There are growing concerns globally of the health and
social harms caused by alcohol.(1) The harmful use of
alcohol resulted in approximately three million deaths
worldwide in 2016 (5.3% of all deaths globally).(1)
Increases in the global burden of disease attributable to
alcohol highlight the importance...
Over the past two decades, there has been a major increase in research into the effects of the arts on health
and well-being, alongside developments in practice and policy activities in different countries across the
WHO European Region and further afield. This report synthesizes the global evidence on t...
Este mapa apresenta uma visão geral das evidências e lacunas existentes sobre os efeitos da Ozonioterapia Médica para diversas condições clinicas e de saúde das pessoas. A partir de uma ampla busca bibliográfica de estudos publicados e não publicados entre 2000 e meados de 2019, foram incluídas ...
Arts interventions, such as singing in a choir to improve chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, are considered noninvasive, low-risk treatment options and are increasingly being used by Member States to supplement more traditional biomedical treatments. The Health Evidence Network (HEN) synthesis report...
Intercultural mediators are employed to resolve linguistic and cultural barriers in a variety of health-care contexts. This report examines the main roles performed by intercultural mediators in health care across the WHO European Region and analyses evidence on their effectiveness in improving accessibi...
A life-course approach to health and well-being has become a pillar in health policy-making; for example, Member States of the WHO European Region in the 2015 Minsk Declaration resolved to make greater use of a life-course approach in health policies. However, strategies for implementation of a life-cour...
The Health Evidence Network (HEN) is an information service for public health decision-makers
in the WHO European Region, in action since 2003 and initiated and coordinated by the WHO
Regional Office for Europe under the umbrella of the European Health Information Initiative (a
multipartner network coord...
ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO
Considerando que el consumo excesivo de alcohol provoca daños a la salud y potenciales daños al entorno de los bebedores, los gobiernos han aplicado impuestos y políticas de precios de manera de persuadir su consumo. Se ha demostrado que el precio es un factor principal que inf...
ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO
En Chile existe una alta prevalencia de obesidad y sobrepeso en la población, lo que ha impulsado el desarrollado de diversas intervenciones, sin embargo, y pese a grandes esfuerzos en las últimas décadas, no se han logrado disminuir. Es más, en Chile se ha observado un gran i...
Chile,
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Nutrición del Niño,
Niño,
Colaboración Intersectorial
Setti, Cecília;
Oliveira, Cintia de Freitas;
Tesser, Taís Rodrigues;
Bortoli, Maritsa Carla de;
Araújo, Bruna Carolina;
Melo, Roberta Crevelario;
Olah, Andressa Rocha;
Venâncio, Sônia Isoyama;
Poderoso, Rosana Evangelista;
Toma, Tereza Setsuko.
O problema: O Brasil é o segundo país com as taxas mais elevadas de cirurgia cesariana no mundo, muito além da recomendação de 10 a 15% da Organização Mundial da Saúde (WHO et al., 2015). O uso excessivo e desnecessário de tecnologias na atenção ao parto e nascimento tem contribuído para aume...
