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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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Bloomberg Philanthropies Publishes Results of Largest Survey of American MayorsBloomberg Philanthropies released the results of its 2018 American Mayors Survey, the largest and most comprehensive survey of mayors to date. The survey reveals that America’s mayors increasingly feel on the hook for addressing major policy and funding issues – from infrastructure to immigration – that were once under the purview of federal or sta...
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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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Bloomberg Philanthropies Hosts International Road Safety Experts in Mumbai to Discuss Initiatives to Prevent Traffic Deaths and InjuriesBloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety will convene 150 road safety experts from 17 countries in Mumbai, India, from June 7 to 9 to address one of the world’s leading causes of preventable death. Nearly 85 percent of the world’s countries lack adequate laws to counter the growing rates of traffic-related deaths and injuries. As...
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Produces Short Documentaries Highlighting Public Art Challenge Projects in Gary, IN; Los Angeles, CA; Spartanburg, SC and New York Capital RegionA short documentary series created by Bloomberg Philanthropies provide a behind- the-scenes look at how four cities are using temporary public art projects to bring together local government and artists to increase access to the arts, elevate critical issues, foster community engagement and highlight creativity across local industries through the B...
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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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Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards for Global Tobacco ControlBloomberg Philanthropies Awards for Global Tobacco Control Nominations Are Open Deadline to Apply is November 25, 2024 Tobacco kills more than 7 million people a year mostly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). These are completely preventable deaths. While average smoking rates have declined globally from 22.8% in 2007 to 17% in 2021, appr...
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Task Force on Fiscal Policy for Health Releases New Report: Increasing Health Taxes Could Raise US$3.7 Trillion Over The Next Five YearsThe Task Force on Fiscal Policy for Health today released a new report, “Health Taxes: A Compelling Policy for the Crises of Today,” showing that if all countries increased their excise taxes to raise prices of tobacco, alcohol and sugary beverages by 50%, it would generate US$3.7 trillion in additional revenue over five years.