Healthy Caribbean Coalition - Publications
PAHO World Health Day - Sunday, 7 April 2013
- Theme: Hypertension - Context: High blood pressure (hypertension) is the leading risk factor for deaths and illness worldwide. Uncontrolled hypertension (³ 140/90 mm Hg) is the most important risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly heart attacks and strokes, and can also cause kidney failure, blindness, peripheral vascular disease and heart failure. The risk of developing CVD and other complications is increased when high blood pressure occurs together with other risk factors such as tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, lack of physical activity, obesity, diabetes, and high cholesterol. more .....
Global Campaigns Update - Key messages, final submission to draft Global Action Plan consultation. Detailed submission on revised draft Global NCD Action Plan 2013-2020. The final round of informal consultations on the draft Global NCD Action Plan 2013-2020 concludes today, Friday 29 March. Building on our key messages circulated earlier this week, the NCD Alliance has developed a detailed submission to share with WHO, Member States, and our network.
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WHO Guidance Note: Comprehensive cervical cancer prevention and control - a healthier future for girls and women -
This WHO Guidance Note advocates for a comprehensive approach to cervical cancer prevention and control and is aimed at senior policy makers and programme managers. It describes the need to deliver effective interventions across the female life course from childhood through to adulthood. These include community education, social mobilization, HPV vaccination, screening, treatment and palliative care. It outlines the complementary strategies for comprehensive cervical cancer prevention and control, and highlights collaboration across national health programmes (particularly immunization, reproductive health, cancer control and adolescent health), organizations and partners.
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PAFNCDs - NCD Connect A newsletter of the Pan American Forum for Action on NCDs -
As we approach the first quarter of 2013, we are glad to share good news with you. As you might recall, it has been almost six months since our first Salt Smart Consortium meeting last August, which the participation of key public, private, academia and civil society representatives. Immediately after, we started to work with all partners to develop an action plan for this initiative. We are pleased to announce that by the end of March it should be completed and ready to begin its implementation.
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PAHO eHealth Newsletter -
President of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition talks about the "Get the Message" mHealth campaign plus New Mobile Phone-based Cholera Surveillance and Control System in Haiti, PAHO Develops eHealth Publication for Decision Makers, Educational Virtual Clinic Seeks to Strengthen Clinical Competencies in Indigenous and Remote Area more .....
WFSGI News Alert
- The "News Alert" is a free Newsletter with worldwide industry information regularly published by the WFSGI. The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) is the world authoritative body for the sports industry officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the industry representative within the Olympic Family. more .....
Salt Multi-Stakeholder Consortium - 28-29 August 2012. Please find important documents of the Consortium Meeting for Dietary Salt Reduction including the Agenda, Participants List, Related Articles, Reports, Press Release/Media & Presentations.
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Is fried chicken setting back development in the Caribbean? - We've all been there... it's lunch time, we're hungry, we don't have much time to wait, don't want to spend too much money, but want to make healthy choices. So, what are our options? Well, on a recent mission in the Caribbean the choices were fried chicken or stew with fried chicken, not many other choices.
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Mobilising and Empowering Health NGOs and Civil Society in
response to the NCDs - Professor. Timothy Roach
Hon. Prof. Respiratory Disease, UWI Cave Hill & President, Barbados Cancer Society. The Caribbean Health Summit.
East Caribbean Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists. August 15, 2012. Hilton Hotel, Barbados. The Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases - “the lifestyle diseases” Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, Chronic Respiratory Diseases & Diabetes. (PowerPoint presentation) more .....
Harnessing new media - Case Studies in using social media for social mobilization and advocacy on tobacco policy. Stephen Hammill
Associate Director, Communications and Advocacy, World Lung Foundation. more .....
HSFB Newsbreak - Message from the CEO - It gives me great pleasure to be able to speak to you in our first issue of HSFB Newsbreak. We have listened to your requests and recognise that we needed to put another communication tool in place to ensure that you could see all of the hard work that we have been doing every quarter. The Foundation is now on a solid footing and is able to increase its community efforts that affect health changing behaviours. more .....
NCD-F (NCD Forum -
e-Elpis Newsletter) - In a time of ICT hyperventilation
worldwide health communication has embraced a new phase of
promises. The use of first generation computerized interventions
such as newsletter has facilitated health communication in a
greater extent. Therefore, e-Elpis, the online newsletter of
Non-Communicable Disease Forum (NCD-F) is going to mark a new
beginning for its stakeholders in terms of disseminating health
information with major focus on non-communicable diseases
through the its first publication.
