Fonds de Dotation Vital Strategies

EU Legislative Interests

- EU4Health 2021-2027 and related action plans and legislative initiatives - EU Research programs, including Horizon Europe - The European Green Deal and associated legislation and action plans, including zero emissions and air pollution strategies and farm to fork - EU Missions on climate, cancer, food and soil and smart cities - EU taxonomy and sustainable finance initiatives - Eurostat data and statistics on health and the environment - EU Air Quality Guidelines - EU Waste Framework - Article 5.3 of the Framework Convention on Tobacco control -DIRECTIVE 2014/40/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL -DIRECTIVE 2011/64/EU of 21 June 2011

Communication Activities

For an overview of our activities and programs in health, data, healthy cities and air pollution see: https://www.vitalstrategies.org/programs/ Highlights include: • Data for Health: Vital Strategies partners with governments worldwide to not only improve the way they access data, but also to expand the use of data to enhance public health policymaking—presenting government partners with the opportunity to allocate resources and design policies and programs that will have the most impact on people’s health. Vital Strategies' data and health programs include: civil registration, data impact, cancer registries and global grants. • Partnership for Healthy Cities: This program is a global network of numerous cities whose mayors have committed to prevent NCDs—including cancer, diabetes, heart disease and chronic lung disease—and injuries through proven interventions. As implementing partner in the initiative, Vital Strategies provides in-kind technical assistance, supports communication and public relations efforts and disburses grants to participating cities. • Air pollution and health: Vital Strategies provides technical expertise and consultative services to inform policies and influence public discourse around air pollution and its health impacts around the world. We partner with governments to influence policies and our expert staff and consultants are building comprehensive and innovative guides for city governments around the world looking to jumpstart their air quality management systems, focusing on air quality monitoring systems, policy solutions, and public engagement strategies. Part of our work also includes training journalists to find and use data on the sources and health impacts of air pollution. • Tobacco control: Vital Strategies supports the adoption of lifesaving policies that reach hundreds of millions of people around the world. Since 2007, we have worked with 41 countries to deliver evidence-based population-level campaigns and build local capacity to raise awareness about the dangers of tobacco. Our campaigns encourage quitting tobacco use and support policy goals such as smoke-free environments and tobacco tax increases. Vital Strategies also works to counter the tobacco industry's efforts to subvert those goals. To date, our campaigns have been seen by more than 2 billion people. Working in partnership with the American Cancer Society, Vital Strategies has produced five editions of The Tobacco Atlas, the leading resource for policymakers, journalists and advocates to understand the global tobacco epidemic and proven solutions. • Food policy: Vital Strategies works closely with partners in various countries to help them deliver strategic communication campaigns that drive public support for high-impact policies aimed at creating a healthier food environment. • Road safety: Vital Strategies is part of a consortium carrying out proven road safety interventions in numerous countries and cities around the world. The initiative’s comprehensive, evidence-based approach includes: strengthening legislation; improving key risky road behaviors with a focus on speeding; promoting infrastructure improvements and sustainable urban transportation; and advocating for improved vehicle safety standards. Vital Strategies uses its expertise to strengthen road crash surveillance systems, and then uses outcome data to inform policy and action. We also guide the creation of strategic communication and mass media campaigns to change road user behavior.

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

For a list of our global partners see: https://www.vitalstrategies.org/about-us/partners/ Membership with the following organizations: - WHO official relations (NSA) - WHO FCTC (observer status) - WHO Health & Energy Platform of Action (HEPA) - United Nations ECOSOC - Framework Convention Alliance on Tobacco Control (FCA) - NCD Alliance - International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) - Codex Alimentarius (observer status) - UNFCCC (observer status) - Contre-Feu, l’Alliance contre l’industrie du tabac - Control Research Group at the University of Bath

Organisation Members

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