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¿Cuál es el impacto de un impuesto a alimentos sólidos azucarados sobre la alimentación y salud de la población?: síntesis rápida de evidencia
What is the impact of a tax on solid sugary foods on the diet and health of the population?: rapid eviodence synthesis

ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO Una de las posibles causas del aumento sostenido de la obesidad/sobrepeso es la alta disponibilidad de alimentos con bajo contenido nutricional; estudios muestran que la reducción de la ingesta de este tipo de alimentos (especialmente de alto contenido de azúcar) reduce el riesg...

Preventing interpersonal and self-directed violence and injuries in the Caribbean

The issue of violence and injuries and its status as a major public health problem has gained significant political traction both internationally and within the Caribbean region during the last two decades. Internationally, the momentum began to build across the Americas in 1993 with PAHO resolution CD37...

Indicators of quality of care in general practices in England: an independent review for the Secretary of State for Health

The Health Foundation, an independent health care charity, was asked by the Secretary of State for Health to review indicators of the quality of general practice in England. We looked at how they could be made better to support improvements to care, including how they are selected and presented. Within t...

Reducing deaths due to postpartum haemorrhage in homebirths in Zambia

The purpose of this report is to inform deliberations among policymakers and stakeholders. It summarises the best available evidence regarding community-based prevention of postpartum haemorrhage in Zambia. The report was prepared as a background document to be discussed at meetings of those engaged in d...

Evidence brief: preventing interpersonal and self-directed violence and injuries in the Caribbean

The issue of violence and injuries and its status as a major public health problem has gained significant political traction both internationally and within the Caribbean region during the last two decades. Internationally, the momentum began to build across the Americas in 1993 with PAHO resolution CD37...

Enhancing the capacity of policy-makers to develop evidence-informed policy brief on infectious diseases of poverty in Nigeria

The lack of effective use of research evidence in policy-making is a major challenge in most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). There is need to package research data into effective policy tools that will help policy-makers to make evidence-informed policy regarding infectious diseases of poverty ...

Optimizing clinical practice in Ontario based on data, evidence and guidelines

Optimizing clinical practice based on data, evidence and guidelines is a challenge faced in every health system around the world. The way the challenge manifests itself at the level of the patient has been remarkably consistent over time: tough decisions made at the intersection of clinical expertise, pa...

Costs and cost-effectiveness of community health workers: evidence from a literature review

This study sought to synthesize and critically review evidence on costs and cost-effectiveness of community health worker (CHW) programmes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to inform policy dialogue around their role in health systems....

Public health aspects of migrant health: a review of the evidence on health status for labour migrants in the European Region

A systematic search of scholarly and grey literature found 33 studies published in English between 2005 and 2015: 16 assessing the success of specific policies or interventions for labour migrants and 17 with best practice recommendations for policy-making. Documentation status, high socioeconomic status...