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Know your numbers – World Hypertension Day

Salty Sausages a Health Risk on Australian BBQ’s

Salt levels in bread in Australia declined from 2010 to 2017
ASTHO Issue Brief on Food Service Industry Partnerships
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) published an issue brief which highlights insights for state health agencies around working with food service management companies (FSMCs), developing food service guidelines and improving industry partnerships. The ideas generated through interview of FSMCs, a survey of state chronic disease directors, and virtual roundtable discussions. Six […]
WHO Nutrient Profile Model for the Western Pacific Region
The World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office (WHO-WPRO) recently published a tool to protect children from marketing of unhealthy foods and non-alcoholic beverages. The Regional Nutrient Profile Model aims to aid countries in identifying foods that are commonly marketed to children–through media including television, radio, newspapers, billboards and banners–that should be prohibited. The model […]
World Salt Awareness Week 2017
2nd Regional Forum of WHO Collaborating Centres in the Western Pacific
Clare Farrand and Joseph Alvin Santos represented the WHO Collaborating Centre on Population Salt Reduction at the George Institute at the Second Regional Forum of WHO Collaborating Centres in the Western Pacific, held from 28-29 November 2016 in Manila, Philippines. The objectives of the meeting were: to promote, report and share successful progress of the […]

Data analysis training in Samoa
As part of the Global Alliance for Chronic Disease project on Cost-Effectiveness of Salt Reduction in the Pacific Islands, Kathy Trieu from the George Institute conducted training on data analysis with Samoa Ministry of Health and Samoa Bureau of Statistics on 22 November 2016. The aim of the training was to strengthen skills in using […]