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Increasing uptake of low-sodium salt

Resolve to Save Lives
February 29, 2024
Fact sheet highlighting the addition of low-sodium salt to one's diet to reduce blood pressure and associated risk of heart attack or stroke.
Advocacy and communications
Designing an optimal digital tool for hypertension and other long-term treatment programs

Designing an optimal digital tool for hypertension and other long-term treatment programs

Resolve to Save Lives
February 29, 2024
Step-by-step guidance for creating an effective digital tool for hypertension management and other chronic disease programs
Tools and toolkits
TFA regulation checklist

Policy Inventory for Effective Trans Fat Regulations

Resolve to Save Lives
February 29, 2024
Checklist to determine if an existing or proposed regulation includes the key provisions necessary to effectively eliminate trans fat
Policy development
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Validated Automated Blood Pressure Devices

Resolve to Save Lives
February 29, 2024
Fact sheet from Resolve to Save Lives on why validated, digital blood pressure monitors are preferred.
Training materials Clinic resources
Nutrient profile models: A valuable tool for developing healthy food policies

Nutrient Profile Models: A valuable tool for developing healthy food policies

Global Health Advocacy Incubator
February 23, 2024
Position paper from GHAI, Resolve to Save Lives and other partners presenting best practices for defining, selecting and using effective NPMs.
Implementation Guide for School Food Standards in Uruguay

Implementation Guide for School Food Standards in Uruguay

Uruguay Ministry of Public Health
February 8, 2024
Implementation guide for implementing school nutrition standards. Training materials, for food handlers are also available. (Spanish)
Policy development Policy implementation Tools and toolkits

Blood pressure poster study

RESOLVE TO SAVE LIVES
February 2, 2024
A qualitative study conducted by Resolve to Save Lives determined this poster to be the most impactful for encouraging patients to take their blood pressure medications daily. Forty patients from…
Advocacy and communications

Developing the 2024 National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) Annual Operational Plan (AOP)

Resolve to Save Lives
February 2, 2024
An overview of the process of developing the 2024 National Action Plan for Health Security Annual Operational Plan in Nigeria.
Case studies
Timeliness metrics for screening and preventing TB in household contacts of pulmonary TB patients in Kenya

Timeliness metrics for screening and preventing TB in household contacts of pulmonary TB patients in Kenya

IJTLD OPEN
February 1, 2024
Our colleagues assessed whether the 7-1-7”timeliness metric could be implemented in Kenya for screening and tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT), and proposed an adaptation: “3-5-7”.
Journal articles
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Kaiser Permanente Healthy Picks website

KAISER PERMANENTE, HEALTHY PICKS COMMITTEE, UNITED STATES
February 1, 2024
Describes healthy food guidelines and implementation resources for hospital food venues, including patient menus, cafeterias, coffee carts, kiosks, vending and gift shops.
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WHO fact sheet: trans fat

World Health Organization
January 31, 2024
Key facts on trans fat and WHO's response
Tools and toolkits
CDC Sodium Reduction Tools and Training for Health Professionals website

CDC Sodium Reduction Tools and Training for Health Professionals website

US Centers for Disease Prevention and Control
January 31, 2024
Includes links to implementation and training guidance for implementing sodium reduction in foodservice settings.
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Replacing Trans Fat the Healthiest Way

Resolve to Save Lives
January 31, 2024
Fact sheet from Resolve to Save Lives on healthier replacement oils
Advocacy and communications
Frequently Asked Questions: Hypertension Management

Frequently asked questions: Hypertension management

Resolve to Save Lives
January 31, 2024
FAQs on hypertension management compiled by Resolve to Save Lives
Clinic resources Monitoring and evaluation Program implementation
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Guía Para Tiendas y Cafetines Escolares (Guide for school stores and cafeterias)

EL SALVADOR MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
January 31, 2024
Guide for administrators of school stores and cafeterias to implement the criteria laid out in the national policy for schools. View the technical standards, Implementation Guide (all in Spanish) and…
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Trans fat elimination communications toolkit

World Health Organization, Resolve to Save Lives
January 30, 2024
Toolkit for communications and advocacy activities to accelerate the adoption of trans fat elimination policies, including social media resources and customizable templates
Advocacy and communications Tools and toolkits
CDC Heathy Foodservice Guidelines website

CDC Heathy Foodservice Guidelines website

January 8, 2024
Guide to implementing the US Food Service Guidelines, including cafeterias, concession stands, snack bars, and vending machines; includes link to Smart Food Choices (Assessment Tool, page 30).
Monitoring and evaluation
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WHO South-East Asia Region Sodium Benchmarks for Packaged Foods

World Health Organization South-East Asia Regional Office
January 1, 2024
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…
The world must prepare now for the next pandemic

The world must prepare now for the next pandemic

BMJ Global Health
January 1, 2024
Preparing for the next pandemic requires sustained government funding, efficient financial mechanisms, better public health capacity, strong global leadership, and a commitment to collaboration.
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Trans fat stats for selected countries

Resolve to Save Lives
December 20, 2023
Excel file with stats for selected countries including annual deaths from TFA consumption and potential lives saved  between now and 2047.
Tools and toolkits
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