsy: a large study of adult non-external causes of death in a metropolitan area in Brazil This study evaluated the performance of an adapted and reduced version of verbal autopsy in identifying the underlying causes of non-forensic deaths in São Paulo, Brazil.
Publications Urgence d’agir et occasions manquées L'atténuation du climat s'est historiquement concentrée sur les mesures visant à réduire les émissions de carbone pour éviter leurs impacts à long terme. Cette approche étroite ne tient pas compte de l'avantage immédiat de certaines autres mesures climatiques présentant des avantages à court terme, comme les efforts visant à améliorer la qualité de l'air.
Publications Mass Media for Tobacco Control Advocacy in Senegal This case study and evaluation paper explore how widespread social and traditional media campaigns, which were launched in Senegal in 2013, built momentum and public support for advancing tobacco control and catalyzed government action on a bill that had been languishing in Parliament for years.
Publications Testing Communication Concepts on COVID-19 Contact Tracing Among Black and Latinx/Hispanic People in the United States This study highlights how strategic, culturally sensitive communication can buttress current and future contact tracing efforts, especially among Black and Latinx/Hispanic people.