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To counter the globalization of non-communicable chronic cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, NHLBI and the UnitedHealth Group, have joined forces to fight chronic disease through their support to a collaborative global network of centers for excellence (COEs) in low and middle-income countries
The Lancet, Volume 373, Issue 9680, Pages 2004 - 2006, 13 June 2009
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Promoting Cardiovascular Health in the Developing World: A Critical Challenge to Achieve Global Health
The document is based on the recommendations issued by the expert committee formed in the U.S. by the Institute of Medicine and funded by the National Lung, Heart and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to prevent the global epidemic of chronic diseases.
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Summary: Population policy and approach to change the system of prevention and control of hypertension (in Spanish)
The "population policy and approach to change the system of prevention and control of hypertension", identifies a small number of high priority areas in which public health officials can focus their efforts to accelerate progress in reducing and control of hypertension. The recommendations offered in this report highlight the population policy and approach to change the system of prevention and control of hypertension to implement at the federal, state and local levels.
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Summary 2. Shift in population evidence-based policies for prevention and control of
hypertension: Recommendations for the population (in Spanish)
This summary presents the recommendations made by the committee formed by the Institute of Medicine to identify priority areas in which public health organizations and practitioners should focus in order to accelerate progress in the reduction and control of hypertension.
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Sugar role in dyslipidemia (in Spanish)
In this article review it is described a study in U.S. adult population where it was evaluated the relationship between added sugar intake and lipid profile of each person. As a recommendation of this study, it is suggested that when treating dyslipidemic patients you have to take into consideration not only the consumption of different types of fat, but of different types of carbohydrates, particularly restrict added sugar intake.
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The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans: Implications for Clinical and Public Health Practice
The main goal of this article is to translate the guidelines into professional practice. In it is summarized the process of the development of the guidelines, key aspects of the guidelines, and the theoretical and practical implications for professional practice.
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What effects do the food enviroment and dietary behaviors have on body weight?
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This review, from the report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisor Committee on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010, discusses the effects of environment and eating behavior in the body weight of children, adolescents and adults. It describes the factors contributing to the increase of overweight in this country and provides recommendations for changes in individual eating behavior.
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Red and processed meat consumption and risk of incidence of coronary heart disease, stroke, and diabetes mellitus (In Spanish)
It was found, in a systematic review of more than 20 researchs around the world in which was evaluated the consumption of lean red meat and processed and their relationship with the occurrence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes; that the effect and magnitude of the incidence of coronary heart disease and diabetes mellitus may vary depending on the type of meat.
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MONOGRAPHS
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REPORTS
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In May 2004, the 57th World Health Assembly (WHA) endorsed the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health. The Strategy was developed through a wide-ranging series of consultations with all concerned stakeholders in response to a request from Member States at World Health Assembly 2002 (Resolution WHA55.23).
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The Agenda Item 12 of the 40th Subcomittee on Planning and Programing of the Executive Committee is presented for the consideration of the Subcommittee on Planning and
Programming with the following objectives: (1) to elicit their comments on the Action Plan on Chronic Diseases; (2) to propose ways in which PAHO can support and strengthen a unified and integrated strategy; and (3) to advise the Secretariat on how to best undertake initiatives for mobilizing the necessary resources
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The Secretariat report of the Sixty Third World Health Assambly provides an overview of progress in implementig the action plan for the global strategy for the prevention and control of non communicable diseases. It also includes a set of recommendations about the marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children, in order to reduce the impact of foods high in saturated fats, trans-fatty acids, free sugars or salt.
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PRESENTATIONS
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Presentation describing CIIPEC’s field of action, its objectives, conceptual framework and partners network, as well as three of its research projects, training activities and the NRCD reference laboratory, and delivered at NLBI meeting of Centers for Excellence in December 2009.
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EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL
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MANUALS
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