A message to the ProCor network
ProCor is this month celebrating a 15th anniversary. In this time there have been tremendous changes in the global landscape of cardiovascular prevention...
Lown Foundation hosts conference on avoiding avoidable care
The Lown Foundation just concluded a major conference called "Avoiding Avoidable Care". This was an invitation only gathering of leaders in American medicine focused on the causes and cures for the large amount of unnecessary care that occurs in the US health care system...
WCC 2012 news roundup 27 April 2012
The World Congress of Cardiology in Dubai occurred last week. Below are some highlights of the research presented during WCC...
Some thoughts on the Geneva Health Forum 2012
The theme for the 2012 Geneva Health Forum was "Lessons from the frontline", and Dr. Slama and the rest of the organizing committee put on an event that provided an opportunity to do just that...
Geneva Health Forum and World Congress of Cardiology
The Geneva Health Forum and the World Congress of Cardiology are both occurring this week. You can follow both conferences through Twitter, and ProCor (prohearthealth) will also be tweeting from the Geneva Health Forum...
Support for the global target on physical activity
As key public health advocates I call to your attention the attached Position Statement in support of the proposed global target on physical inactivity as part of the WHO Global Monitoring Framework for NCD Prevention...
Salt Awareness Week 2012
Salt Awareness Week 2012 The theme for this year's Salt Awareness Week is "reducing salt; preventing stroke", and will focus on the links between salt, increased blood pressure, and risk of stroke...
A reflection on Day One of the NCDChild conference
Day one of the NCDChild conference saw leading professionals from a variety of sectors come together to address the challenges surrounding NCDs, children and adolescents...
#lesssalt Twitter chat - we need you!
As part of World Salt Awareness Week, WASH is holding a #lesssalt chat on twitter to discuss some of the issues we currently face with salt in the UK and around the world...
Invitation to open access webinar
You are invited to attend the first HIFA2015 Webinar, supported by PLoS, the Public Library of Science, a HIFA2015 Supporting Organisation and a leading publisher of open access journals...
New Zealand smokefree framework
"I have always believed the best interests of New Zealanders are served by preserving our health, not by creating profit at the expense of the wellbeing of our whanau [families]..."
Regional young professional get-togethers
This is a reminder about our new networking opportunity for the YP Chronic and NCD Action Network communities. The new campaign is called "Third Thursdays" and we invite you to participate!
WHF launches report on urbanization and CVD
(From the WHF) The World Heart Federation is delighted to share with you our new report that shows how urban life impacts heart-healthy behaviour...
NCD research and development gaps survey
Unlike neglected tropical diseases, NCDs threaten low-, middle-, and high-income countries and consequently there are large markets and powerful incentives for research and development into drugs, vaccines, and diagnostics for common NCDs...
How do we measure physical activity?
Johanna Ralston, CEO of the World Heart Federation, recently wrote a blog post asking the question, can we measure physical activity?
Global: NCDs teacher starter pack
Richard Smith posted this "starter pack" for teaching NCDs in low- and middle-income countries to the UnitedHealth and NHLBI Collaborating Centers of Excellence discussion board. He was kind enough to share it with the ProCor community as well...
WHO's global monitoring framework for NCDs
In response to the UN Political Declaration's call for increased NCD surveillance, the WHO released a discussion paper that outlines a global monitoring framework and recommended set of voluntary global targets. The paper details the goals, hurdles, and needs in implementing national surveillance, global monitoring, and a set of global voluntary targets...
Global: New country-level case studies on NCDs
Globalization and Health published a new series on country-level NCD case studies. Written by young professionals in NGOs and governments all over the world, the series is meant to highlight the successes, barriers, and lessons learned in working with NCDs...
Some observations about the World Diabetes Congress
The World Diabetes Congress, organized by International Diabetes Federation on 4-8 December 2011, was a major success. It was the first time the congress was held in the Middle East - North Africa Region (Dubai, United Arab Emirates), a region hugely afflicted by diabetes...
Biomed Central Open Access Africa 2011 Conference Coverage
HIFA2015's coverage of the Open Access Africa conference in Kumasi, Ghana...
