Organizations that have expressed interest in the Partners' Forum

There are five main types of organizations that have expressed interest in the Partners' Forum to fight Chronic Disease and promote healthy lifestyles:

Academic & Scientific
Business
Civil Society
Government
International Organizations

A C A D E M I C & S C I E N T I F I C

Chonic Disease Research Centre, University of the West Indies
McGill World Platform for Health and Economic Convergence, McGill University
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI/NIH)
Portland State University
School of Public Health, University of Alberta
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania

B U S I N E S S

Abbott Laboratories
Ernst & Young
General Mills Inc.
GlaxoSmithKline
Grupo Bimbo
Johnson & Johnson
Ketchum
KPMG
Kraft Foods Inc.
Mars Inc.
McDonald's Corporation
Medtronic Inc.Medtronic Inc.
Merck Sharp & Dohme
Ovations – United Health Group
PepsiCo
Pfizer Inc.
Sanofi-Aventis Sanofi-Pasteur
Sesame Street
The Boston Consulting Group - BCG
The Coca-Cola Company
The Dow Chemical Company
Unilever United States Inc.
Univision
Volvo Truck

C I V I L S O C I E T Y

5-a-day
Centre for Science in the Public Interest
Ciclovias
Consejo Mexicano de la Industria de Productos de Consumo (CONMEXICO)
Consumers International, Latin America and Caribbean, Santiago Chile
EMBARQ, The Center for Sustainable Transport,
World Resources Institute
Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)
IFAVA – International Fruit and Vegetable Association
Inter-American Heart Foundation
International Diabetes Foundation
International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (IFPMA)
International Union of Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE)
Latin American and Caribbean Alliance for Cancer Control
Oxford Health Alliance
Program for Appropriate Health Technology (PATH)
RAFA (Physical Activity Network of the Americas)
The International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF)
United Fresh Produce Association (UFPA)
World Economic Forum

G O V E R N M E N T

Instituto de Nutrición de Centroamérica y Panamá (INCAP)
Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social, Guatemala
Ministerio de Salud, Chile
Ministry of Health of Brazil
Ministry of Health, Bahamas
Ministry of Health, Paraguay
Ministry of Health, Trinidad and Tobago
Public Health Agency of Canada, WHO Collaborating Centre on Chronic Disease Policy
United States Center for Disease Control, WHO Collaborating Centre on Physical Activity

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