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Healthy food procurement and nutrition standards in public facilities: evidence synthesis and consensus policy recommendations

Synthesis of evidence and consensus conference to inform further policy action on healthy food procurement in Canada.

Learning from Sustainable School Feeding in Brazil

Describes school feeding programs in Brazil. Scientific article on school nutrition programs: Sidaner E, Balaban D, et al. The Brazilian school feeding programme: an example of an integrated programme in support of food and nutrition security. Pub Health Nutr. 2013;16(6):989-94.

Impact of the Food-Labeling and Advertising Law Banning Competitive Food and Beverages in Chilean Public Schools, 2014–2016

Reviews the impact of the national law banning sales of competitive food and beverages in schools, based on Chile’s Law of Food Labeling and Advertising. Results show that availability of foods exceeding cutoffs decreased from 90.4% in 2014 to 15.0% in 2016 after policy implementation.

School nutrition guidelines: overview of the implementation and evaluation

Describes three methods of evaluating the implementation of dietary guidelines in schools in Slovenia: (i) a cross-sectional survey, (ii) an indicator-based evaluation of menu quality; and (iii) a five day weighted food record of school lunches (output evaluation). The multi-level evaluation suggests that some differences in implementation are attributed to school characteristics; system changes may […]

Healthier and more sustainable catering website

Resources include a description of nutrition principles of healthier catering and a toolkit for serving older people in residential care

Healthy Choices website

Guidelines to help workplaces, hospitals and health services, parks, and sporting centers provide healthy foods and drinks.

India’s School Children Regulation

India’s regulation including restrictions on the advertising, marketing, or selling of food products high in saturated fat or trans-fat or added sugar or sodium on school campuses or to school children in an area within fifty meters from the school gate in any direction.

Healthy Meals in School Programme

Describes program criteria and support available for schools.

Home Grown School Feeding Initiative

Website describes Initiative, which links school feeding programs with local smallholder farms to provide food for schoolchildren.

A Global Review of Food-Based Dietary Guidelines

Review of current food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG), assessing the similarities and differences in key elements across countries

Monitoring foods and beverages provided and sold in public sector settings

Step-wise framework for monitoring, includes: 1) previous monitoring activities of school food programs, and 2) survey questions for initial assessment.

INFORMAS Public Sector Policies and Actions – The Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI)

The policy index measures the extent of implementation of health food environment policies by governments compared to international best practice and includes a module on Food Provision.

Healthy food procurement policies and their impact

Systematic review of the evidence base for healthy food procurement policies

Trans fat elimination communications toolkit

trans fat comms toolkit WHO Resolve to Save Lives

Toolkit for communications and advocacy activities to accelerate the adoption of trans fat elimination policies, including social media resources and customizable templates

Hypertension: A neglected global health crisis

hypertension neglected global public health crisis

Key findings from WHO’s first-ever Global Hypertension Report, which shows that the number of people with hypertension has doubled since 1990, from 650 million to 1.3 billion, and the economic benefits of hypertension treatment outweigh costs by 18 to one.

Global report on hypertension: The race against a silent killer

WHO global hypertension report: race against a silent killer

WHO’s first-ever report on the global burden of high blood pressure and the progress made to manage the disease.

Implementation of Global Hearts Hypertension Control Programs in 32 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

In the Journal of American College of Cardiology International, a summary of success, progress, and lessons learned during the first five years of the HEARTS initiative.

Understanding the role of staff nurses in hypertension management in primary care facilities in India: A time-motion study

Study estimating time spent by staff nurses on hypertension and other NCD activities in primary care facilities and time savings from the Simple app

Keep it simple: designing a user-centred digital information system to support chronic disease management in low/middle-income countries

Implementer report on the Simple mobile app from BMJ Health & Care Informatics

The world must prepare now for the next pandemic

In a commentary for BMJ Global Health, Resolve to Save Lives takes lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and proposes an updated understanding of pandemic preparedness. Moving forward, we must secure increased and sustained funding from governments, while enhancing technical capacities and operational excellence in public health systems worldwide. Strengthening our global health architecture demands a […]

WHO South-East Asia Region Sodium Benchmarks for Packaged Foods

A document that tailors the 2021 global sodium benchmarks for packaged food categories to the South-East Asia Region, incorporating regional food sources and sodium levels to support countries in setting feasible reformulation targets and advancing sodium reduction efforts.

Our formula for effective hypertension care

There are five crucial components of hypertension care at public health scale: simple treatment protocols; access to quality, affordable medications, team-based care and task sharing; patient-centered care; and strong information systems.

The road to achieving epidemic-ready primary health care

A new model for integrating public health and health care delivery— epidemic-ready primary health care—that can identify and stop outbreaks, maintain essential services during disruptions, strengthen population resilience, and ensure health worker and patient safety. For the Lancet Global Health, we argue that strengthening primary health-care capacities for detection, vaccination, treatment, and coordination with public […]

Selling a sick future: countering harmful marketing to children and young people across risk factors for NCDs

A guide on how to counter harmful commercial marketing towards children and young people across risk factors for noncommunicable diseases.

The Centrality of Communities and Civil Society in Epidemic and Pandemic Prevention. A Framework for Improved Preparedness and Response

Large-scale epidemics and pandemics threaten global health security and community resilience, especially concerning emerging infectious diseases and the resurgence of previously controlled conditions. Communities play a vital role in preventing, detecting, and responding to these threats, as demonstrated in recent outbreaks. Effective community involvement enhances government efforts and mitigates negative impacts. This study emphasizes the […]

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