Food and Nutrition
A Decade of Advocacy: Celebrating #10YearsofImpact with GHAI
Heartfelt Action: Partners Demand Trans Fat Regulations on World Heart Day
New PAHO Course Builds Capacity To Improve Food Environments
Sweetened Beverage Taxes: Lessons from a Decade of Progress
Locally-led advocacy campaigns supported by the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) have contributed to the adoption and strengthening of sweetened beverage (SB) taxes in Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and South Asia. The lessons learned from these campaigns are being applied by advocates around the world to counter the threat caused by SBs in their countries and generate new government revenues.
Fostering Health Equity Through School Food Environments
Trans Fat Elimination in the Philippines
Protecting Heart Health in Brazil
Protecting Heart Health in India
A Victory for Public Health Information Campaigns in Colombia
Navigating the Food Policy Landscape: A Discussion on Applying Nutrient Profile Models for Better Policies
In this global webinar, GHAI and its co-branding partners Vital Strategies, Resolve To Save Lives and the O’Neill Institute discussed our newly released NPM position paper, why it was developed and why it’s needed within the current global public health space.
Reducing Sugary Drink Consumption in South Africa
A Landmark Decree Ushers in a New Era for School Food in Brazil
How One Small Island Partner Secured a Big Advocacy Win
FUNDING ALERT! Applications for the Advocacy Fund Open on August 14
Experts at World Health Assembly Share Best Practices for Using Health Taxes to Prevent NCDs
Read more about our event, “Using the Power of Taxes to Prevent NCDs” that was held alongside the World Health Assembly and in collaboration with the World Health Organization on May 23. The event convened a group of global health experts to discuss how advocacy can build the political will for taxes and other fiscal policies that tackle the burden of non-communicable diseases and improve health at scale.
Commentary: Pulling Back the Veil on Big Food and Soda Marketing
FULL: A New Discovery Tool for Global Food Laws
Marketing Exposed: A Global Public Health Threat for Food Policy
The Future of Global Health Advocacy
Read more about our event, “The Future of Global Health Advocacy" that was held alongside the UN General Assembly last month. The event featured global health experts to discuss why strong policies and public investment in health systems are essential to improving health at scale.
Advocacy In Action: Celebrating Youth Advocates
In commemoration of International Youth Day, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI) hosted the latest episode of Advocacy in Action, Celebrating Youth Activists. This conversation celebrated our youth advocates around the world who are working across policy areas to build a healthier future.
Fiscal Policies for Health Webinar
On May 24, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator hosted a webinar on the role of fiscal policy in public health. GHAI’s Senior Vice President Lucy Martinez Sullivan moderated a lively discussion between Omei Bongos of Gatefield Impact, Nigeria and Sana Ullah Ghumman of Pakistan National Heart Association.
The Power of Advocacy: A Conversation with Lucy Martinez Sullivan
On February 2, 2022, GHAI hosted the first episode of Advocacy in Action— our newest series of conversations taking listeners behind the scenes of campaigns that save lives— via Twitter Spaces. Mena El-Turky introduced the conversation between GHAI Communications Director Jennifer Patterson and GHAI’s new Senior Vice President, Lucy Martinez Sullivan, about the power of advocacy.
WHO Publishes Progress Report on Trans Fat Elimination
Legal Issues in the Design and Implementation of Public Health Measures
Corporate Capture and the Key Role of Civil Society Organizations
BEHIND THE LABELS: Big Food’s War on Healthy Food Policies
Watch Now: The Global Health Advocacy Incubator Story
On November 4, 2021, GHAI celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and heard from GHAI’s global team and national partners how our mission grew from the successes and lessons learned from the global tobacco control movement — and where we go from here.
GHAI Launches Trans Fat Elimination Tools; Shares Advocacy Lessons from India, Philippines
On September 29, 2021, GHAI celebrated World Heart Day with a virtual event demonstrating the power of civil society advocates to advance policies that improve heart health.
Youth Voices and Engagement are Key to Successful Advocacy Campaigns Around the World
On August 31 2021, youth advocates from the Caribbean, South Africa, Indonesia and the United States came together to discuss their experiences advocating for healthy food and tobacco policies and sharing best practices on how civil society organizations can engage youth in their advocacy campaigns.
Locally Led Advocacy: Opportunities, Challenges and What We’ve Learned Along the Way
On August 31, 2021, GHAI hosted a Twitter Spaces conversation with an exploration of “locally led advocacy” — what it means, why it’s important, how to do it, and how to do it better and addressed a number of questions confronting the global health community.
Our New Case Study: Protecting Heart Health in India
Public Health Advocacy After the Pandemic
On May 25, 2021, GHAI hosted a conversation about how advocates can advance effective public health policies in a world disrupted by COVID-19—disruptions that underscore the urgency of health advocacy even while making some traditional advocacy activities more difficult. This event was held alongside the 74th World Health Assembly.
GHAI Hosts Virtual Event During UNGA on Advocacy for Country Ownership
On September 22, 2020, during the 75th U.N. General Assembly, GHAI convened representatives from across government, civil society and philanthropy to discuss the journey to health program sustainability and explored how international donors and local leadership can work together to plan, design and advocate for public health initiatives for sustainability from the beginning.
New Healthy Food Policy Legal Defense Fund to Support Countries Worldwide
A Victory for Public Health Information Campaigns in Colombia
Digital Advocacy Capacity-Building in the Caribbean
Brazil Advocates Stage "Real-Food Banquet" Demonstration
International Experts Call for Food Label Changes in India
Food and Nutrition
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