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

Diabetes ‘Question Time’

19 January 2012
Panelists at Diabetes Question Time On Tuesday 17 January, C3 Collaborating for Health, Diabetes UK and SilverStar co-hosted a Question Time-style event in Westminster Central Hall, in front of an invited audience of around 150 people. The event was funded by...
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Dutch smoking ban relaxed

17 January 2012
As reported recently in the Lancet, the government of The Netherlands, which is a member of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, is pulling away from tobacco control. The Dutch government banned smoking at workplaces since 2004...
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The case for community health workers

09 January 2012
The first NCD risk factor surveillance was conducted in Iran in 2004.  It is estimated that non-communicable diseases will account for 70 per cent of premature deaths in the country by 2020. The Lancet published an article recently about the prevalence and treatment...
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Brazil takes on leadership role

18 December 2011
With a population of 190 million people, including 17 million smokers, Brazil has taken the lead with a new law, signed by President Dilma Rousseff, which completely bans smoking in enclosed public places, including workplaces.  Going one step further, designated...
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No more branded cigarettes

01 December 2011
From today, 1 December 2011, all tobacco products in Australia will have to be sold in identical plain, brown packaging, devoid of logos, colours and branding. The legislation paving the way for this was passed on 21 November – the Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill...
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Action on sickness absence

22 November 2011
A new UK review (click here  >>), published on 21 November and commissioned by the government in February, aims to combat the 140 million days lost to sickness absence in Great Britain every year, which costs employers £9 billion a year in sick pay and...
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No logo challenge

25 October 2011
In a move designed to remove the glamour and appeal of smoking particular brands of cigarettes, the Australian parliament recently introduced legislation mandating a government proposed ban on branding and logos on all cigarettes and other tobacco packaging. ...
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Social determinants rise up the agenda

From 19–21 October, heads of government and other ministers met in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to discuss the importance of the social determinants of health, adopting – at the meeting’s conclusion – the Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health...
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Breaking with tradition?

07 October 2011
In China, smoking and wedding receptions have for many years gone hand in hand – not only is wine expected to be served, with the bride and groom toasting each table of guests, but the bride is often also expected to light a cigarette (preferably of a leading...
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Evaluating workplace health

04 October 2011
A new initiative has been announced in the United States to establish a comprehensive national workplace health programme that will both improve the health of workers and their families, and also reduce health-care costs. It will focus particularly on innovative...
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