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| Policy and Advocacy |
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Policy and Advocacy The policy line of action in the Regional Strategy for Chronic Diseases encourages and provides technical cooperation for the establishment of sound and explicit public policies that support better health status and a life free of chronic disease-related disability, in initiatives taken to establish public health policies based on key WHO resolutions and recommendations that will address the broad social, economic, and political determinants of health. Advocacy will be utilized to advance policy and institutional changes that will support chronic disease programs. It will emphasize the key role of governmental functions and empower the health sector to engage other sectors in collaborative actions to ensure that chronic disease issues are collectively addressed. Health promotion and advocacy are one of the main thrusts of the policy line of action. This involves IEC campaigns (information/education/communication) to help people and health professionals become more aware of health issues. It also means raising awareness among not only the general public but policy-makers as well, as well as capacity-building and intersectorial (public, private, civil society) collaboration.
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| Health Authorities Adopt Strategy to Improve Child Health in the Americas |
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| Wellness Week in the Americas Begins |
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| Governments, private sector, and civil society commit to reduce salt consumption through region-wide partnership |
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| Governments, private sector, and civil society commit to reduce salt consumption through region-wide partnership |
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| Peruvian cuisine: new platform for good nutrition |
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| World Health Assembly opens in Geneva |
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| Seniors & disabilities (April, 2012) |
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| Guyana students win CFNI nutrition contest |
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| Obesity: Complex Problem Needing an All-of-Society Approach |
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| Launch of Wellness Week in New York and Cities throughout the Americas |
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| PAHO: Supporting Breastfeeding is Everyone’s Responsibility |
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| Population Aging a Challenge for Expanding Social Protection in Latin America |
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| Determinants of Health |
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| Health Leaders Endorse Major Effort to Fight Chronic Malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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| ‘Baby-Friendly Hospitals’ Make Breastfeeding Easier |
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| Nutrition |
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| Adolescents - Welcome |
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| Survey on Diabetes, Hypertension and Chronic Disease Risk Factors: Central America |
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| Survey on Diabetes, Hypertension, and Chronic Disease Risk Factors: San José, Costa Rica |
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| Survey on Diabetes, Hypertension, and Chronic Disease Risk Factors: Managua, Nicaragua, 2010 |
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| Breastfeeding Week Resources |
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| Survey of Diabetes, Hypertension and Chronic Disease Risk Factors: Belize |
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| Survey of Diabetes, Hypertension and Chronic Disease Risk Factors: Villa Nueva, Guatemala 2007 |
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| Compilation of Legislation for the English-Speaking Caribbean Countries and Territories on Prevention and Control of Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases |
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| Breast Milk, The First Food for Champions |
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| Dos grandes pasiones de mi vida: fútbol y pecho |
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| Nicaragua Seeks to Improve Food and Nutritional Health of Children |
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| Policy and Action for Cancer Prevention: Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity |
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| Alimentos, nutrición, actividad física y la prevención del cáncer: una perspectiva mundial |
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| Border Partners' Forum for Action: Prevention of Chronic Diseases & Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles |
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| 2009 CARMEN Biennial Meeting |
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| Salt Reduction |
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| PAHO/WHO to fund health research focused on agro-food policy and innovations |
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| First Meeting of the Expert Group on CVD Prevention through Dietary Salt Reduction |
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| Peruvian Government, International Organizations Unite to Fight Food Insecurity |
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| NCD Newsletter |
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| PAHO Experts Recommend Lowering Salt Consumption to Save Lives |
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| Chronic Disease Archives |
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| Request for Proposals on Agriculture & Food Policies and Innovations to Improve Health and Nutrition |
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| Diet and Physical Activity |
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| Request for Proposals on Promising Agriculture & Food Policies and Innovations |
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| Chronic Disease Surveillance |
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| Micronutrientes |
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| Questionnaire to Assess the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Diseases |
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| Adolescent nutrition |
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| Child Growth |
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| Alimentación del niño pequeño y VIH |
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| Completmentary feeding |
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| Delivery Care Practices |
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| Estrategia Global para la Alimentación del Lactante y del Niño Pequeño |
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| Nutrition - Welcome |
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| Reducing Salt Intake in Populations: WHO Forum |
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| CARMEN Network |
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| Oral Health Subjects |
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| Diabetes: PAHO urges fight against obesity and malnutrition |
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| PAHO: Infant Formula Crisis Is Stark Reminder of the Need to Promote Breastfeeding |
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| Women and Children Must be Shielded Against Impact of Global Food Price Increase |
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| Nutrition Experts Call on Food Industry to Support "Trans Fat Free Americas" |
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| Regional Strategy on an Integrated Approach to the Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases |
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| Nutrition and an Active Life: From Knowledge to Action |
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