Daniel Kass
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Senior VP, Environmental, Climate and Urban Health @VitalStrat. Views are my own.
New York, NY
Joined July 2012
We're so excited to share that our video The Data Healing the Lungs of a City, created with @BBCStoryWorks and @AnatmanPictures, won Silver at the @anthemawards 🥈 ! Hear a message from @vital_sumi from our Environmental Health team below and watch the winning video here ⬇️
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Vital Strategies' CEO @MEtiebetMD and Senior Vice President of Environmental, Climate and Urban Health @DanielKass1 attended the launch of the @UNICEF and @USAID Partnership for a #LeadFreeFuture, where members committed $150 million to end childhood lead poisoning. We're proud
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1st panel discussion at the International Convening on Lead Poisoning, will be chaired by PIF Distinguished Fellow @ibhushan. We are honored to have panelists Dr Howard Hu, Dr Atul Vaidya, @rachelbnfield , @DanielKass1 share their insights with us.
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Este #DiaInternacionalDeLaMujer reconocemos a María Elena Arias, consultora @VitalStrat y partner #PureEarth contra la #ExposiciónAlPlomo. Su dedicación y disciplina son ejemplos inspiradores de su compromiso con la salud pública y el bienestar. #InvestInWomensHealthNow #IWD2024
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Strong local leadership, evidence-based policymaking, and adequate resources are key to enacting successful health policies. Take a look at 7 success stories from the #Cities4Health network featured in The @Guardian.
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With smoke-free public spaces, pedestrian-friendly streets and more, these cities prioritize people
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We're delighted to partner with @VitalStrat and city governments to highlight how engaging the health sector in cities advances climate and clean air action
Launched today at #COP28: New case studies reveal high-impact, evidence-based successes from 6 cities that are tackling air pollution, yielding benefits for both climate and human health. See more at https://t.co/ZV8MYbZPES
@CleanAirFund #CleanAirForHealth
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Today @CGDev releases the final statement of our Working Group on Lead Poisoning, signed by 26 leading experts and practitioners. In it, we call on world leaders to end childhood lead poisoning by 2040--and outline why it matters and how it can happen. https://t.co/vyoxlcioic
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Final Statement of the Working Group on Understanding and Mitigating the Global Burden of Lead Poisoning.
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Next week, join Pure Earth, @VitalStrat + gov't officials for the launch of Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure, a new program + partnership between Pure Earth and the Ministries of Health in 5 countries to combat lead poisoning Register: https://t.co/92OHtpCQd7
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A transformational #COP28 must deliver steps to reduce #AirPollution ⏲️ With just 100 days until #COP28UAE, @CleanAirFund's open letter - signed by over 40 NGOs - urges @cop28_uae president to put air pollution firmly on the agenda. Share our letter ⤵️ https://t.co/E1u7zhKk3M
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Over 90 NGOs, civil society organisations and health professionals urge the COP president to take steps to reduce air pollution.
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Our @DanielKass1, invited by NIEH, China CDC, shared strategies for monitoring children’s health at the 4th China Conference on Environmental Health. Children bear a higher health burden from environmental hazards. The better we characterize these, the quicker we can act.
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Our #Indore team led a training with traffic officers in May. 👮🛑 The training presented the officers with critical tools and information on how to protect themselves and others from the ill effects of #airpollution.
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The northeast U.S. region is experiencing unprecedented air quality alerts. But many cities around the world suffer unhealthy air pollution year-round. Our statement from @DanielKass1 calls on policymakers at all levels to prioritize clean air action.
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Statement by Dan Kass, Senior Vice President, Environment, Climate & Urban Health, Vital Strategies, on Canadian Wildfires and Air Quality Alerts Across U.S.
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Lead is a potent neurotoxin that causes irreparable harm to children. Vital Strategies & @PureEarthIndia2 India Office of @PureEarthNow have partnered on a surveillance study to map the baseline blood lead levels in children under age five & in pregnant women in Bihar, India. /1
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🧵As #COP27 Climate Summit closes today in Egypt, #health professionals & NGOs welcomed the decision to establish a Loss and Damage fund, but slammed the stalled progress on fossil fuel phase-out. https://t.co/R5hUBFi27A Health community’s reactions below👇
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As the COP27 Climate Summit ground to a close today in Egypt, health professionals and NGOs welcomed the inclusion of a Loss and Damage fund in the meeting’s final text, but slammed the stalled...
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Best news yet from #COP27 is Indonesia’s commitment to retire coal power and invest in wind and solar. A planet-saving win that will save thousands of lives every year, reduce childhood stunting and advance its economy.
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The deal is the most ambitious effort yet by the United States and European countries to persuade a developing nation to abandon the dirtiest of the fossil fuels.
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Inspiring Mayors Kostas Bakoyannis of Athens @KBakoyannis and Chilando Chitangala of Lusaka @Chilandochitan1
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4: People should demand strong data-driven leadership: Leaders like the Mayors of Lusaka and Athens that combined health evidence with strong community connections fared better in the pandemic and their constituents will likely live longer, better lives. 5/5
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