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Salt Reduction Reports - Two reports released on 13th July 2012 one a technical report by Leatherhead Food Research, on salt reduction in the UK. Consensus Action on Salt & Health (CASH) have also simultaneously issued their own report, which strongly reinforces Leatherhead’s findings.
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Global NCD Framework Campaign Update - At the end of last week, WHO released two important Discussion Papers and announced two deadlines for civil society submissions: The 1st Discussion Paper on the 2013-2020 Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCDs. The 3rd Discussion Paper on the global monitoring framework, indicators and targets....
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Lecture by Dr. C. Noel Bairey Merz
- More women now die of heart disease than men, yet cardiovascular research has long focused on men. Pioneering doctor C. Noel Bairey Merz shares what we know and don't know about women's heart health - including the remarkably different symptoms women present during a heart attack (and why they're often missed). more .....
Red Cross Caribbean Connection
- The newsletter of the Caribbean Red Cross. This regular publication is packed full of interesting articles, pictures, features, events, diary dates and more. Collecting and collating information from across the
islands of the Caribbean.
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Flash Info, news from the IUHPE network - Welcome to another issue of Flash Info,
a monthly update to keep members and potential members up-to-date with events occurring in the IUHPE network. Happy reading, and don’t forget to give us feedback if you think of a way we can improve our communication with you (PDF).
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Country Profiles: Non-Communicable Disease - PAHO presents this compilation of country profiles to summarize the epidemiological situation in Latin America and the Caribbean. The report highlights the capacity of the Ministries of Health in the region to address the prevention and control of Non-Communicable diseases (NCD). Information on countries' capacity were provided by managers of NCD programs, designated by the Ministries of Health to attend the biennial meeting CARMEN 2012.
Answers were provided by the managers via a survey distributed by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO ) and completed between March and April 2012. more .....
Welcome to GlobalPANet e-News!
- This issue features new research, initiatives and policies
relating to physical activity from around the world. Please
forward this e-News to colleagues and networks and encourage
them to sign-up.
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Perspectives on NCDs and their Impact
- Arogya World recently had the opportunity to discuss NCDs with none other than Sir George Alleyne, Director Emeritus of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Produced by PAHO, the interview was conducted by Arogya World. We are thrilled to bring you this series of videos with Sir George's perspectives on important NCD topics, including NCDs and sustainability, how to incite action and build upon progress made.
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Developing and Enacting Comprehensive Tobacco Control
Legislation In Jamaica - B. Mcgaw - Tobacco Control, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica
Background and/or Objectives: The Heart Foundation of Jamaica - for The Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control has received a grant from the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Inc to accomplish the above named project in Jamaica. The proposal involves advocating for the speedy passage, enactment and monitoring of comprehensive tobacco control legislation in Jamaica, aligned with the FCTC. A key stakeholder will be the Ministry of Health Jamaica. If the legislation is passed within ample time before the end of the project, we will reorient strategies and activities toward implementation and monitoring of legislation.
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WHO Monitoring framework and targets for the prevention and control of NCDs - Why we need a global target on physical inactivity.
We commend WHO for developing the Political Declaration on the Prevention and Control of NCDs, adopted at the UN High Level Meeting in September 2011 and Member States on their support for the Political Declaration. Halting the NCD epidemic requires timely implementation of the commitments in the Political Declaration and taking clear decisions at the 65th World Health Assembly this May..
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Urbanization and Cardiovascular Disease: Raising Heart-Healthy
Children in Today’s Cities - World Heart Federation launches new report, Urbanization and Cardiovascular Disease: Raising Heart-Healthy Children in Today’s Cities.
The World Heart Federation is delighted to share with you our new report that shows how urban life impacts heart-healthy behaviour.
With this publication we recognize the challenges and constraints faced by city dwellers in making heart healthy choices, particularly children. We also dispel the myth that cardiovascular (CVD) can be prevented through “simple” behaviour changes. more ...........
Writing on the wall - time to put nutrition information on
restaurant menus (PDF) - A Day’s Calories and Two Days’ Sodium on a Single Plate?
