Report
17 Oct 2018
The main goal of this resolution is to call on Member States to prioritize the prevention of obesity and diabetes and their common risk factors by establishing and/or strengthening policies and programs, integrating them into public and private healt...
Strategy document
17 Oct 2018
This document presents the resolution to endorse the Strategy and approve the Plan of Action on Epilepsy and their implementation under the particular conditions of each country to provide an appropriate response to current and future needs.
Strategy document
17 Oct 2018
This document describes the experiences in our Hemisphere, expresses the commitment of the governments, and is compatible with the Global Action Program (mhGAP).
Dialogue
17 Oct 2018
This joint statement calls for the recognition of youth leadership´s role in the implementation of the Agenda for Sustainable Development and changing the production and consumption patterns of our societies.
Publication
17 Oct 2018
This thematic issue of the Pan American Journal of Public Health is part of a continued collaboration between the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and PAHO/WHO
Declaration
17 Oct 2018
Declaration undersigned by public health authorities, representatives of the food industry and cooking oil companies and convened by the Pan American Health Organization in the city of Rio de Janeiro 8 – 9 June 2008.
Guide
17 Oct 2018
The purpose of nutrient profiling11 is to provide a tool to classify food and drink products that are in excess of free sugars, salt, total fat, saturated fat and trans-fatty acids.
Report
17 Oct 2018
This report is based mainly on the findings of STEPwise surveys conducted since 2003, which provide prevalence data on the risk factors for NCDs in implementing countries.
Fact sheet
17 Oct 2018
This fact sheet presents an overview with key facts on obesity, its risk factors, burden, and WHO response in the African Region.
Report
17 Oct 2018
This report explores the current nutrition status of countries in the WHO African Region in relation to the six primary outcomes achievable by 2025 and the other global nutrition monitoring framework indicators. It also aims to trigger reflection by...
Publication
17 Oct 2018
This nutrient profile model is designed for use by policy-makers in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region for the purposes of restricting food marketing to children.
Fact sheet
17 Oct 2018
This information sheet provides answers to frequently asked questions on unopposed marketing of unhealthy foods, the link between marketing and childhood obesity, and the most commonly used marketing techniques in the region of the Eastern Mediterran...
