Resources

Cardiovascular harms from tobacco use and secondhand smoke: Global gaps in awareness and implications for action

Report that "brings together data from two ongoing major global tobacco research and surveillance studies - the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project and the Global Tobacco Surveillance System - to examine people's awareness of the cardiovascular risks of tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure." WHF. 

Profile on implementation of WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in the South-East Asia region

Report that provides "an overview of the status of the implementation of the convention in the eleven Member States of the SEA Region. It highlights some major milestones achieved as well as the challenges faced while implementing tobacco control measures in Member countries." WHO. 

Ghetto science

YouTube video that demonstrates the amount of tar a person inhales while smoking a cigarette. YouTube. 

Smokefree outdoor areas resources

Resources that include New Zealand local authority experience, New Zealand and international public opinion on smokefree outdoor policies, international policies, international policy evaluation, measurement or observation of outdoor smoking, smokefree signs for outdoor places, video clips, and links to other resources. University of Otago.
http://bit.ly/zxCloy

Living well with chronic illness: A call for public health action

Report that "lays out a comprehensive framework intended as a guide to develop and implement cross-cutting strategies that reduce the individual and societal burdens of chronic illness by helping people with chronic illnesses live well. The IOM makes recommendations to the CDC as well as HHS on the development and support of programs to meet the health and social needs of people living with chronic illnesses." IOM.
http://bit.ly/yh1jak

National Wear Red Day 2012 flash mob dance

YouTube video of the celebration of National Wear Read Day at the National Institutes of Health in the US. YouTube.
http://bit.ly/zmN4v0

Million Hearts

National initiative to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years. Includes information and resources for individuals, health care professionals, hospitals and health care organizations, pharmacies and pharmacists, community organizations, and private-sector organizations. HHS.
http://bit.ly/rcbEwd

Global diabetes survey

An annual evaluation and report that will provide insight into clinical diabetes practice across the world. Sign up required. Global diabetes survey.
http://bit.ly/pzhpkv

PANacea

Online network that links the "global physical activity and nutrition community. PANacea is a communication tool between public health practitioners in order to improve quality of services, enable health initiatives to progress more quickly and with lower set up costs, support professional development through peer support and contributes to a stronger community that can respond to emerging challenges locally, nationally and globally." Includes both public and membership areas. National Heart Forum.
http://bit.ly/p9tOGl

"Relationships between food consumption and living arrangements among university students in four European countries - A cross-sectional study"

W El Ansari, C Stock, R Mikolajczyk 

"Public support for smoke-free areas in Israel: A case for action"

L Rosen, D Rier, R Schwartz, A Oren, et al. 

"An evolving approach to the global health agenda: Countries will lead the way on NCD prevention and control"

R Nugent, B Kelley, J Narula