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Healthy Caribbean Coalition - Publications

Non Communicable Diseases Advocacy Update - from International Diabetes Federation, International Union Against Cancer, World Heart Federation. A United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on Non-Communicable Diseases - Why an UNGASS? more ...........

WHO - Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health - 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. more ...........

2008-2013 Action Plan for the Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases The six objectives of the 2008-2013 Action Plan are: 1. To raise the priority accorded to noncommunicable disease in development work at global and national levels, and to integrate prevention and control of such diseases into policies across all government departments more ...........

Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases In Latin America and the Caribbean The data presented in this report will be analyzed using several different indicators to provide information on the burden of disease associated with non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs). Each indicator measures a different aspect of burden of disease. more ...........

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. more ...........

Battling the hidden enemy - 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 respiratory disease. more ...........

The Negative Impact of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages on Children’s Health - Healthy Eating Research Building evidence to prevent childhood obesity. During the past four decades, the obesity rate for children ages 6 to 11 has more than quadrupled, from 4.2 percent to 17 percent, and more than tripled for adolescents ages 12 to 19, from 4.6 percent to 17.6 percent. more ...........

Caribbean Civil Society Action Plan for tackling chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs): 2008-2011 - 1. Introduction This plan has been produced to assist the development and functioning of a Caribbean Civil society CNCD network/coalition and as a guide for action for tackling CNCDs by Caribbean civil society. more ...........

Putting physical activity into public health: A historical perspective from the CDC - As we approach the end of the first decade of the 21st century, physical activity (PA) has taken its rightful place in the mainstream of public health. Fifty years of epidemiologic and clinical studies have clearly documented a broad range of important health benefits associated with regular PA (USDHHS 1996). more ...........

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. more ...........

CDRC Technical Report Series - Technical Report 01 - An in depth technical report from the Healthy Caribbean - Caribbean Chronic Disease Conference "A Wellness Revolution Event" held in 2008. The report details the Declaration, Action Plan and Conference Proceedings. Read the e-report here ........... or download the report in PDF format here ..........

Sustainable Transport - Influences of Built Environments on Walking and Cycling: Lessons from Bogota - This paper examines how such facilities along with other attributes of the built environment—urban densities, land-use mixes, accessibility, and proximity to transit—are associated with walking and cycling behavior as well as Ciclova (“cycleway”) participation. more ...........

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. more ...........

WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2008 - The MPOWER package. - This landmark new report presents the first comprehensive worldwide analysis of tobacco use and control efforts. It provides countries with a roadmap to reverse the devastating global tobacco epidemic that could kill up to one billion people by the end of this century. more ...........

The International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project - Promoting Evidence-Based Strategies to Fight the Global Tobacco Epidemic - Tobacco use is the world’s leading cause of preventable death, accounting for 10% of all deaths and 30% of all cancer deaths. By the end of the 21st Century an estimated 1 billion people will die because of tobacco use – ten times the number who died in the 20th Century. Over 70% of the tobacco related deaths will occur in developing countries. In addition to the personal costs of this preventable tragedy, its economic and social costs will challenge the economic growth and stability of the developing world. more ...........

PAHO Newsletters - The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to promote the Regional Strategy on an Integrated Approach to the Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases, to share developments on all aspects of the strategy and its four lines of action as well as news on program implementation. more ............

World Heart Federation - Heartbeat e-newsletter - Heart Beat is the World Heart Federation’s bi-monthly electronic newsletter. Find news on WHF activities, WHF members’ activities, breaking stories and much more. more ...........

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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