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Key Resources for Sodium Reduction

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Resolve to Save Lives

Nutrition standards guide developed by Resolve to Save Lives that governments can use to procure healthy foods 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.

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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.

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World Health Organization

A document that sets global sodium benchmarks for different food categories to help reduce salt intake using country experiences (released in 2021)

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Vital Strategies

Step-by-step guide to developing front-of-package labels

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Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

A nine-module online course to help policy makers and health advocates design, plan, and implement global sodium reduction interventions at low- and middle-income countries

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World Cancer Research Fund International

A report on key recommendations and advice to policymakers who are designing and implementing front-of pack food labelling in nutrition policies

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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

Strategies governments can use to reduce salt consumption—including rationale, steps for implementation, resources needed and examples from around the world.

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World Health Organization

A technical package from WHO designed to assist countries with the development, implementation, and monitoring of salt reduction strategies to reduce population salt intake

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Resolve to Save Lives

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