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WHO Regional Office for Africa

Protecting Health from Climate Change: Connecting Science, Policy and People

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This publication highlights that all populations will be affected by a changing climate, but the initial health risks vary greatly, depending on where and how people live.

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and health

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WHO Regional Office for Africa

Public Health & Environment in the African Region: Report on the Work of WHO

Report

17 Oct 2018

This report presents the work of WHO in managing environmental determinants of human health in the African Region over the period 2010-2011. It highlights WHO’s progress in strengthening the policy framework and the strategic agenda during the biennium.

ReportEnvironment, climate change and health

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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Nutrient profile model for the marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region

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.

PublicationMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent healthNutrition and food safetySocial determinants of healthUnhealthy diets

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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Preventing and controlling noncommunicable diseases through countering unopposed marketing of unhealthy foods

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 Mediterranean.

Fact sheetNutrition and food safetySocial determinants of healthUnhealthy diets

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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Proposed policy priorities for preventing obesity and diabetes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Report

17 Oct 2018

This document presents an initial proposal for 10 priority areas for action, which cover 37 strategic interventions to help prevent overweight, obesity and diabetes in the whole population in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, including children, adolescents and adults.

ReportDiabetesMultisectoral ActionNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Reducing salt/sodium consumption to prevent and control noncommunicable diseases

Fact sheet

17 Oct 2018

This information sheet provides answers to frequently asked questions on salt/sodium, its impact on health, and the average salt intake in the region of the Eastern Mediterranean.

Fact sheetNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Implementing the WHO recommendations on the marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Report

17 Oct 2018

This report provides a situational analysis of the progress made in the Eastern Mediterranean Region in implementing the WHO recommendations and identifies issues Member States need to consider when adopting policies intended to restrict the marketing of unhealthy food to children.

ReportNutrition and food safetySocial determinants of healthUnhealthy diets

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World Health Organization

WHO guidance to protect health from climate change through health adaptation planning

Guide

17 Oct 2018

This guidance document aims to ensure that the health sector works with partners in the environment and other related communities, and follows a systematic process to: Engage in the overall NAP process at the national level; identify national strategic goals for building health resilience to climate change; and develop a national plan with prioritized activities to achieve these goals, within a sp...

GuideMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationEnvironment, climate change and healthPrimary health care

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World Health Organization

WHO recommendations on adolescent health

Publication

17 Oct 2018

The objective of this publication is to make available WHO recommendations on adolescent health in one easy-to-access document for WHO staff, policy-makers, programme managers, and health professionals. The compilation can also help better define gaps to prioritize guideline updates.

PublicationMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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World Health Organization

World Health Statistics 2018

Report

17 Oct 2018

The World Health Statistics series is WHO’s annual snapshot of the state of the world’s health. This 2018 edition contains the latest available data for 36 health-related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators.

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World Health Organization

Quantitative risk assessment of the effects of climate change  on selected causes of death, 2030s and 2050s

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This publication is a WHO-released quantitative assessment of the health impacts of climate change. It constitutes an update and a further development of the assessment that was first published by WHO for the year 2000, now with a wider range of health impacts, and projections for future years.

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and health

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World Health Organization

Second Global Conference Health and Climate report 2016

Report

17 Oct 2018

The 2016 conference showcased how the public health community will support the implementation of the Paris agreement, in order to build healthier and more sustainable societies.

ReportEnvironment, climate change and health

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