Strengthening of accountability systems to create healthy food environments and reduce global obesity

Strengthening of accountability systems to create healthy food environments and reduce global obesity

As part of a Lancet's Series on Obesity the authors of this article propose a four step accountability framework for creating healty food environments and reducing global obesity. "The framework identifies multiple levers for change, including quasiregulatory and other approaches that involve government-specified and government-monitored progress of private sector performance, government procurement mechanisms, improved transparency, monitoring of actions, and management of conflicts of interest. Strengthened accountability systems would support government leadership and stewardship, constrain the influence of private sector actors with major conflicts of interest on public policy development, and reinforce the engagement of civil society in creating demand for healthy food environments and in monitoring progress towards obesity action objectives."

Health Promotion: Concepts and Practices

A Framework to Monitor and Evaluate the Implementation: Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health

The overall aims of this document are to: provide guidance to Member States on monitoring and evaluation of national diet and physical activity policies and to assist them in identifying specific indicators to measure the implementation of these policies.

WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (2003) - Resolution (WHA 56.1) adopted by the World Health Assembly

The objective of this Convention and its protocols is to protect present and future generations from the devastating health, social, environmental and economic consequences of tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke by providing a framework for tobacco control measures to be implemented by the Parties at the national, regional and international levels in order to reduce continually and substantially the prevalence of tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke.”

Ausschreibung MMS Bulletin #160: Fighting Tobacco in LMIC (Arbeitstitel)
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Ausschreibung MMS Bulletin #160: Fighting Tobacco in LMIC (Arbeitstitel)

Mit diesem MMS-Bulletin möchten wir auf den weltweiten Tabakkonsum und seine Folgen für die Gesundheit von Mensch und Umwelt aufmerksam machen. Wir wollen die aggressiven Methoden der Tabakindustrie kritisch hinterfragen und den Einfluss von Tabak für die Erreichung der UNO-Nachhaltigkeitsziele (SDGs) aufzeigen. Notwendige Massnahmen sollen aufgezeigt (Best Practice Beispiele) und die bestehenden Missstände und Herausforderungen diskutiert werden. Dabei liegt der Schwerpunkt auf Ländern mit mittlerem und niedrigem Einkommen. Weitere Informationen und einige Schlüsselfragen aus unserer Sicht finden Sie im Dokument im Anhang.

Noncommunicable diseases and mental health

The mission of the Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Cluster (NMH) is to provide leadership and the evidence base for international action on surveillance, prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, mental health disorders, malnutrition, violence and injuries, and disabilities.