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World Health Organization

What ministries of education need to know: NCDs

Briefs & Fact Sheets

12 Nov 2018

This policy brief highlights the increasing exposure of children and adolescents to tobacco, alcohol, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity, and points out the education sector as having a fundamental responsibility to protect children’s health and well-being.

Briefs & Fact SheetsMultistakeholder CollaborationMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent healthSocial determinants of healthHarmful use of alcohol+3

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World Health Organization

What heads of state and government need to know: NCDs

Briefs & Fact Sheets

12 Nov 2018

This policy brief highlights five main priorities for Heads of State and Government in confronting NCDs.

Briefs & Fact SheetsMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationSocial determinants of healthTobacco use

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World Health Organization

What minstries of finance and tax need to know: NCDs

Briefs & Fact Sheets

12 Nov 2018

This policy brief highlights the effectiveness of price and tax measures at getting people to quit tobacco use and reduce consumption of alcohol and unhealthy foods and beverages.

Briefs & Fact SheetsMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingSocial determinants of health

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World Health Organization

What ministries of labor and employment need to know: NCDs

Briefs & Fact Sheets

12 Nov 2018

This policy brief highlights the role of Ministries of labor and employment in recognizing that the right to health is a fundamental responsibility of the government. It also outlines the importance of governments' work with employers and other partners to tackle NCDs.

Briefs & Fact SheetsMultistakeholder CollaborationEnvironment, climate change and health

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World Health Organization

What local governments need to know: NCDs

Briefs & Fact Sheets

12 Nov 2018

This policy brief highlights urbanization as a driver of the noncommunicable disease (NCD) epidemic. It points out that cost-effective initiatives at municipal and local level can prevent NCDs while delivering wider societal benefits.

Briefs & Fact SheetsMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder Collaboration

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World Health Organization

What trade and industry authorties need to know: NCDs

Briefs & Fact Sheets

12 Nov 2018

This policy brief highlights the need for trade and industry authorities to recognize that the right to health is a fundamental responsibility of governments, and taking action towards coherence between trade and health policies is essential.

Briefs & Fact SheetsMultistakeholder CollaborationSocial determinants of health

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in the European Region: A progress report

Report

12 Nov 2018

This is mid-term report maps progress made by Member States in the WHO European Region in relation to the Action Plan for the implementation of the European Strategy on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) 2012–2016. It combines the results of the 2013 WHO NCD Country Capacity Survey with more detailed descriptions of responses, highlights and innovative practices in the...

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Mapping salt reduction initiatives in the WHO European Region

Report

12 Nov 2018

This report presents an up-to-date view of current initiatives to reduce salt intake in European countries, highlighting activities related to the action points of relevant global frameworks.

ReportNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in Kyrgyzstan. The case for investment (2017)

Report

12 Nov 2018

This report provides evidence through three analyses - economic burden, intervenion cost, and cost-benefit - in Kyrgyzstan that NCDs reduce economic output and discusses potential options in response, outlining details of their relative returns on investment.

ReportHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

What is known about the effectiveness of economic instruments to reduce consumption of foods high in saturated fats and other energy-dense foods for preventing and treating obesity?

Report

12 Nov 2018

This synthesis summarizes the available evidence concerning the effectiveness of economic instruments (including taxes, price policies and incentives) in containing or reducing food consumption, particularly of foods high in saturated fats and other energy-dense foods. (Russian)

ReportHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingNutrition and food safetySocial determinants of healthUnhealthy diets

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Which national and subnational interventions and policies based on Mediterranean and Nordic diets are recommended or implemented in the WHO European Region, and is there evidence of effectiveness in reducing noncommunicable diseases? (2018)

Report

12 Nov 2018

This review focuses on national and subnational Mediterranean diet (MD) and Nordic diet (ND) interventions and policies in the WHO European Region to support decision-makers in shaping context-specific diet and nutrition policies.

ReportHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

The main indicators of the WHO Global Monitoring Framework (GMF) on Noncommunicable Diseases

Report

12 Nov 2018

This set of data and graphs comes from a diverse range of WHO sources and provides an account of the status and progress of key NCD indicators, highlighted in colour, in countries of the European Region. Specific diabetes-related indicators are also presented to showcase the relevance of this special topic in the Region. (Russian)

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