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World Obesity Federation

SCOPE

03 Oct 2019

SCOPE is a free&nbsp;internationally-recognized certification in obesity management.&nbsp;It equips health professionals with up to date, evidence-based obesity management resources, to better treat their patients with obesity and to excel in their careers.

Cardiovascular DiseaseMental Health and Neurological ConditionsPhysical inactivityUnhealthy diets

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World Obesity

Global Atlas on Childhood Obesity

Report

03 Oct 2019

The atlas presents data for every country based on their current and predicted levels of obesity in children, the risk factors and the presence of government policies to tackle obesity, such as restricting the marketing of foods to children, encouragement of physical activity and nation guidelines for healthy diets. Based on these factors the Atlas gives each country a score for their childhood ob...

ReportCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health+2

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Alcohol policy impact case study: the effects of alcohol control measures on mortality and life expectancy in the Russian Federation

Report

03 Oct 2019

Alcohol consumption has long been recognized as one of the main driving factors of mortality in the Russian Federation, especially among men of working age. The introduction of various evidence-based alcohol control measures at the beginning of the 2000s resulted in a decrease in all-cause mortality, with the most pronounced relative changes occurring in causes of death that are causally linked to...

ReportHarmful use of alcohol

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

NCDprime - Modelling the impact of national policies on noncommunicable disease (NCD) mortality using PRIME: a policy scenario modelling tool

11 Sep 2019

PRIME (the Preventable Risk Integrated ModEl) is a free and easy to use scenario modelling tool that generates estimates of the number of lives that can be saved by policies that change patterns in diet, physical activity, tobacco and alcohol for a given population. It doesn’t require any special software as it is built into a regular Excel spreadsheet. PRIME was developed by researchers at WHO...

CancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+5

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World Heart Federation (WHF)

World Heart Federation Roadmap for Heart Failure

Publication

01 Sep 2019

The World Heart Federation Roadmaps are central to its mission to address the global burden of cardiovascular disease. They provide comprehensive frameworks for countries and regions to identify key barriers as well as implement evidence-based policies and health system strategies to prevent premature cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.&nbsp;The WHF Roadmap on Heart Failure reviews the latest...

PublicationCardiovascular DiseaseHealth Literacy DevelopmentHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Heart Federation (WHF)

A Roadmap on the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Among People Living with Diabetes

Publication

01 Sep 2019

The World Heart Federation Roadmaps are central to its mission to address the global burden of cardiovascular disease. They provide comprehensive frameworks for countries and regions to identify key barriers as well as implement evidence-based policies and health system strategies to prevent premature cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.&nbsp;The WHF Roadmap on Diabetes reviews the latest scien...

PublicationCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesHealth Literacy DevelopmentHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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HelpAge International

Tackling Non‑Communicable Diseases to Achieve Universal Health Coverage in Myanmar

Briefs & Fact Sheets

30 Aug 2019

This policy brief highlights the urgent need for Myanmar to prioritise non-communicable diseases (NCDs) within its Universal Health Coverage (UHC) agenda. It presents compelling data such as NCDs driving 59% of deaths to underline growing demographic and epidemiological shifts. The brief argues that health systems must be reoriented toward preventive, affordable, and equitable NCD services, especi...

Briefs & Fact SheetsNCD LabGender, equity and human rights

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World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2019

Report

07 Aug 2019

The report "Offering help to quit tobacco use" tracks the status of the tobacco epidemic and interventions to combat it. The report finds that more countries have implemented tobacco control policies, ranging from graphic pack warnings and advertising bans to no smoking areas. About 5 billion people – 65% of the world’s population – are covered by at least one comprehensive tobacco control m...

ReportCardiovascular DiseaseCancerChronic Respiratory DiseasesTobacco use

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International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)

Beating non-communicable diseases in the community: The contribution of pharmacists (2019)

Publication

29 Jul 2019

This reference paper provides global evidence to advocate, nationally and internationally, for an expanded role for pharmacists in NCD management by compiling best practices and examples. It also encourages pharmacists around the world to act upon NCDs.

PublicationMultistakeholder Collaboration

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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

Interpellations and responses to Non-communicable diseases in Uruguay

Report

24 Jul 2019

In this report, the Uruguayan State has taken on the challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) as a demo epidemiological problem and has implemented a public policy based on a set of health actions and intersectoral programs, based on the recommendations of international&nbsp;organizations such as PAHO / WHO and the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals.

ReportCardiovascular DiseaseCancerChronic Respiratory DiseasesMental Health and Neurological Conditions+5

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Forum of International Respiratory Societies

A Review by the Forum of International Respiratory Societies’ Environmental Committee, Part 2: Air Pollution and Organ Systems

Article

04 Jul 2019

Part 2 of the review on the effects of air pollution on health and evidence for its association with many diseases.

ArticleChronic Respiratory DiseasesHousehold and Outdoor Air Pollution
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Forum of International Respiratory Societies

A Review by the Forum of International Respiratory Societies’ Environmental Committee, Part 1: The Damaging Effects of Air Pollution

Article

04 Jul 2019

Part 1. A review on the effects of air pollution on health and evidence for its association with many diseases.

ArticleChronic Respiratory DiseasesHousehold and Outdoor Air Pollution
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