Follow the Data Podcast: Buying A Car – A Road Safety Mission
November 18, 2019
Over 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 countries where manufacturers send cars without basic safety features, including seat belts, airbags or ABS breaking.
Becky Bavinger of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Health team and Jessica Truong, Vice President of Programs and Asia Pacific Coordinator for the Global New Car Assessment Program (Global NCAP) spoke about the need for improved road safety and vehicle safety.
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Flipping the Script From Obligation to Opportunity: The American Talent Initiative’s Inaugural Veterans Community of Practice Convening
November 11, 2019
United States military veterans are underrepresented at high-graduation rate colleges and universities, with only one in ten veterans attending institutions that graduate at least 70 percent of their students. Our American Talent Initiative program’s Veterans Community of Practice is focused on increasing access and success for student veterans.
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National First-Generation College Student Day: Reaching Students Through CollegePoint
November 8, 2019
When Josiah Gouker was in high school, the college admissions process seemed like a murky obstacle course. Our CollegePoint program, which provides virtual advising for high-achieving, low- and moderate-income students, gave him resources and access to a vault of college knowledge that his more affluent classmates had.
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Healing After Tragedy
November 7, 2019
An Interview with Art Therapist Raquel Farrell-Kirk about Parkland and Coral Spring’s Public Art Challenge Project, “Inspiring Community Healing After Gun Violence: The Power of Art”
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Follow the Data Podcast: Facilitating Learning: A Bloomberg-Harvard Education
November 4, 2019
The skills needed to be a mayor are many, and few have the time to pause and learn something new.
The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative was developed in response to the need for leadership and management training specifically tailored to city leaders. Bloomberg Philanthropies and Harvard University are uniquely qualified to develop such a program, combining resources to facilitate learning for city leaders currently holding office.
Josh Skolnick of the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Government Innovation team spoke to the program’s director and faculty co-chair for executive education, Jorrit de Jong. Jorrit is also a Senior Lecturer at Harvard’s Kennedy School; he and Josh discuss the program’s nearly 99% recommendation rate, the use of data, experimentation and innovation and cross-sector collaboration.
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Congratulations to CDC on 20 years of global tobacco surveillance
November 1, 2019
By Dr. Jennifer Ellis, Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Health team
This week we celebrate an important milestone in global tobacco control: the 20th anniversary of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Global Tobacco Surveillance System. Bloomberg Philanthropies has been proud to partner with CDC on the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use through CDC Foundation since 2007, when we first launched the initiative. Tobacco kills eight million people a year worldwide, with most of those deaths in low- and middle-income countries. CDC supports countries in monitoring this deadly epidemic by increasing countries’ technical and data collection capacities. As a result, countries can monitor not only their tobacco use, but also other key health outcomes (like exposure to tobacco smoke and tobacco advertising) that demonstrate where more progress is needed.
Read moreHow Data Transparency Can Help Protect Our Oceans
October 25, 2019
By Patti Harris, CEO of Bloomberg Philanthropies
Six years ago, I attended a meeting in New York City, hosted by then-United States Secretary of State John Kerry. Its goal was to organize a global summit dedicated to saving our ocean from the devastating effects of over-fishing, pollution, and climate change. That meeting led to the first Our Ocean conference, which took place a few months later in Washington, D.C.
This week, I traveled to Oslo to attend the 6th annual convening of Our Ocean, and after spending time with so many like-minded partners and leaders from across sectors and around the world, I’m more optimistic than ever about what’s possible for the global movement to protect the ocean.
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Strengthening U.S. Cities with Management Training for Small and Midsized Cultural Organizations
October 23, 2019
Q&A with Ethan Joseph, Bloomberg Philanthropies Arts Team Member
Small and midsized cultural organizations are essential to the vibrancy of U.S. cities, but there are very few training programs specifically for the leaders of these institutions, which range from museums and community arts centers, to ensembles and interdisciplinary festivals. These institutions provide access to diverse and enriching cultural experiences, arts-related social services, and support for creatives to develop skills and innovate. They also face unique management challenges – and opportunities.
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Follow the Data Podcast: Protect Kids: Fight Flavored E-Cigarettes
October 21, 2019
On September 10th, 2019, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the creation of a new $160 million initiative to end the youth e-cigarette epidemic. The three-year program, called Protect Kids, is led by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, which will partner with other leading organizations including parent and community groups concerned about the nation’s kids and health.
Dr. Kelly Henning, Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Public Health program lead, spoke to Matt Myers, President of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, about the initiative, including the need to hold the federal government accountable for it’s stated intentions to ban flavored e-cigarettes.
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Global Health Checkup: A New Era for Tobacco Control in Mexico
October 16, 2019
By Dr. Kelly Henning, Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Health program lead
In 2008, Mexico City became the largest city in the world to adopt a 100% smoke-free law, setting a tremendous global precedent for tobacco control policies. In 2011, with support from our partners, the federal government increased tobacco taxes to further protect the city’s most vulnerable communities.
However, progress since then has slowed down, in part, because of political barriers. Over 51,000 people die each year in Mexico from tobacco related illnesses. Approximately 15 million adults still smoke tobacco, including 27% of men. Nearly 700,000 adolescents (age 12-17) smoke as well, comprising 5% of the smoking population.
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