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Nutrition and an Active Life: From Knowledge to Action

Nutrition and an Active Life: From Knowledge to Action
This publication, written by leading international public health professionals, highlights 13 case studies on a variety of topics including control of vitamin A deficiency, folic acid fortification of bread, control of iodine deficiency disorders, and the contribution of research to infant breast-feeding policies, as well as successful community projects to promote increased physical activity and the role of urban planning and public transportation in reducing the prevalence of sedentary lifestyles, among other important topics. (© PAHO, 2005)  
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Departamento de Potosí, Bolivia, es certificado por interrupción de la transmisión vectorial de Trypanosoma cruzi (agente de la enfermedad de Chagas)

Departamento de Potosí, Bolivia, es certificado por interrupción de la transmisión vectorial de Trypanosoma cruzi (agente de la enfermedad de Chagas)Una Comisión Internacional de Evaluación, con mandato de la Iniciativa Subregional de Chagas del Cono Sur (INCOSUR/Chagas) y Secretaría Técnica de OPS, que trabajó en el Dpto.de Potosí, Bolivia, del 26 al 30 de noviembre con apoyo de la Representación OPS de Bolivia y del Ministerio de Salud y Deportes de Bolivia, ha expresado en su informe final el alcance de la interrupción de la transmisión vectorial de Trypanosoma cruzi por Triatoma infestans en el citado departamento

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