Childhood obesity is one of America’s most acute health problems. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that the number of overweight children in the U.S. has more than tripled in the past 30 years, with the District of Columbia having the highest childhood obesity rate in the nation.

Drowning is the second-leading cause of accidental death for children ages one to 14. To combat this problem, in 2007 the federal government passed legislation requiring public pools and spas to install safety equipment that protects against drain entrapment.

Dole retained GA as its Agency of Record to help position the company as a leader in sustainability and nutrition initiatives. The biggest challenge that GA faced was Dole’s expectation of tangible results in just six months.

Gilead Sciences, Inc. wanted to develop a strategy to reach young people with the important message about getting tested for STDs, including HIV.

America has enough domestic natural gas to power the country for the next 100 years. Yet, less than 1 percent of natural gas is currently being used in one of the most obvious ways: to fuel vehicles.

In late 2009, GeoEye, the preeminent provider of geospatial and imaging solu¬tions for public- and private-sector clients worldwide, was up for a 10-year government contract award that would prove to be a game-changer for the company. GA was retained as GeoEye’s Agency of Record to help them secure this nearly $4 billion “EnhancedView” contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

Emory University and Gilead Sciences, Inc. asked GA to assist with the communications and marketing for AIDSVu, an online tool that aims to make HIV prevalence data widely accessible and locally relevant.

GA’s efforts for Insmed centered on enhancing the company’s visibility on Wall Street and establishing Insmed as a biotech market leader in advance of the development of an FDA approval pathway for follow-on biologics, or biogenerics.

Despite decades of prevention campaigns, HIV continues to spread in the U.S. In some areas like Washington, D.C., the infection rates rival those seen in the most impoverished nations in Africa where AIDS is a full-blown epidemic. GA, having worked with Gilead Sciences for many years, saw this trend as an opportunity to drive change: what if we could map the disease, county by county, across the country, and help pinpoint where preventative treatment and education might make the biggest impact in stemming the spread of HIV?

GA was asked by Heyltex, a chemical and pharmaceutical company, to help raise public awareness for the threat of radiological threats in the U.S., particularly “dirty bombs.”