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VicHealth

Push to protect children from unhealthy food marketing

The Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) has today released ‘Brands off our kids!’, a report highlighting the tactics used by the processed food industry to ta..

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24 Apr 2021

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VicHealth

VicHealth helping Vic women to get active and socially connect

Thousands more Victorian women, including many from bushfire-affected communities, will have the chance to get active and meet new people in 2021, thanks to ..

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24 Apr 2021

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WHO holds Informal Consultation with People living with Diabetes

On March 9-11, the WHO NCD Department and the WHO GCM/NCD Secretariat held a three-day Consultation with people living with diabetes to promote their meaning..

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29 Mar 2021

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World Obesity Day

March 4th is World Obesity Day. This day is dedicated to addressing the global obesity epidemic. We are calling on every body to work together for ..

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16 Feb 2021

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Bloomberg

Stopping the Next Pandemic Starts Now: The next global health crisis is coming, and the world needs to prepare.

As the First World War wore on, a new scourge erupted: an influenza pandemic that left even more bodies in its wake than the conflict itself. But the 1918 pa..

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04 Feb 2021

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Foresight Global Health

Building Back Better: Investing in healthy populations and resilient heath systems for NCDs and Mental Health to be better prepared for future crises.

An open letter to Heads of State and Government The novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exacerbated deep inequalities i..

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04 Feb 2021

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International Agency for Research on Cancer

Social inequalities and cancer webinar

Several factors may lead individuals from low socioeconomic groups to adopt unhealthy behaviours, to be exposed to a wider range and a higher intensity of ca..

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28 Jan 2021

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World Health Organization

WHO plan to eliminate industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from global food supply

WHO today released REPLACE, a step-by-step guide for the elimination of industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from the global food supply. Elimin..

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28 Jan 2021

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World Health Organization

More than 3 billion people protected from harmful trans fat in their food

But, 11 out of 15 countries with the most coronary heart disease deaths due to trans fats have yet to take actions to eliminate the substances Two ..

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28 Jan 2021

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World Health Organization

WHO urges governments to promote healthy food in public facilities

Public settings, such as schools, childcare centres, nursing homes, hospitals and correctional facilities and all other canteens of public institutions, can ..

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28 Jan 2021

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World Health Organization

New WHO report: population-based screening for cardiovascular disease risk factors does not reduce CVD mortality

Population-level screening for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors has no effect on lowering CVD morbidity and mortality, concludes a recently publishe..

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28 Jan 2021

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World Health Organization

The Health for All Film Festival

The WHO Health for All Film Festival invites independent film-makers, production companies, public institutions, NGOs, communities, students..

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28 Jan 2021

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