Call to action: Advocating for NCDs at the World Health Assembly
The NCD Alliance is calling on WHO member states at the World Health Assembly later this month to adopt global NCD targets, establish a global coordinating platform for NCDs, and frame NCDs in the larger context of global development...
Prevention strategies for NCDs
The British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group and University of Oxford are hosting an accredited short course on prevention strategies for NCDs on 15-20 July 2012 in Oxford, UK...
Calling for abstracts: Journal of Health Information
The Medical Library Association of Nigeria is launching its official journal, Journal of Health Information, and will focus medical librarianship as well as broader health informatics...
Short course on nutrition ideas, policy, and outcomes
The Institute of Development Studies is hosting a short course titled "Transforming nutrition ideas, policy, and outcomes" on 23-27 July 2012 in the UK...
Call for abstracts: Prevention of diabetes and its complications
The 7th World Congress on Prevention of Diabetes and its Complications is calling for abstracts for its conference in Madrid, Spain on 11-14 November 2012...
WHO announces NCD partnerships and monitoring framework consultations
WHO announced two separate consultations, one on developing partnerships and the other on a global monitoring framework...
Reduced salt petition
The Blood Pressure Association (UK-based) is calling for individuals to sign their salt reduction petition...
Management of behavioral risk factors for chronic diseases
Online course that "provides the basic aspects and guidelines related to identification, intervention, and strategies to prevent and control four of the most important behavioral factors: mental health, nutrition, physical activity, and tobacco."
WCC 2012
[Editor's note: from the WHF] Join us in Dubai from 18-21 April 2012 for the World Heart Federation World Congress of Cardiology...
Short course on prevention strategies for NCDs
The British Heart Foundation and the University of Oxford is hosting an accredited short course on 15-20 July 2012 that focuses on understanding the burden of NCDs, developing skills in designing and evaluating prevention strategies, and providing a knowledge exchange forum...
Call for applications: Public health scholarship
The Katie Memorial Foundation is seeking applicants for the 2012 Katie Evans Memorial Scholarship...
Call for volunteers: Empowering youth with diabetes
AYUDA is seeking applications for volunteers to participate in their 2012 programs in Dominican Republic and Ecuador...
Call for applications: Rising stars in global health
Grand Challenges Canada is calling for applications for innovative ideas that address "complex, real-world challenges that involve a scientific or technological solution alone or in combination with social and/or business innovations."
Job announcement: Director of Policy and Programs
The International Diabetes Federation is recruiting a Director of Policy and Programs, a senior management position...
Call for applications: Scholarship/research openings
The Chronic Diseases Initiative in Africa, based out of University of Cape Town, is looking for a Research Officer, as well as offering scholarships for their Masters in Health Economics and Masters in Health Promotion programs...
Call for entries: Innovations for health competition
Ashoka Changemakers and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are calling for entries for their competition, Innovations for Health: Solutions that Cross Borders...
US: Tell the FDA to reduce salt levels
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking public comments on salt levels in food, and the American Heart Association has created a webpage and form letter for people to pledge their support for salt reduction...
Call for applications: NCD research program in Asia
The ASCEND Research Network is calling for applications for its 2012 program...
Call for papers: The nexus between infectious diseases and NCDs
The University of Copenhagen is calling for papers for a special edition in the Journal of Tropical Medicine...
Call for nominations: Working for open access in developing countries
The Electronic Publishing Trust for Development has launched a new annual award and is calling for nominations of individuals or organizations in developing countries who "have made significant advances to the cause of open access and the free exchange of research findings."
