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28 Jan 2021

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 published WHO Health Evidence Network (HEN) report. To reduce CVD risks, which are also associated with poorer COVID-19 outcomes, the report proposes some alternative measures for consideration by policy-makers in the WHO European Region. CVDs are...

28 Jan 2021

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28 Jan 2021

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, and film schools from around the world to submit their original short films on health. The festival aims to recruit a new generation of film and video innovators to champion and promote global health issues. Submissions will be open from 24 October 2020 t...

28 Jan 2021

<!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ field--node--title--news-and-events.html.twig ✅ field--node--title.html.twig ▪️ field--node--news-and-events.html.twig ▪️ field--title.html.twig ▪️ field--string.html.twig ▪️ field.html.twig --> <!-- 💡 BEGIN CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> NCD Voices in the Decade of Action - Realizing rehabilitation in healthcare for NCDs <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

16 Dec 2020

World Health Organization

NCD Voices in the Decade of Action - Realizing rehabilitation in healthcare for NCDs

This webinar convened the GCM/NCD to examine the role of rehabilitation in the NCD care continuum, the challenges to be overcome to ensure people with NCDs can access the rehabilitation they need, and identify a way forward. Speakers included: Dr Helena Davies and Dr Stephen Watiti both direct stakeholder trustees and lived experience advocates from the Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care All...

16 Dec 2020

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16 Dec 2020

World Health Organization

NCD Voices in the Decade of Action - Transforming Food Systems to Build Back Better

This webinar in NCD Voices in the Decade of Action focused on Transforming Food Systems to Build Back Better. Here we unpackaged the interlinkages between food systems and NCD, highlighting the common elements and opportunities this brings as we develop healthier and more sustainable food systems. Speakers included: Dr Naoko Yamamoto, Assistant Director-General, UHC and Healthier Populati...

16 Dec 2020

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18 Nov 2020

World Health Organization

WHO announces certification programme for trans fat elimination

A new WHO Certification Programme for Trans Fat Elimination aims to recognize countries that have eliminated industrially produced trans-fatty acids (TFA) from their national food supplies. This is the first-ever certification programme that will recognize countries for their efforts to eliminate one of the main risk factors for noncommunicable diseases and protect their populations from premature...

18 Nov 2020

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15 Nov 2020

World Health Organization

World Diabetes Day 2020: Introducing the Global Diabetes Compact

This year’s World Diabetes Day falls during a global pandemic which has already taken the lives of well over a million people. People with diabetes are paying a particularly high price. Not only do they have a higher risk of severe COVID-19 disease and death when infected, but many are having difficulty accessing the treatment they need due to disruptions to essential health services. Read mo...

15 Nov 2020

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29 Oct 2020

World Health Organization

Young people and digital health interventions: working together to design better

WHO and partners launch new guidance on designing digital health interventions with and for young people.&nbsp;Digital tools are an increasingly popular approach to improving health worldwide – particularly among adolescents and young people, who are accessing the internet at earlier stages of life. Youth-centred digital health interventions is&nbsp;a new framework developed by WHO, HRP, UNESCO,...

29 Oct 2020

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26 Oct 2020

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

Ineffective industry code won’t protect kids from unhealthy food ads

VicHealth is calling for government regulation to protect students from unhealthy food marketing around schools after a new voluntary industry led code was announced yesterday. Read more here.

26 Oct 2020

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26 Oct 2020

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

Footy stars unite to promote health and wellbeing during coronavirus

AFL and AFLW players are joining the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) in urging Victorians to help curb the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and take care of their mental and physical health through a new video series. Reed more here.

26 Oct 2020

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26 Oct 2020

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

Promoting LGBTI+ inclusion in sport

Health promotion foundation VicHealth is teaming up with Proud 2 Play and South West Sport to increase inclusion of LGBTI+ people and tackle discrimination and vilification in community sport. Read more here.

26 Oct 2020

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26 Oct 2020

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

Supporting Aboriginal social and emotional wellbeing

VicHealth has today announced $340,000 in funding for five projects which support Victorians from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to continue to improve their social and emotional wellbeing. Read more here.

26 Oct 2020

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26 Oct 2020

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

More work needed to eradicate discrimination in sport

Individuals at nearly half of Australian sporting clubs involved in a new Monash University and VicHealth study still believe that homosexuality is wrong or unnatural. These views are insensitive, do not belong in community sport and must change. &nbsp;

26 Oct 2020

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