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Nutrition and an Active Life: From Knowledge to Action

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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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Mandates and Declarations

Resolutions of the Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization:

Strategy and Plan of Action on Epilepsy. Resolution CD51.8. 51st Directing Council, Washington, D.C., USA, 26 - 30 September 2011

Strategy and plan of action on mental health. Resolution CD49.R17. 49th Directing Council, Washington, D.C., USA, 28 September-2 October 2009

Disability: Prevention and rehabilitation in the context of the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health and other related rights. Resolution CD47.R1. 47th Directing Council, Washington, D.C., USA, 25-29 September 2006

Mental Health in the Americas: New Challenges in a new Millennium, CD43/15, Working documents of the 43th Directing Council, Washington, D.C., USA, 24-28 September 2001

Mental Health, CD40/15. Working documents of the 40th Directing Council, Washington, D.C., USA, 22-26 September 1997

Declarations:

Caracas Declaration (132.15 kB), Adopted in Caracas, Venezuela, on 14 November 1990

Brazil Principles (933.29 kB), Regional Conference on Mental Health Services Reform (15 years after the Caracas Declaration), 7 - 9 November 2005

Panama Consensus (405.00 kB), Adopted in Panamá City, Panamá, on 8 October 2010