CSPI Urges Mandatory Calorie and Sodium Information on Menus. OTTAWA (February 27, 2012)— Montana’s Large Beef Ribs have 1,490 calories, three-quarters of the daily recommended calories for an average adult, and four-and-half times as many calories as in its 8 oz. Sirloin Steak (330 calories).
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Silent Killer, Economic Opportunity: Rethinking Non-Communicable Disease (PDF) - Sudeep Chand - Centre on Global Health Security, January 2012. Summary points: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the greatest cause of deaths and disability for humans. Usually slowly developing conditions such as heart disease, cancer, asthma, diabetes and depression, some are preventable and others amenable to cost-effective treatment. (PDF) more ...........
8-80 Cities Newsletter January 2012 - 8-80 Cities works to create vibrant cities and healthy communities,
great Places - happy people. This issue - In the Future Urban Bikers go Faster than Cars, In Madrid’s Heart, Park Blooms where a Freeway Once Blighted, The Wisdom of Crowds: The strange but extremely valuable science of how pedestrians behave, Want to Foster Walking, Biking and Transit? You Need Good Parking Policy and
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Longer Lives Do Not Translate Into Healthy Living
- KINGSTON, Nov 17, 2011- Today, Jamaicans and citizens of the Eastern Caribbean are living longer than ever before. However, the good news of a life expectancy exceeding 70 years presents a unique dichotomy: people enjoy longevity but the quality of life is rapidly decreasing..
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JAMA paper -WASH Comment
- You may have already seen the recent JAMA paper by O’Donnell et al
(click here to view) examining urinary sodium and cardiovascular disease risk, and the numerous misleading headlines which accompany it. The paper does not call into the question the need for a reduction in salt intake
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FDA consultation on reducing sodium in food
- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) in the United States are launching efforts to identify opportunities to reduce sodium in food in order to put more control into consumers' hands. There will be a public meeting to provide interested persons an opportunity to discuss sodium reduction.
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Air Quality
Monitoring Study Results - Click on the individual countries to see the results
Jamaica,
Barbados,
Guyana. This study was conducted with financial and technical support from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids; technical support from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, by Renee Franklin Peroune, University of the West Indies, as part of the Bloomberg Initiative Caribbean Tobacco Control Project administered by the Jamaica Heart and Stroke Foundation and with the co-operation of the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados and the Guyana Chest Society.
NCDs: celebrating success, moving forward - A milestone in the global response to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) was achieved in New York, USA with the adoption of the Political Declaration of the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly of the UN on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases.
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Mobile phones and social media in the response to NCDs - Videos
of the Event -
This event took place on Friday 16th September 2011, 2.00 - 4.30 pm at the Uris Auditorium, Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Ave.; Corner of 69th St. and York Ave. Featured are videos of the scheduled speakers at the event,
including Sir George Alleyne - Director Emeritus PAHO/WHO, James Hospedales - PAHO/WHO, Lynda Williams & Chris Hassell - Healthy Caribbean Coalition
Sandeep Kishore - Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network, Phillip Baker - NCD Action Network and Jody Ranck - mHealth Alliance.
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Is Junk Food Really Cheaper? -
October 14 2011
By Dr. Mercola
It's a common notion that part of the reason why so many people are overweight and obese and saddled with diet-related chronic diseases like heart disease and type 2 diabetes is because they simply can't afford to eat healthy. But are healthy foods really more expensive than their junk food counterparts? An interesting opinion piece in the New York Times, by columnist Mark Bittman, argues that you can actually feed your family home-cooked meals for less than it costs to go to McDonald's.
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Health Officials Eye Measures to Curb Harmful Use of Alcohol -
In the Americas, alcohol consumption is linked to nearly 350,000 deaths annually
Washington, D.C, 30 September 2011 (PAHO/WHO) – Top health officials from North, Central and South America and the Caribbean have endorsed a series of actions that the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) says could significantly reduce the public health impact of alcohol. mmore .....
Tobacco control's impact immediate -
An
article in this week’s The Lancet medical journal illustrates
that timely global action on tobacco control would yield swift
health gains at a low price, says the Framework Convention
Alliance (FCA). “This Lancet article is further proof that
implementing the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
(FCTC) is an effective way to cut tobacco use,” said FCA
Director Laurent Huber. “It is also a public health best buy. A WHO report released just ahead of the NCD Summit found that tobacco control can be put in place in low and middle income countries for an investment of just US$0.11 per person per year.”
