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C3 Collaborating for Health believes that only by working together can we make it easier to be healthy.

Partnerships for prevention

29 September 2011
A collaboration announced last week at the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative between Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Plan International (a leading global childrens’ charity), and AstraZeneca, will develop health literacy, health...
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Clinton Global Partnership announcement

27 September 2011
In another major announcement at the Clinton Global Initiative meetings last week, the World Food Programme and PepsiCo announced the formation of a partnership aimed at marrying agricultural development of a food source that shows great potential along with a...
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Lilly-NCD partnership fund

20 September 2011
In the wake of the UN High-level Meeting on non-communicable diseases, international drug maker Eli Lilly has announced a major infusion of financial support in the fight against NCDs in developing countries. The company has committed to spending $30 million over...
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Final countdown to the UN HLM

12 September 2011
The United Nations has published the Draft Political Declaration (formerly known as the Outcomes Document), to be adopted at the UN HLM on 20 September. It begins with a strong preambular section, covering a very wide range of concerns around NCD, including inequalities,...
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New diabetes research

09 September 2011
Although the frequently observed low-grade inflammation caused by obesity has traditionally been viewed as a major culprit responsible for type 2 diabetes, recent research has shown that an inflammation response may exert a protective effect against developing...
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McDonald’s to display calories

06 September 2011
In an effort to combat the rising tide of obesity in the UK, 1,200 British McDonald’s restaurants are to begin displaying calorie figures on menus this week.  The company is one of several, including Starbucks, Pizza Hut and KFC, who have voluntarily signed...
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Nurses’ belief in benefits of exercise

05 September 2011
For over a decade, adults have been recommended to take at least 30 minutes/day of moderate physical activity as a fundamental component of health.  Presently, only 1/3 of adults meet this criteria, and in the USA 37% of adults report engaging in no physical activity....
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High alcohol sales in Scotland come at great cost

02 September 2011
Health Scotland reported recently that volume sales of alcohol in the country have exceeded the limit recommended by the Health Service and have reached unprecedented levels.  The upper limit recommended for men is 21 units/week and sales levels have reached 22.8...
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