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COVID-19 Risk Alert Levels

Resolve to Save Lives
May 31, 2020
This briefing note explains why alert-level systems for COVID-19 are effective, compares models from several countries, and provides the key principles and potential pitfalls to be aware of when developing…
Technical guidance Advocacy and communications
Science-Review-May-23–29-2020-pdf

COVID-19 / In-Depth Science Review: May 23 – 29, 2020

Resolve to Save Lives
May 29, 2020
Testing and test data, what it can and cannot tell us
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A Global Review of Food-Based Dietary Guidelines

HERFORTH A, ET AL. ADV NUTR. 2019
May 22, 2020
Review of current food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG), assessing the similarities and differences in key elements across countries
Journal articles
Science-Review-May-10-17-2020-pdf

COVID-19 / In-Depth Science Review: May 10 – 17, 2020

Resolve to Save Lives
May 17, 2020
Estimated impact of COVID-19 on life expectancy in New York City
Weekly-Science-Reivew-May-2–8-2020-pdf

COVID-19 / In-Depth Science Review: May 2 – 8, 2020

Resolve to Save Lives
May 8, 2020
Assessing COVID-19 resurgence

Letter to Congress

Resolve to Save Lives
May 5, 2020
A letter to US Congress advocating for investment in health defense to prevent, detect, and respond to future outbreaks.
Advocacy and communications
Science-Review-April25–May1-2020-pdf

COVID-19 / In-Depth Science Review: April 25 – May 1, 2020

Resolve to Save Lives
May 1, 2020
Country preparedness and COVID-19
Journal article: "Blood pressure measurement device selection in low‐resource settings: Challenges, compromises, and routes to progress"

Blood pressure measurement device selection in low‐resource settings: Challenges, compromises, and routes to progress

Tammy M. Brady et al.
April 29, 2020
Article published in the Journal of Clinical Hypertension
Journal articles
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.
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…
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
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