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The good news? Tobacco use is declining in many places around the world.    Here's how we're working in some countries with the largest smoking populations to save lives. #WorldNoTobaccoDay 

Art can do more than inspire — it can help shape healthier, more connected communities. At #CityLabMadrid, Fátima Sánchez Santiago, Executive Director of Centro Botín, reflected on how art, nature, and public space can work together to foster wellbeing, deepen connection, and help people see challenges and possibilities in a new way.

Preparing students for the jobs of tomorrow starts today. 🩺    Across the country, Bloomberg Philanthropies supported healthcare-focused high schools are helping students gain the skills, training, and real-world experience needed for careers that don't require a four-year degree.    Read more about our education program in our 2025-2026 Annual Report: annualreport.bloomberg.org. 

What does ocean protection look like up close? 🌊 Follow along as Antha N. Williams explores the Marshall Islands with National Geographic Pristine Seas aboard the Argo to witness one of the Pacific’s most remote and vibrant marine ecosystems. Take a deep dive and get a first-hand look at the area's thriving coral reefs and marine life.

In localities worldwide, the AI future isn’t utopian—it’s here. Mayors are on the frontlines, using the technology to improve how their governments serve, while managing—and preparing for—the effects across the communities they lead. At #CityLabMadrid, in conversation with Avantika Chilkoti of The Economist and Mati Staniszewski of ElevenLabs, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan and City of San Antonio’s Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones—two founding members of the Mayors AI Forum—shared why this work matters.

Leadership starts at the local level.    At #CityLabMadrid, we brought together the mayors and municipal officials —alongside policymakers, innovators, and creatives — delivering results for residents across the globe to push progress further, faster together. 🌎

A new generation of local action is taking off across the globe.   At #CityLabMadrid, the team on the ground of the Youth Climate Action Fund shared how the program helps now hundreds of local governments engage hundreds of thousands of young people to take the lead creating public space, strengthening infrastructure, mitigating disasters, building resilience, and more—breaking new ground on how mayors partner with residents and deliver results.

Solutions can come from unexpected places. Francisca Rojas, Executive Director at the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University, shares how the organization works with city halls around the world to strengthen their problem-solving capacity—helping uncover actionable ideas from an often-overlooked source: residents, scholars, and entrepreneurs.

Can art inspire people to take action? In Salt Lake City, the Wake the Great Salt Lake public art initiative helped raise awareness around the decline of the Great Salt Lake. Supported by our #PublicArtChallenge, it featured public art installations and experiences across the city, including a signature commission by Olafur Eliasson. Together, these works brought people together to illuminate both the urgency—and hope—surrounding the lake’s future.   Learn more about the initiative and read the full Forbes article: https://bit.ly/4uyK9uc