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Advocating for Health Promotion Approached to Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention 
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International Union of Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE)

Advocating for Health Promotion Approached to Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention

08 Apr 2019

This brief ‘key messages’ paper aims to better enable IUHPE Officers, Board Members, Regional Committee Members and Members to advocate for health promotion approaches to NCD prevention in a unified way – and importantly to enable the Organization to speak with an authoritative, consistent and unified voice in multiple forums and in all regions on the subject of NCD Prevention.

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World Thrombosis Day Infographic - Atrial Fibrillation 
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International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH)

World Thrombosis Day Infographic - Atrial Fibrillation

Fact sheet

03 Apr 2019

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a common type of arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat. Because the heart beats and contracts irregularly, blood flow may slow or pool and cause the formation of a clot. A blood clot that forms as a result of AFib is an example of arterial thromboembolism. If that clot breaks free, it can lodge in an artery, travel to the brain and result in a stroke. Download this infog...



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World Thrombosis Day General Infographic
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Louise Bannon, International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH)

World Thrombosis Day General Infographic

Fact sheet

03 Apr 2019

Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot in a blood vessel. The vessel may be any vein or artery as for example, in a deep vein thrombosis (venous) or a coronary artery (arterial). The clot itself is termed a thrombus. Once formed, a clot can slow or block normal blood flow, and even break loose and travel to an organ. A clot that travels to the circulation is called an embolism. Thrombosis is...



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Tobacco and Human Rights Resource Hub
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Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)

Tobacco and Human Rights Resource Hub

Database

19 Mar 2019

When people think of tobacco, they often think of it as a public health problem, but it is a human rights problem as well. The marketing and sale of tobacco violate the right to health and life of people all around the world. ASH has been working to convince both the tobacco control community and the human rights community that it is time to address tobacco through a human rights based approach. T...

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Oral Health Atlas 2nd Edition (2015): The Challenge of Oral Disease – A call for global action
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FDI World Dental Federation

Oral Health Atlas 2nd Edition (2015): The Challenge of Oral Disease – A call for global action

Publication

08 Mar 2019

The second edition of the Oral Health Atlas highlights the extent of oral diseases worldwide and reflects on policies and strategies addressing the global burden. It presents a summary of key oral health issues, including: the impact and burden of oral diseases, such as tooth decay, periodontal disease, oral cancer and more; major risk factors and the common risk factor approach; inequalities in o...

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Oral Health Observatory APP
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FDI World Dental Federation

Oral Health Observatory APP

Database

08 Mar 2019

The Oral Health Observatory (OHO) was launched in 2014 to generate standardized data on oral health. An app and online questionnaires have been developed for dental practitioners and patients to collect data on oral health behaviours, healthcare needs, and the impact of oral health on quality of life. The app is free, destined for all dentists, and can be downloaded from the Google Play Store and...

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Oral health for an ageing population: Achieving a healthy ageing society
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FDI World Dental Federation

Oral health for an ageing population: Achieving a healthy ageing society

Strategy document

08 Mar 2019

Lifelong oral health aims to maintain good oral health and optimal quality of life through oral health promotion, risk assessment, disease prevention, early diagnosis, and intervention at all stages of life. Read the eight core pillars of oral health in the elderly and learn about the four steps that can be taken to improve the oral health of the elderly.

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Closing the Gap in a Generation: Health Equity through Action on the Social Determinants of Health. 
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International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE)

Closing the Gap in a Generation: Health Equity through Action on the Social Determinants of Health.

Article

05 Mar 2019

This article provides an outline of a conference held by the Commission on the Social Determinants of Health - an independent inquiry to understand the social and environmental issues that affect health and to investigate the appropriate actions that could bring greater health equity.

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The Transferability of Health Promotion and Education Approaches Between Non-communicable Diseases and Communicable Diseases—an Analysis of Evidence
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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 colleagues in the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) arena, and vice versa. A particular instance of this is in the understanding and application of health promotion approaches. This project examined health promotion approaches to the prevention of NCDs...

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Key Messages from the IUHPE on the Social Determinants of Health
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International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE)

Key Messages from the IUHPE on the Social Determinants of Health

Declaration

05 Mar 2019

In this document, the IUHPE proposes that health promotion is a vital part of the global social progress agenda, and health promotion is a field of action that has a vital role in the continued effort to improve policies and programs that aim to tackle the social determinants of health.

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Position Statement on the Social Determinants of Health. 
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International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE)

Position Statement on the Social Determinants of Health.

Declaration

05 Mar 2019

On the occasion of the World Conference on the Social Determinants in Health, convened by WHO in Rio de Janeiro from 19-21 October 2011, the IUHPE reflected on its vision of key areas that require attention in order to support the implementation of effective, equitable and sustainable action on social determinants of health.

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Time to Deliver in Europe: meeting noncommunicable disease targets to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Time to Deliver in Europe: meeting noncommunicable disease targets to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

Report

28 Feb 2019

The first European high-level conference on NCDs was held in Ashgabat in December 2013. It led to the adoption of the Ashgabat Declaration on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in the Context of Health 2020. This year’s conference provided the opportunity to review progress made and decide on the next steps, acknowledging the need for action to achieve the United Nations Sust...

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