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Follow the Data Podcast: An American Problem with an American SolutionAt Bloomberg Philanthropies, we are dedicated to “following the data” — and the data on gun violence could not be more compelling or urgent. Americans are 25 times more likely to be murdered with a gun than people in other developed countries. Every day, 96 Americans are killed by gun violence. And every year, approximately three million American c...
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Spreading Solutions: Lessons from the Global Road Safety Leadership CourseBy Becky Bavinger, Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Health team The Global Road Safety Leadership Course – a two-week course organized by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Global Road Safety Partnership – has trained over 300 people from 50 countries since 2016. Held twice each year – once in Baltimore and the other...
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Follow the Data Podcast: The Innovative Mayor, Karen Freeman-WilsonMayor of Gary, Indiana, Karen Freeman-Wilson believes resident engagement is integral to effective governance. Highlighting the important role residents play in helping Gary care for public spaces, Mayor Freeman-Wilson seeks to collaborate with the community: “Not only tell citizens what you're doing but make them a part of it. We've seen that wit...
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Breaking Ground on Safer Roads in Accra, GhanaBy Mayor Adjei Sowah, Accra, Ghana Last week, my colleagues and I broke ground at the Lapaz intersection. It is the first step in making Accra’s roads safer for all our citizens. The Lapaz intersection is the most dangerous intersection in the city, poorly designed with limited speed restrictions and no safe passage for pedestrians. In 2015, 25 of...
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Fighting Secondhand Smoke in Bengaluru, IndiaBy Dr. Vishal Rao, Chief of Head Neck Surgical Oncology at Healthcare Global Enterprise Cancer Hospital in Bengaluru, India Bengaluru is a city on the rise. In India’s southern Karnataka state, the city has become the tech hub of the global south, with a burgeoning start-up community and an Asian base for the world’s largest technology companies. B...
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Public Art Challenge pushes cities to see art as a tool for changeBy Anita Contini, Bloomberg Philanthropies Arts Team When Spartanburg, S.C., embarked on an ambitious public art project a few years ago, it was the police department that took the lead. And while police aren’t typically the first officials people turn to for matters of artistic expression, in this case the department was a perfect fit.
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A big week for our oceansFrom the world’s tropical seas to the icy waters of the Arctic, and from the great salmon runs of the Pacific coast of North America to the rich waters of the Humboldt Current in the southern hemisphere and beyond, the world’s oceans provide people with food, livelihoods and strong cultural traditions. Today, nearly three billion people rely on the...
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Follow the Data Podcast: Reducing Injuries and Traffic Crashes on Roads Around the WorldOne public health challenge that receives limited attention and insufficient resources is road safety. Our founder, Mike Bloomberg, is the WHO's Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries. Given that road traffic crashes kill nearly 1.35 million people and injure as many as 50 million every year, this is a major focus in his role. ...
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Follow the Data Podcast: Buying A Car – A Road Safety MissionOver 90% of the 1.35 million people killed in road traffic injuries every year are in low- and middle- income countries. Road traffic crashes are the eighth leading cause of death and are the leading killer of people ages 5 and 29. Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety concentrates investments to make the greatest impact in cou...
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Follow the Data Podcast: Census Series – The Who, What, When, Where, WhyIn order to be managed, data needs to be collected. One of the largest data collection efforts in the United States is fast approaching; cities and states are gearing up for the 2020 census. Bloomberg Associates, a philanthropic consultancy that works with cities across the world, is advising Detroit and Atlanta to prepare for the decennial survey....