Spotlight

Vital Strategies’ new Campaign Beacon spotlights effective and innovative communication campaigns addressing pivotal issues shaping global health. Our goal: a society where good health is possible for all. Explore the new website now.

By 2050, 68% of people will live in cities. The second annual Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit brought urban leaders together to discuss how to make cities healthier and safer. Photo: Kathleen Carlson of Bloomberg Philanthropies speaks during a plenary session at the Summit.

Tobacco control advocates recently gathered for the 10th Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (COP10) in Panama. We look at novel tactics the tobacco industry is using to hook new customers on their deadly products.

Throughout 2023, Vital Strategies has worked in more than 80 countries to strengthen health systems and policies, partnering with governments and civil society to reimagine evidence-based, locally driven policies and practices to advance public health.

This new series, The Climate and Us, explores how the climate crisis is affecting human health. Vital Strategies and its partners are featured in the series for their work to address air quality and promote clean air action in Jakarta, Indonesia.

This new film confronts labor exploitation in the tobacco sector and the role industry plays in deepening inequity.

Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death for people under 50 in the United States. Read more about the Vital Strategies Overdose Prevention Program’s work to advance harm reduction interventions.

Road traffic crashes are a global public health crisis, claiming around 1.3 million lives each year, and a leading killer of people ages 15 to 29. See how we are working with governments around the world to make streets safer.

Look “Behind the Numbers” to see how Vital Strategies works with governments and civil society to improve people’s health and promote equity around the world.

Our signature speaker series, VitalTalks, is back for a new season. Hear from experts using innovative data and advocacy approaches to help end gender-based violence.