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Healthy Public Food Procurement and Service Policy

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World Health Organization

WHO report assessing global progress in implementing sodium reduction policies, providing insights by country, region, and income group to guide future actions for reducing sodium intake and improving cardiovascular health.

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Resolve to Save Lives

Nutrition standards guide developed by Resolve to Save Lives that governments can use to ensure food and beverages purchased, served and/or sold in government settings such as schools, public hospitals, childcare or child development facilities, correctional facilities and government workplaces are healthy and low in sodium.

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Resolve to Save Lives

This framework summarizes the recommended components of a comprehensive dietary sodium reduction program, and provides links to existing implementation tools, examples of successful programs and other resources.

Resolve to Save Lives

Resource on the benefits of healthy public food procurement and service policies.

World Health Organization

WHO’s monitoring tool that tracks countries’ progress in implementing policies and programs on population sodium reduction. For other relevant score cards see:

Resolve to Save Lives

A comprehensive guide to healthy public food procurement resources featuring policy examples from around the world

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World Health Organization

A resource that provides guidance for governments on how to develop, implement, and strengthen a healthy public food procurement or service on a national or sub-national level

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Resolve to Save Lives

A collection of literature relevant to the science of salt reduction and on sodium reduction interventions