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5 End-of-Year Questions for Dr. Kelly Henning on Public HealthFrom tackling air pollution to banning e-cigarettes in California, this year has been full of successes. As we look back on all that our teams have accomplished and the progress we’re still committed to making, we’re kicking off a new series of interviews with program and initiative leads across Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Press ReleasePublic Health
New Report Details Steps to Reverse Decline in U.S. Life ExpectancyThe Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health released a report setting out 10 practical steps to address major causes of declining life expectancy in the U.S.
BlogGovernment InnovationBloomberg Associates
Building Community Capacity for Federal Funds: How Municipalities Can HelpA recent workshop offered by Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Federal Assistance e311 program, in collaboration with the U.S. Conference of Mayors, highlighted these challenges and proposed strategies local jurisdictions can deploy to overcome them. Fortunately, current federal programs are encouraging municipal leadership to rethink the status quo and in...
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COVID-19 Local Response InitiativeBloomberg Philanthropies created a robust platform of programs and resources to help U.S. cities and states manage the ongoing crisis. Our programs provide mayors and other local leaders with timely and accurate public health information, crisis communications and leadership training, supportive peer networks, and other tools to address the wide-ra...
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The Earthshot Prize and Bloomberg Philanthropies Convene World Leaders, Investors, and Activists to Celebrate and Scale Climate Innovators’ Groundbreaking SolutionsThe Earthshot Prize and Bloomberg Philanthropies co-hosted The Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit in New York City. The Summit focused on driving systems-changing climate solutions to repair our planet by bringing together heads of state, government leaders, philanthropists, business executives, and grassroots climate activists from around the world...
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Countdown to COP27Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt November 6 – 18, 2022 Days Until COP27: 0 Actions Taken: 92 Designed to turbocharge climate progress from public, private, and civil society actors around the world, Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies unveiled dozens of climate actions through investments, partnerships, and capacity-building and educational efforts d...
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Michael R. Bloomberg Launches New $85 Million Campaign to Stop Rapid Rise of Pollution From the Petrochemical Industry in the United StatesMichael R. Bloomberg launched Beyond Petrochemicals: People Over Pollution, a new campaign that aims to halt the rapid expansion of petrochemical and plastic pollution in the United States.
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Heads of State Commit to Noncommunicable Disease Global Compact to Save 50 Million Lives by 2030Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), launched a new report calling on global leaders to take urgent action on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), responsible for 17 million premature deaths every year.
Press ReleaseGovernment Innovation
Michael R. Bloomberg and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm Speak to Mayors at Local Infrastructure Hub ConveningBloomberg Philanthropies hosted the third virtual convening for mayors as part of the Local Infrastructure Hub: Support for U.S. Cities and Towns to Put Federal Funding to Work for Residents. Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies and the 108th mayor of New York City, was joined by Department of Energy (DOE) Secr...
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Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative Launches New Racial Wealth Equity DatabaseBloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative announced the launch of the Black Wealth Data Center (BWDC) which will host the new Racial Wealth Equity Database. The BWDC aims to empower decision-makers – including practitioners, elected officials at all levels, and philanthropists – as well as journalists, working to improve and chronicle economic...