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Russia’s comprehensive tobacco control law leads to change and progressBy Becky Bavinger, Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Health. The last time I was in Russia, over 10 years ago, I was a college student and couldn’t afford to go into many restaurants and clubs. But even if I could have paid for a meal, I wouldn’t have wanted to sit in the smoke-filled room for long. Similar to many American cities at the time, there...
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Police Enforcement: A Critical Component For Changing the Behavior of Road UsersPolice officers from Australia, Ireland, Moldova, the United Kingdom and the United States convened at Bloomberg Philanthropies to help us strategize how to work effectively with road police to reduce road traffic fatalities and injuries. Eight experts in road policing, as well as Bloomberg Philanthropies’ road safety partners, shared experiences a...
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New Report Indicates That Only One In Seven Countries Has Comprehensive Laws Addressing All Five Key Risk Factors For Road Traffic Death And InjuryOnly 28 countries, covering 7% of the world’s population, have comprehensive road safety laws on all five key risk factors: drinking and driving, speeding, and failing to use motorcycle helmets, seat-belts, and child restraints.
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1.6 Billion People Now Covered Globally By New or Improved Road Safety LawsA groundbreaking Global Road Safety Program in ten countries funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies produced results showing that 1.6 billion people are now covered by strengthened road safety laws, Mayor and philanthropist Michael R. Bloomberg announced today. The initiatives include increased seat-belt and helmet usage, reduced speed limits, drinking...
News ArticlePublic Health
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Bloomberg announces Pennsylvania projects in its $10M overdose-prevention initiativeFormer New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s initiative to prevent overdoses around the country — starting with $10 million in funds going to Pennsylvania, one of the states hardest hit by the opioid crisis — is funding its first projects in the commonwealth. Vital Strategies, the public health nonprofit that is working with Bloomberg Philanthrop...
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Art Leaders Making Impacts in Local Communities: Spotlight on Jennifer EvinsIn June 2015, the City of Spartanburg was selected as one of four projects nationwide to take part in Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge. Jennifer Evins, working with key partners including digital media artist Erwin Redl, city police officers and the city’s residents brought their winning project, “Seeing Spartanburg” to life. In the wa...
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Road Safety Meeting Concludes with a Renewed Sense of UrgencyDuring a three-day road safety partner meeting and training in Bangkok, Thailand, the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) convened nearly 125 participants including road safety experts, government officials, law enforcement professionals and others to address one of the world’s leading causes of preventable death. The...
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Hosting Global Road Safety Experts Meeting with Elite Global Network of Cities and Countries Dedicated to Improving Road SafetyBloomberg Philanthropies will convene 125 road safety experts from 15 countries, including government officials, law enforcement, and others, to address one of the world’s leading causes of preventable death. Road crashes kill more than 1.25 million people a year worldwide and injure more than 50 million, with deaths disproportionately taking place...
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5 Questions on the CensusIt comes around every ten years, but this year, completing the census is even more important given it determines the allocation of funding for public health services and representation in Washington and states across that country, which impacts civil rights issues. With recent news that The Census Bureau is ending its door-knocking efforts one mont...
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Combating the Overdose EpidemicIn 2021, there were approximately 107,000 overdose deaths, the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a single year in U.S. history — a nearly 15% increase from 2020. More than 75 percent of these overdose deaths were opioid related. In November 2021, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a new five-year, $120 million reinvestment to help...