The @WHO's MPOWER measures are proven to reduce tobacco use, including requiring large, graphic warnings on cigarette packs. However, due to the tobacco industry’s interference, the U.S. is tied for last in the world for the size of its warning labels. It’s past time to implement

UPFs are more than 50% of US daily calories. As @BloombergDotOrg's Dr. Neena Prasad told @Devex: "This is not about individual choice." We need coordinated policies to cut UPF production, marketing, and consumption.

As evidence grows on the harms of UPFs, new associations continue to emerge. A new study links higher daily intake to greater risk of colorectal polyps in women under 50. We need evidence-based food policies to help cut NCD risk.

UPFs are displacing fresh foods, worsening diet quality, and driving diet-related NCDs and death. We need coordinated policies, like front-of-pack labels, marketing protections, healthy school food, health taxes, to cut UPF production, marketing, and consumption. Learn more in

The @nytimes and @examinationnews reveals a preventable tragedy: widespread lead poisoning from car battery recycling in Nigeria. We have the solutions to end this public health crisis. @BloombergDotOrg Lead Poisoning Prevention Initiative works with global partners to: · Pass

Reports suggest ACIP’s December agenda may include delaying the HepB dose given at birth, splitting the MMR vaccine, and removing aluminum adjuvants. This would be another departure from current CDC guidance and peer-reviewed evidence-based decisions that will have lasting

Around the globe, road traffic crashes is a leading cause of death among young people, with fatalities three times more likely in low-income countries than in high-income ones. Sadly, more than half of road traffic deaths affect the most vulnerable on our roads: pedestrians,

A study from @georgeinstitute in @GlobalHealthBMJ: Drowning is undercounted in LMICs due to weak data. In West Bengal, India, 25 people drown every day— nearly half of deaths worldwide go unrecorded. We need better data to save lives. Read more:  https://t.co/3F7YrHfpHl

The 2025 Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index by @TheGGTC with @exposetobacco reveals nearly half the countries surveyed did not enforce Article 5.3 of the WHO FCTC, which encourages transparency and safeguards policy from tobacco-industry influence.  https://t.co/INalpElpz7

As Mary Assunta notes in @guardian, tobacco taxes are a win-win: less use and more revenue for health. Yet more than 60 countries have frozen or cut taxes amid industry pressure. Raise excise, end subsidies, protect policy to save lives and fund care. https://t.co/sybMw77jJg

Misinformation spread about COVID-19 vaccine guidance is dangerous and puts millions at risk. It is crucial for top health officials to champion science, advocate for evidence-based policies, and ensure Americans receive clear and accurate health information.

Excited for the launch of @TheLancet Series on Ultra-processed Foods & Human Health, featuring @BloombergDotOrg's Dr. Neena Prasad. Register:

In this @washingtonpost interview, @marionnestle explains how to eat healthy and why policy matters. UPFs are built for profit, not health. Industry often blocks evidence-based policies. Until that changes: read labels. Choose foods with simple and understandable ingredients.

Yesterday, Denver voters said yes to Referendum 310, keeping the city’s ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products. This protects kids from addictive nicotine and reduces the appeal of flavored products, including flavored e-cigarettes, menthol, and flavored cigars, that hook

The Maldives created the first “tobacco-free generation” – making it illegal for anyone born from 2007 on to use, buy, or be sold tobacco products. With over 25% of their adult population using tobacco, this measure ensures future generations are protected from tobacco’s harm.

On #WorldCitiesDay, with over half the world’s population in cities, leaders must build safer, healthier urban spaces by implementing proven solutions to combat NCDs & injuries. Through the Partnership for Healthy Cities, @BloombergDotOrg, @VitalStrat & @WHO partner with more

Like the salt shaker icons required by the Sodium Warning Rule, the Sweet Truth Act is adding sugar spoon icons to NYC fast-food chain menus for some items with >50g added sugar, helping make informed choices. Another important food policy that opens opportunities for expanded