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The Toronto Charter for Physical Activity: A Global Call for
Action. - (PDF) - Physical activity promotes wellbeing, physical and mental health, prevents disease, improves social connectedness and quality of life, provides economic benefits and contributes to environmental sustainability. Communities that support health enhancing physical activity, in a variety of accessible and affordable ways, across different settings and throughout life, can achieve many of these benefits. The Toronto Charter for Physical Activity outlines four actions based upon nine guiding principles and is a call for all countries, regions and communities to strive for greater political and social commitment to support health enhancing physical activity for all.
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Taking up the challenge of Non-communicable Diseases in the
Commonwealth - (PDF) - Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) – mainly cancers, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases and cardiovascular diseases – account for the majority of death and illness in almost every region of the world, affecting both men and women. Much of this burden could be delayed or prevented by tackling the major risk factors – poor diet, tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol and lack of physical activity. The aim of this document is to show what is being done to address these risk factors in different Commonwealth communities with different needs and resources.
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Stroke Patients Benefit From Cardiac Rehabilitation - From Medscape Medical News - Pauline Anderson September 22, 2011
A rehabilitation program geared to heart patients is a safe, feasible, and effective intervention for some patients with stroke, according to new research. The study found that an integrated and structured cardiac rehabilitation program succeeded in improving aerobic capacity, lipid profiles, and body mass index, as well as in cutting smoking rates, in patients who had suffered a transient ischemic attack or mild nondisabling
stroke within the previous year. The study was published online September 22 in Stroke.
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Priorities for
cardiovascular health in the Americas - Key Messages for Policy
Makers - (PDF) -
Pan American Health Organization Regional office of the World Health Organization PAHO/WHO.
Editors: Pedro Ordúñez García and Carlos Campillo Artero - September 2011
Cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic
respiratory diseases combined are the leading causes of death
and disability in the world (responsible for 60% of all deaths
and 44% of premature deaths). Cardiovascular disease accounts
for 30% of the total annual deaths worldwide.
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The Global
Economic Burden of Non-communicable Diseases - (PDF) -
A report by the World Economic Forum and the Harvard School of Public Health
World Economic Forum. Non-communicable diseases have been established as a clear threat not only to human health, but also to development and economic growth. Claiming 63% of all deaths, these diseases are currently the world’s main killer. Eighty percent of these deaths now occur in low- and middle-income countries. Half of those who die of chronic non-communicable diseases are in the prime of their productive years, and thus, the disability imposed and the lives lost are also endangering industry competitiveness across borders.
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8-80 Cities Newsletter August 2011 - 8-80 Cities works to create vibrant cities and healthy communities,
great Places - happy people. This issue - Champion of Cities by Meryl Gordon of the Wall Street Journal, Good Cities for Walking by Jan Gehl, From Fitness Zones to the Medical Mile by Peter Harnicke and more more ...........
Jamaica: More
Tobacco despite FCTC - Going against trends in most of
the rest of the world, especially among countries committed to
implementing to the WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control (FCTC), Jamaica is increasing tobacco production.
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The UN
Meeting: Addressing four questions - The Lancet recently published an article that presents several key questions that need to be addressed if the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs is to live up to its potential. The High-Level Meeting in September presents an opportunity to incite a coordinated global effort against NCDs - specifically heart disease, stroke, cancer,
diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease - and begin action toward a solution.
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Guyana Chest Society Report on activities for World No Tobacco
Day 2011 - Preamble - At the beginning of the planning
process an ambitious plan of activities was outlined to mark the
occasion of World No Tobacco Day 2011. The prevailing
environment and circumstances beyond our control lead to some
activities having been cancelled or postponed. The fact that
Guyana is currently working on draft comprehensive tobacco
control legislation also overshadowed the activities.
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Strategic Plan of Action for the prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases for countries of the Caribbean
Community 2011-2015.
Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, Caribbean Community Secretariat.
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Caribbean Wellness Day: mobilizing a region for chronic non-communicable
disease prevention and control. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) includes
mainland countries Guyana, Suriname, and Belize and the islands of Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago. The five United Kingdom Overseas Territories-Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos Islands-are associate members.
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Go Red for Women - Each year over 9.1 million women globally die of heart disease and stroke. This is more than the total number of women who die from all cancers, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. And yet, most heart disease and stroke is preventable. more ...........
