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NCD Alliance

Tobacco: A Major Risk Factor for Non-Communicable Diseases

Fact sheet

27 Nov 2018

This fact sheet describes tobacco use as the one risk factor common to the four main groups of NCDs — cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic lung disease and diabetes.

Fact sheetCardiovascular DiseaseCancerChronic Respiratory DiseasesTobacco use+2

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NCD Alliance

NCD Alliance Briefing Paper - NCDs, Tobacco Control and the FCTC

Report

27 Nov 2018

This briefing paper highlights the NCD Alliance call for accelerated implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).

ReportCardiovascular DiseaseCancerChronic Respiratory DiseasesTobacco use+2

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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Expert consultation on the development of a noncommunicable diseases emergency kit - Cairo, Egypt

Report

12 Nov 2018

This report is on the IEHK, which aimed to meet the initial primary health care needs of a displaced population when medical facilities and the supply chain are disrupted or destroyed in the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster or during a confl...

ReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsEmergency preparedness, prevention and responseHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+9

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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Health needs and priorities of Syrian refugees in camps and urban settings in Jordan: perspectives of refugees and health care providers

Case study

12 Nov 2018

This study aimed to determine the perspectives of Syrian refugees in Jordan, Jordanian health care providers, and other stakeholders in addressing the public health issues of the refugee crisis.

Case studyCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsRefugee and migrant healthHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+9

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WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific

Core Indicators (Database)

Database

12 Nov 2018

This database provides 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.

DatabaseCardiovascular DiseaseCancerChronic Respiratory DiseasesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityUnhealthy dietsTobacco use+7

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WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific

Western Pacific Regional action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (2014-2020)

Report

12 Nov 2018

This report provides a road map and a menu of very cost-effective interventions for all Member States and other stakeholders, to take coordinated and coherent action at all levels to attain the nine voluntary global targets by 2025. It emphasizes the...

ReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health careHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+10

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World Health Organization

WHO GCM/NCD working group on health literacy and health education for NCDs (WG 3.3, 2016-2017) - first meeting

Report

12 Nov 2018

This report is on the first meeting of the WHO GCM/NCD Working Group on health education and health literacy for NCDs.

ReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsHealth Literacy DevelopmentMultistakeholder CollaborationHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+9
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World Health Organization

WHO GCM/NCD working group on health literacy and health education for NCDs (WG 3.3, 2016-2017) - second meeting

Report

12 Nov 2018

This report is on the second meeting of the WHO GCM/NCD Working Group on health education and health literacy for NCDs.

ReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsHealth Literacy DevelopmentMultistakeholder CollaborationHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+10
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World Health Organization

WHO GCM/NCD working group on health literacy and health education and health literacy for NCDs (WG 3.3, 2016-2017)

Report

12 Nov 2018

This is the interim report on the WHO GCM/NCD Working Group on health education and health literacy for NCDs.

ReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsHealth Literacy DevelopmentMultistakeholder CollaborationHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+10
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WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia

Expert meeting on population sodium reduction strategies for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in the South East Asian Region

Report

12 Nov 2018

This report presents the technical deliberations of the three-day meeting by participants of an Expert Meeting on Population Sodium Strategies for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in the South East Asian Region. The meeting focused...

ReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets+3

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Marketing of foods high in fat, salt and sugar to children: update 2012–2013

Report

12 Nov 2018

This publication provides information on the marketing of foods and beverages to children and the changes that have occurred in the last decade. It also examines the evolution of marketing methods and reviews some of the recent policy approaches by W...

ReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent healthNutrition and food safetySocial determinants of healthUnhealthy diets+6

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World Health Organization

Be He@lthy, Be Mobile - A handbook on how to implement mBreatheFreely

Guide

17 Oct 2018

The mBreatheFreely handbook provides guidance for country governments and policymakers to develop, implement, and evaluate an mBreatheFreely programme for the prevention and control of asthma and COPD.

GuideChronic Respiratory DiseasesDigital health and innovationTobacco use+1

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