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World Health Organization

WHO Urban Health Repository

Database

08 Mar 2022

Over 55% of the world’s population live in urban areas – a proportion that is expected to increase to 68% by 2050. This trend calls for strengthened supp...

Database Environment, climate change and healthHealth promotionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingSocial determinants of health

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World Health Organization

Community engagement: a health promotion guide for universal health coverage in the hands of the people 

Publication

12 Nov 2021

WHO has defined community engagement as “a process of developing relationships that enable stakeholders to work together to address health-related issues a...

Publication Health promotion

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World Council of Churches

Health-Promoting Churches volume II: A handbook to accompany churches in establishing and running sustainable health promotion ministries

Publication

07 Aug 2021

With an endorsement from the WHO Director General and available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese, this handbook builds on the earlier volume and he...

Publication Health Literacy DevelopmentMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder Collaboration Health promotionPrimary health careSocial determinants of health

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World Council of Churches

Health-Promoting Churches: Reflections on Health and Healing for Churches on Commemorative World Health Days

Publication

07 Aug 2020

Reflections on 15 WHO commemorative health days prepared to promote conversations in churches on different health matters, with forewords from the WCC Genera...

Publication Health Literacy DevelopmentMultistakeholder Collaboration Communicable diseasesHealth promotionPrimary health careSocial determinants of health

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

What is the evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being?

Report

12 Nov 2019

This scoping review&nbsp;synthesizes the global evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being, with a specific focus...

Report Health promotionSocial determinants of health

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WHO REgional Office for Europe, UNDP, UNIATIF

Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in Armenia: The Case for Investment

Report

18 Jun 2019

This economic analysis makes the case for investing in the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Armenia. Through three comprehensive ...

Report CancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetes Health Literacy DevelopmentMultisectoral Action Access to essential medicines and servicesEmergency preparedness, prevention and responseHealthy AgingHealth promotionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health careRefugee and migrant healthSocial determinants of health Harmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets
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International Union of Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE)

Beating NCDs equitibly - Ten system requirements for health promotion and the primary prevention of NCDs

08 Apr 2019

In this paper the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) proposes that it is lack of investment in the necessary health promotion and...

CancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetes Health promotionSocial determinants of health Harmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets

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International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE)

The Transferability of Health Promotion and Education Approaches Between Non-communicable Diseases and Communicable Diseases—an Analysis of Evidence

Article

05 Mar 2019

Many professionals in the public health fields dealing with infectious diseases (IDs) are unaware of the programs and approaches are taken by their colleague...

Article Health Literacy Development Communicable diseasesHealth promotion

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Towards more physical activity: Transforming public spaces to promote physical activity — a key contributor to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Europe (2017)

Report

12 Nov 2018

This publication focuses on physical activity and how it can be supported through urban planning. The focus on physical activity is explained by the fact tha...

Report Health promotionSocial determinants of health Physical inactivity

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WHO Regional Office for Africa

Success Stories - WHO Ghana

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This publication highlights success stories from the WHO Country Office for Ghana in six operational areas including Noncommunicable Diseases, Promoting Heal...

Publication Health promotionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health Tobacco use

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WHO Regional Office for Africa

Information, Education and Communication for cervical cancer prevention and control in African countries: Training guide

Guide

17 Oct 2018

This document highlights effective and sustainable methods that can be used to control the burden of cervical cancer in the context of Africa, following an a...

Guide Cancer Health promotionSocial determinants of health

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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Regional framework for action for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases

Fact sheet

17 Oct 2018

This information sheet provides answers to frequently asked questions about the Regional Framework for Action as a roadmap for countries in the region of the...

Fact sheet Health promotion

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