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Weekly-Science_Review-April-18-24-2020-pdf

COVID-19 / In-Depth Science Review: April 18 – 24, 2020

Resolve to Save Lives
April 24, 2020
Past, current and future COVID-19 infections: the size of the iceberg and what tests can and can’t tell us
Estimated Population Wide Benefits and Risks in China of Lowering Sodium Through Potassium Enriched Salt Substitution: Modelling Study

Estimated population-wide benefits and risks in China of lowering sodium through potassium-enriched salt substitution: Modelling study

Matti Marklund et al.
April 22, 2020
A study on the benefits of nationwide potassium enriched salt substitution on cardiovascular health in China.
Case studies
Enablers and barriers to implementation of and compliance with school-based healthy food and beverage policies: a systematic literature review and meta-synthesis

Enablers and barriers to implementation of and compliance with school-based healthy food and beverage policies: a systematic literature review and meta-synthesis

Ronto et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020
April 20, 2020
This study explores the enablers and barriers to effective implementation of and compliance with school-based food and beverage policies from countries around the world.
Journal articles
Science-Review_April_11–17_2020-pdf

COVID-19 / In-Depth Science Review: April 11 – 17, 2020

Resolve to Save Lives
April 17, 2020
Using data to assess adherence with public health and social measures can better inform decision-making
Science_Review_April_4-10_2020-pdf

COVID-19 / In-Depth Science Review: April 4 – 10, 2020

Resolve to Save Lives
April 10, 2020
Nowcasting in the context of COVID-19
ScreenshotWS3_Science-Weekly_-March-28-Aptil-3-2020

COVID-19 / In-Depth Science Review: March 28 – April 3, 2020

Resolve to Save Lives
April 3, 2020
Syndromic surveillance should be explored as an early signal for COVID-19 This science review is a snapshot of the new and emerging scientific evidence related to COVID-19 during the period…
Developing and Applying a Mixed-Methods Evaluation Framework to Build the Business Case for Healthy Food Procurement at the Local Level

Developing and Applying a Mixed-Methods Evaluation Framework to Build the Business Case for Healthy Food Procurement at the Local Level

Robles B et al. SAGE Research Methods Cases. 2020.
March 23, 2020
Describes an evaluation by the Los Angeles Department of Health conducted with the goal to help institutional foodservice operators grow their business while also improving the nutritional quality of foods…
Journal articles Monitoring and evaluation
Video: Automated Digital Blood Pressure Devices (Spanish Subtitles)

Automated Digital Blood Pressure Devices (Spanish Subtitles)

Resolve to Save Lives
March 4, 2020
Video sobre los monitores digitales automatizados para medir la presion arterial
Training materials Videos
Potassium-enriched salt substitutes as a means to lower blood pressure: benefits and risks

Potassium-enriched salt substitutes as a means to lower blood pressure: benefits and risks

Raquel C. Greer et al.
February 29, 2020
Article presenting the rationale, current evidence on benefits and risks, and implications for using potassium-enriched salt substitutes as a strategy to lower blood pressure.
Journal articles
Assessing and reducing risk to health care workers in outbreaks

Assessing and reducing risk to health care workers in outbreaks

Health Security
February 1, 2020
The 2014-2016 West African Ebola Epidemic exposed a critical weakness in global health security: inadequate protections for health care workers put all our lives at risk. Here’s what we do to fix it.
Advocacy and communications
Video: Automated digital blood pressure devices (Chinese)

Automated digital blood pressure devices (Chinese)

Resolve to Save Lives
January 17, 2020
决心工程出品
Training materials Videos
Science-Review-January-9-15-2020-pdf

COVID-19 / In-Depth Science Review: January 9th-15th, 2020

Resolve to Save Lives
January 15, 2020
The utility and limitations of large-scale surveys during the COVID-19 pandemic

Applying ‘timeliness’ to the screening and prevention of TB in household contacts of pulmonary TB patients

IJTLD OPEN
January 1, 2020
Can 7-1-7 work for tuberculosis? Our experts explore timeliness metrics for screening and TBT delivery.
Nutrition guidelines and standards for school meals. A report from 33 low and middle-income countries. (2019)

Nutrition guidelines and standards for school meals: A report from 33 low and middle-income countries (2019)

Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations
December 31, 2019
Results of global survey on school meals; report identifies key aspects to consider when developing or updating school meal program standards.
A review of food procurement and provision in hospitals and schools in Sri Lanka

A review of food procurement and provision in hospitals and schools in Sri Lanka

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. COUNTRY OFFICE FOR SRI LANKA.
December 31, 2019
An assessment of the food procurement environment in Sri Lankan schools and hospitals. Reviews existing policies, guidelines, evaluations, as well as recommendations for promiting healthy diets in schools and hospitals.
Technical package: REPLACE Module 4 (A)

REPLACE Module 4 (A): Assess

World Health Organization
December 31, 2019
How-to guide for trans fat surveillance
Monitoring and evaluation
Technical package: REPLACE Module 5 (C)

REPLACE Module 5 (C): Create

World Health Organization
December 31, 2019
How-to guide for creating trans fat awareness
Advocacy and communications
Technical package: REPLACE Module 6 (E)

REPLACE Module 6 (E): Enforce

World Health Organization
December 31, 2019
How-to guide for trans fat policies and enforcement of regulations
Monitoring and evaluation Policy implementation
Technical package: REPLACE Module 1 (RE)

REPLACE Module 1 (RE): Review

World Health Organization
December 31, 2019
How-to guide for landscape assessment and roadmap development for elimination of trans fat
Policy development Policy implementation
Technical package: REPLACE Module 2 (P)

REPLACE Module 2 (P): Promote

World Health Organization
December 31, 2019
How-to guide for determining the best replacement oils and interventions to promote their use
Advocacy and communications Policy development
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