Investments that Work for Physical Activity - This is a complementary document to the Toronto Charter for Physical Activity: A Global Call for Action, launched in May 2010 at the 3rd International Congress for Physical Activity and Health in Canada by GAPA (Global Advocacy for Physical Activity).
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WEF:
Non-communicable disease session - Davos 2011, 27 January 2011, 16:00-17:00CET Streamed on the World Economic Forum’s website; notes by Katy Cooper, C3 Collaborating for Health.
Dr Sanjay Gupta, chief health correspondent at CNN, chaired the session, and commented that NCD is one of the biggest health challenges around the world. China: $600 billion foregone income over 10 years from chronic disease. How can the public and private sectors work together to tackle chronic disease?
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8-80 Cities Newsletter January 2011 - 8-80 Cities works to create vibrant cities and healthy communities, where residents live happier and enjoy great public places. We promote walking and bicycling as activities and urban parks, trails and public spaces as a way to
fulfil our goal.
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The OECS Secretariat SSDD Capsule
Newsletter - The OECS Secretariat is poised to provide support to Member States on Climate Change Adaptation. Discussions between
the USAID and the Secretariat have resulted in the drafting of
an Agreement between the two agencies that would set the
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Cost effectiveness of CVD interventions in Argentina - Reducing population-wide salt intake levels and using a targeted multi-drug therapy were shown to be cost-effective as well as lower the burden of cardiovascular disease in Argentina.
Title: Estimation of the burden of cardiovascular disease attributable to modifiable risk factors and cost-effectiveness analysis of preventative interventions to reduce this burden in Argentina. more ...........
Caribbean
Charter for Health Promotion -
The 13th Meeting of the Ministers Responsible for Health in the Caribbean, seized of the relevance of Health Promotion as an important and significant process through which the Caribbean people might assume more control over and improve their health, called for the development of a Caribbean Charter for Health Promotion.
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Chronic diseases
and development -
Launched in London, Nov 10, 2010
Executive summary
In September 2011, the UN will hold its first High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on chronic non-communicable diseases. The Lancet’s Series of papers is our contribution to preparations for the September meeting.
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Mandated salt reduction strategies are effective -
Food industry salt reduction interventions are cost effective A recent study published in Heart looked at the cost-effectiveness of four interventions aimed at reducing salt intake and preventing cardiovascular disease in Australia. Interventions included offering dietary advice for people with various levels of high blood pressure, providing incentives for voluntary changes by food manufacturers in return for an endorsed logo for packing and marketing purposes (the Tick program), and laws enforcing mandatory salt limits on food manufacturers. The cost-effectiveness of each intervention was established through a comparison of what would happen if none were in place.
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A UN Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases - NCD Alliance Q & A -
1. AN INTRODUCTION
What is a UN Summit?
The UN General Assembly, the principal decision-making body of the UN which represent all UN member states, has decided to hold a UN Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in order to bring global attention to these diseases and agree on a plan of action to address them.
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Salt Shockers WebMD Slideshow: High-Sodium Surprises - We may malign the salt shaker, but sodium plays an important role in maintaining the body's fluid balance. It’s essential for muscles and nerves to function properly. But most of us consume too much of it. FDA guidelines call for less than 2,400 mg of sodium per day -- about 1 teaspoon of table salt. Surprisingly, most of our salt intake doesn’t come from the salt shaker; it’s hidden in many of the foods we buy at the grocery store. more ...........
Curbing Childhood
Obesity - A Federal, Provincial and Territorial Framework for Action to Promote Healthy Weights. A National Crisis, A National Response. Canada is in the midst of a childhood obesity epidemic.
(source Public Health Agency of Canada)
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WHF - State of the Heart -
Cardiovascular Disease Report - Every year, 17.1million lives are claimed by the global burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) - 82% of which are in the developing world. The increasing number of deaths – especially in low- and middle-income countries – is alarming and saddening, particularly since through steps such as eating a healthy diet, regular physical activity and avoiding tobacco, the majority of these deaths could be prevented.
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Manual of Media Advocacy - A manual produced by the American Public Health Association and brought to the awareness of members of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition by PAHO for use as a resource tool.
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CASH Newsletter
Summer 2010
- Introduction from Professor Graham MacGregor, Chairman of CASH CASH brought together all of the experts on salt and blood pressure in the UK, with the aim of bringing about a gradual reduction in salt intake, based on the evidence that our high salt intake is the major cause of raised blood pressure. We hope you enjoy our newsletter. more ...........
