El 27 de septiembre de cada año se celebra el Día Mundial del Corazón. El lema para este año es "Trabaja con tu corazón".
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Representatives from 9 CARMEN countries and experts in salt reduction from PAHO, US CDC, the UK, Australia, WHO Geneva, Inter American Heart Foundation, World Hypertension League, Health Canada gathered together in Miami, FL under the sponsorship of PAHO and PHAC. The countries and experts called for PAHO to establish a task force for and mandate to develop the evidence base for salt reduction, and to develop cost/benefit projections for review by national governments.   

The group explored the existing salt reduction policies in CARMEN countries as well as in other WHO regions and countries around the world; and the next steps for a population-level dietary salt reduction in the Americas.