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Social determinants rise up the agenda

25 October 2011
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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New Delhi Call for Action

03 October 2011
A comprehensive new programme of 26 ‘mini interventions’, covering a wide range of NCDs, is to be launched in India: the ‘New Delhi Call for Action on combating NCDs in India’. The plan is to be rolled out in every district, and includes many NCDs not included...
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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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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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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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Estimating the health risk of obesity

23 August 2011
Recent research has highlighted the complicated nature of measuring the true level of risk posed by obesity and overweight.  Traditional calculations used to assess the peril of weight gain have concentrated on concerns about the amount of weight an individual...
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Don’t lose this opportunity!

18 August 2011
International media are reporting the fears of the NCD Alliance and others that the policies and targets agreed in earlier drafts of the Outcomes Document (now known as a Political Declaration – one of the major outcomes of the UNHLM on NCDs next month) are in...
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Lobby on the ‘Outcomes Document’

11 August 2011
At the UN High-level Meeting in September, the text of an Outcomes Document (now renamed as a ‘Political Declaration’) will be formally approved by member states, leading – C3 hopes – to strong action worldwide to tackle the burgeoning epidemic of NCDs....
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