WHO Report on Global
Tobacco Epidemic 2009
- Warning labels on tobacco packaging and hard-hitting mass
media campaigns provide needed information about the health
dangers of smoking. Despite conclusive evidence regarding the
dangers of tobacco, relatively few tobacco users worldwide
understand the full extent of the risk to their health.
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Commonwealth Health Ministers’ Update
2010
- Produced for the annual Commonwealth Health Ministers’ Meeting, the Commonwealth Health Ministers’ Update 2010 is a resource for Ministers on topical health priorities. The theme for the 2010 Meeting is ‘The Commonwealth and the Health Millennium Development Goals by 2015.’
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Chronic Disease Research Centre -
The University of the West Indies
- November 1992 - May 2010. The Chronic Disease Research Centre (CDRC) was founded in 1992 as a department of The University of the West Indies (UWI), at the Cave Hill Campus in Barbados. It is now established as a world-class research centre focused on the surveillance, pathogenesis and prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases, with the capacity to undertake essential national health research and influence health policy and practice in Barbados and the wider Caribbean. more ...........
WHO - World No Tobacco Day 2010
Posters - Theme: Gender and tobacco with an emphasis on marketing to women. The World Health Organization (WHO) selects "Gender and tobacco with an emphasis on marketing to women" as the theme for the next World No Tobacco Day, which will take place on 31 May 2010.
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8-80 Cities Newsletter Volume III May 2010 - 8-80 Cities works to create vibrant cities and healthy communities, where residents live happier and enjoy great public places. We promote walking and bicycling as activities and urban parks, trails and public spaces as a way to
fulfil our goal.
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A Healthy City is
an Active City- Peggy Edwards and Agis D. Tsouros, WHO Regional Office for Europe. “…..With this guide, city leaders can create a plan for physical activity, active living and sport in their city or community.
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Active Designs Guidelines
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Active design is critical to addressing obesity and its related diseases - the fastest growing epidemics of our time, while also supporting the goal of sustainability
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WHO - Global
Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health
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In May 2004, the 57th World Health Assembly (WHA) endorsed the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health. The Strategy was developed through a wide-ranging series of consultations with all concerned stakeholders in response to a request from Member States at World Health Assembly 2002 (Resolution WHA55.23). The Strategy, together with the Resolution by which it was endorsed (WHA57.17), are contained in this document.
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PAHO - NETWORKING FOR THE SURVEILLANCE
of Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean. This report is a collaborative effort of the Program on Non-Communicable Diseases, Division of Disease Prevention and Control of the Pan American Health Organization with several partners who kindly provided comments and suggestions at different stages of the process.
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Battling the hidden
enemy
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National Commission For Chronic Non Communicable Diseases - Each year, thousands of Barbadians are robbed of good health, and even life, by a handful of diseases that have become chronic – deeply embedded – in our society. But these are not diseases passed through human contact, such as HIV/AIDS, influenza, or some other virus. They are Chronic Non Communicable Diseases (CNCDs),
such as heart disease, stroke, some cancers, diabetes and
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Time To Act - The Global Emergency of
Non-Communicable Diseases
- On 19 May 2009, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), World Heart Federation (WHF) and International
Union Against Cancer (UICC) held a joint event during the 62nd World Health Assembly. This report contains a selection of quotes from the event and also features a
variety of guest perspectives on the growing threat of NCDs.
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WHO GLOBAL REPORT - The report makes the case for urgent action
to halt and turn back the growing threat of chronic diseases, and dispels the long-held misunderstandings about heart
disease, stroke, cancer and other chronic diseases. It presents a state-of-the-art guide to effective and feasible interventions,
provides practical suggestions for how countries can implement these interventions.
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Elimination of Industrially Produced Trans Fatty Acids in The Americas: Initiative for the Prevention and Control
of Chronic Diseases - In September 2006, in response to concerns of member states about the growing burden of
noncommunicable diseases in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization’s 47th Directing Council approved a Regional Strategy and Plan of Action for 2006–2015
on an Integrated Approach to the Prevention and Control of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases (CNCDs), which included diet, physical activity, and health. One of its
four lines of action, health promotion, includes several initiatives that aim to create environmental conditions that make it easier for individuals to eat a healthy
diet and engage in active lifestyles.
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