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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Health Situation in the Americas: Core Indicators 2017

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This edition includes 82 core indicators for the countries, territories, and subregions of the Americas, which are categorized as follows: demographic-socioeconomic, health status, risk factors, services coverage, and health systems. Information is also included on 17 of the 27 indicators of Goal Three of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Report on Tobacco Control in the Region of the Americas 2018

Report

17 Oct 2018

The report summarizes the progress reported up to December 31, 2017 in the six main measures for tobacco control prioritized by the MPOWER tool: monitor tobacco use and prevention policies (M)*, protect people from tobacco smoke (P), offer help to quit tobacco (O)*, warn about the dangers of tobacco (W), enforce bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (E), and raise taxes on tobacco...

ReportTobacco use

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Innovative Care for Chronic Conditions: Organizing and Delivering High Quality Care forChronic Noncommunicable Diseases in the Americas

Report

17 Oct 2018

This report describes a model of health care that could deliver integrated management of NCDs within the context of primary health care (PHC), and provides practical guidance for health care program managers, policy-makers, and stakeholders on how to plan and deliver high-quality services for people with CNCDs or CNCD risk factors.

ReportDigital health and innovationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health care

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Investing In Indigenous Young People To Achieve Healthy Populations

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This paper gives a situational analysis of indigenous adolescents and youth, highlighting the need for investment and scaling up of key health interventions.

PublicationMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Economic Dimensions of Noncommunicable Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean

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17 Oct 2018

This volume explores the relationship between and the impact of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) on development and economic growth in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). This collection of manuscripts examines the complex interplay among NCDs, health expenditures and financial investments in health, poverty, and inequities, using up-to-date information and evidence from the LAC...

PublicationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingSocial determinants of health

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Latino Families and Youth: A Compendium of Assessment Tools

Guide

17 Oct 2018

This publication provides instruments to evaluate the Familias Fuertes program among Latino families, and can be used by program facilitators, researchers and staff. This document provides easily accessible evaluation tools and scales to ensure the consistent evaluation of outcome mediators as the program expands, and is central to the advancement of the Familias Fuertes program.

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for Hypertension Control Programs

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17 Oct 2018

This document describes the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for Hypertension Control Programs, a collaboration between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Hypertension League (WHL). It provides a foundation that allows countries, based on their own resources and priorities, to select indicators for their monitoring and evaluation efforts and strongly recommends the use of...

PublicationCardiovascular DiseasePrimary health care

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Nutrient profile model of the Pan American Health Organization

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.

GuideNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for Hypertension Control Programs

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This document describes the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for Hypertension Control Programs, a collaboration between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Hypertension League (WHL).

PublicationCardiovascular DiseasePrimary health care

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WHO Regional Office for Africa

WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2009-Table 2: Characteristics of Smoke-Free Legislation

Report

17 Oct 2018

This table is featured in the WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic (2009), the second in a series that tracks the status of the tobacco epidemic and the impact of the interventions that are being implemented to stop it. It provides a comprehensive overview of the evidence base for protecting people from the harms of second-hand tobacco smoke through legislation and enforcement.

ReportTobacco use

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WHO Regional Office for Africa

Regional 2017 Atlas on Adolescent and Youth Health

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This publication provides in numerical and graphical formats recent data available for adolescents and youths in the 47 countries of WHO’s African Region. It presents the outcomes of a comprehensive collection of available data on diseases and health risks that affect young people and describes the burden of health issues and the main trends of risk behaviours among young people in the region.

PublicationMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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WHO Regional Office for Africa

Research for Health: A Strategy for the African Region, 2016-2025

Strategy document

17 Oct 2018

This strategy document highlights the high double burden of communicable and noncommunicable diseases in the African Region, and health systems challenges. It also points out the critical role of health research in providing evidence-based solutions for the much-needed health and development improvements.

Strategy documentCommunicable diseases

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