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Journal article: REPLACE: a roadmap to make the world trans fat free by 2023

REPLACE: a roadmap to make the world trans fat free by 2023

May 14, 2018
Lancet commentary on WHO’s REPLACE initiative
Advocacy and communications
Frequently Asked Questions: REPLACE

Frequently Asked Questions: REPLACE

May 4, 2018
FAQs on WHO’s REPLACE initiative to eliminate trans fat
Advocacy and communications
Annotated Bibliography: Hypertension Control

Annotated bibliography: Hypertension control

U.S. CDC
March 31, 2018
Annotated bibliography on hypertension control from the US CDC. Last updated in 2018.
Journal articles
Effectiveness of school food environment policies on children’s dietary behaviors: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Effectiveness of school food environment policies on children’s dietary behaviors: A systematic review and meta-analysis

MICHA R ET AL. PLOS ONE. 2018.
March 29, 2018
Systematic review includes 12 studies evaluating school meal standards implemented in the US, Canada, or UK, which were found to: increase fruit intake, reduce total fat, saturated fat, and sodium…
Journal article: "Recommended treatment protocols to improve management of hypertension globally"

Recommended treatment protocols to improve management of hypertension globally

Marc G. Jaffe et al.
March 11, 2018
Position statement from Resolve to Save Lives and the World Hypertension League published in the Journal of Clinical Hypertension
Journal articles
Implementation lessons for school food policies and marketing restrictions in the Philippines: a qualitative policy analysis.

Implementation lessons for school food policies and marketing restrictions in the Philippines: a qualitative policy analysis

Reeve, et al. Glob Health. 2018.
January 23, 2018
Description of challenges/barriers to consider when implementing procurement policies, particularly within a school setting.

How ready is your country for the next epidemic?

Resolve to Save Lives
January 1, 2018
Guidance from Resolve to Save Lives on identifying your country’s readiness score for epidemic preparedness and understanding what it means for response capacity.
Technical guidance
Journal article: "Understanding the science that supports population-wide salt reduction programs"

Understanding the science that supports population-wide salt reduction programs

Jacqui Webster et al.
December 31, 2017
Article from the Journal of Clinical Hypertension on evidence for salt reduction
Journal articles
WHO Nutrient Profile Model for South-East Asia Region (2017)

WHO Nutrient Profile Model for South-East Asia Region (2017)

​World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia
December 31, 2017
Nutrient thresholds used to implement the set of recommendations on the marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children.
Population-level interventions in government jurisdictions for dietary sodium reduction: a Cochrane Review

Population-level interventions in government jurisdictions for dietary sodium reduction: a Cochrane Review

BARBERIO AM ET AL. INT J EPIDEMIOL. 2017.
February 15, 2017
Describes the impact of population-level dietary sodium reduction interventions and concludes that multicomponent initiatives taking a structural approach (such as public procurement policies), have the potential to reduce dietary salt…
WHO Nutrient Profile Model for the Western Pacific Region (2016)

WHO Nutrient Profile Model for the Western Pacific Region (2016)

​World Health Organization Regional office for the Western Pacific
December 12, 2016
Nutrient thresholds used to implement the set of recommendations on the marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children.
Hypertension Treatment Protocol: Punjab, India

Hypertension treatment protocol: Punjab, India

Resolve to Save Lives
December 1, 2015
Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Punjab, India
Clinic resources
Setting Targets for Salt Level in Foods: A five-step approach for low- and middle- income countries

Setting targets for salt level in foods: A five-step approach for low- and middle- income countries

Shauna M. Downs et al.
July 13, 2015
An article that identifies a five-step approach for setting sodium level targets in foods in LMICs
Journal articles
Salt-Smart Americas

Salt-Smart Americas

Pan American Health Organization
December 31, 2013
A technical package that offers a rationale and recommendations for a population-based approach to reduce dietary salt intake in adults and children in the Americas
Tools and toolkits
Case study: "Improved Blood Pressure Control Associated With a Large-Scale Hypertension Program"

Improved Blood Pressure Control Associated With a Large-Scale Hypertension Program

Marc G Jaffe et al.
August 21, 2013
Case study of Kaiser Permanente Northern California’s successful hypertension control program published in JAMA
Case studies
Implementation tool: Maintaining and calibrating BP devices

Maintaining and calibrating BP devices

United Nations Development Programme
July 31, 2013
Guidance from the UNDP
Clinic resources
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Guideline: sodium intake for adults and children

World Health Organization
December 25, 2012
This guideline offers evidence-based recommendations for reducing sodium intake to prevent NCDs, supporting policymakers and program planners in assessing intake levels, developing interventions, and aligning efforts with global health targets.
Estimating the Potential Health Impact and Costs of Implementing a Local Policy for Food Procurement to Reduce the Consumption of Sodium in the County of Los Angeles

Estimating the Potential Health Impact and Costs of Implementing a Local Policy for Food Procurement to Reduce the Consumption of Sodium in the County of Los Angeles

Gase LN et al. Am Jour Pub Health. 2011.
August 31, 2011
Uses health impact assessment methods to simulate levels of reduction in the sodium content of food served by Los Angeles County. Analysis predicts that adults would consume, on average, 233…
Toolkit: Review of Methods to Determine the Main Sources of Salt in the Diet

Review of Methods to Determine the Main Sources of Salt in the Diet

Pan American Health Organization
December 1, 2010
From WHO/PAHO Regional Expert Group for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention through Population-wide Dietary Salt Reduction
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PAHO: Protocol for Population Level Sodium Determination in 24‐hour Urine Samples

Pan American Health Organization
May 1, 2010
The WHO/PAHO Protocol for Population Level Sodium Determination in 24-hour Urine Samples guides countries in conducting surveys to estimate dietary salt intake, offering support for planning, staff training, data collection,…
Tools and toolkits
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