AMICOR: Chronic Disease Prevention and Control in the Americas

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Meiners, Dra. Micheline Marie Milward de Azevedo(BRA)

Purpose of the Newsletter: To share information between countries, within PAHO and with key partners and promote the Regional Strategy on an Integrated Approach to the Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases Including Diet, Physical Activity, and Health; to share developments on all aspects of the Strategy and its four lines of action (surveillance & response, advocacy & policy, health promotion & disease prevention, and integrated management of chronic diseases & risk factors) as well as news on program implementation. Scope of the Newsletter: The newsletter can include items of interest in the following areas related to chronic disease surveillance, prevention, and management, including their risk factors: National, subregional or regional events or developments in chronic disease and risk-factor prevention and control. Country activities (please cite source and/or links if it is from a national agency; also, country news must be authorized by the corresponding Ministry or NGO): New surveillance findings, analyses, studies, trends. Prevention initiatives and campaigns. Policy developments in health or broader healthy public policies of relevance. Launch of strategies or plans. New Partnerships or grants. Major workshops or training events. New information resources or links. The newsletter began in January 2007. Typical contents revolve around regional developments, progress in the countries, upcoming events, announcements, and/or information resources. The current issue (and the occasional special issue) can be found in the left-hand column, in PDF unless otherwise designated, and archives will be listed below. CNCD News from PAHO-Brazil (in Portuguese)

Archives: 2008 \| 2007 2008 (Vol. 2) *Vol. 2, No. 11 (November 2008):* Spotlight: World Diabetes Day 2008: PAHO Urges Fight Against Obesity and Malnutrition in the Americas; Basic Facts on Diabetes; Ten Misconceptions on Diabetes;Progress in the Countries: Chile Inaugurates Cancer Week; News Roundup. *Vol. 2, No. 10 (October 2008):* <Personal Testimonials: The Human Cost: The Year Five Men in My Life Died from a Chronic Disease; Regional Action: PAHO Directing Council Adopts Regional Plan to Fight Cervical Cancer; Progress in the Countries: CNCD Surveillance in MERCOSUR Countries; Barbados Civil Society Conference on CNCDs; Announcements: PAHEF Supports Healthy Aging; PAHO & PAHEF Present Inter-American Health Leadership Award to Dr. Cesar Victora of Brazil; Director's Newsletter Addresses Health Inequities. *Vol. 2, No. 9 (September 2008):* Spotlight: Cancer: World Cancer Congress 2008; PAHO Featured at the World Cancer Congress; World Cancer Declaration Sets Ambitious Targets for 2020; PAHO Unites Cancer Control Stakeholders from LAC during World Cancer Congress; Central America and the Dominican Republic Define a Subregional Plan for Cancer Prevention & Control; Global Developments: WHO to Establish Chronic Disease Research Priorities; Progress in the Countries:Argentina: Community Promoters Project Report; Trinidad and Tobago Appoints a CNCD Technical Advisory Committee. *Vol. 2, No. 8 (August 2008):* Spotlight: Trans Fat Free Americas: Declaration of Rio de Janeiro; Caribbean Update: Trinidad & Tobago Physical Activity Workshop; Trinidad & Tobago Consultation on Caribbean Private Sector Response to Chronic Diseases; Dominica NCD Summit; Jamaican Tobacco Project Invited to India; Jamaica Hosts Caribbean Expert Consultation on CVDs & Diabetes; Barbados National CNCD Commission; Key CNCD Events: Guatemala: Certification of First Round of Cardiovascular Health Promoters; Information Resources; PanAm Steps Surveillance Instrument Updated'Report on Cancer Stakeholders Meeting. *Vol. 2, No. 7 (July 2008):* Spotlight: PAHO To Consider CNCD Resolutions; Partner's Forum "12 x 2012"; Key CNCD Events: Global Vaccine Alliance Supports Introduction of HPV Vaccine; Jamaica: Prime Minister Golding Underscores Commitment to Caribbean Wellness; Caribbean Wellness Day; Did you know? CARMEN Policy Observatory. *Vol. 2, No. 6 (June 2008):* Spotlight: Tobacco; World No Tobacco Day 2008; WNTD across the Americas; Awards and Recognition for the Americas; Jamaican Heart Foundation Receives Regional Grant for Tobacco Warnings; Spotlight: Cancer; Stakeholders Meeting for a Regional Action Plan; Fact Sheets on Cancer in the Americas; Towards Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Prevention & Control; Congress on Childhood Cancer. *Vol. 2, No. 5 (May 2008):* Editor's Note: Look around you: A Tale of Trash; Regional Developments:World Health Assembly Sets Bold New Path for CNCDs; Alcohol as a Risk Factor for Chronic Disease;Progress in the Countries: Guatemala Declares April Healthy Living Month; 20 Years of Cervical Cancer Prevention in Chile; CNCD Surveillance in the Southern Cone; Upcoming Events, Two Consecutive International Events in Chile: Social Marketing and Child Obesity Course; Pan American Congress to Promote Vegetable and Fruit Consumption; Information Resources: Web-Based Healthcare and Chronic Disease. *Vol. 2, No. 4 (April 2008):* Editor's Note: The CARMEN Coat: Exemplifying Integrated Prevention & Control of Chronic Diseases & Risk Factors; Regional Developments: International Summit on Nutrition & Health; Information Resources: Stopping the Rising Tide of Chronic Diseases: Everybody's Epidemic; New Evidence from Peru's Cervical Cancer Demonstration Project; New Diabetes Guide for Latin America. *Vol. 2, No. 3 (March 2008):* Editor's Notes: Exploding the Myths; Partnership & Teamwork: CNCD Partners Forum; Regional Developments: World Kidney Day: 13 March 2008; Symposium on Cervical Cancer Prevention; Progress in the Countries: New CNCD Newsletter Launched in Brazil; Information Resources: New WHO Cardiovascular Handbook; New Guidelines for Diabetes and Hypertension in the Caribbean. *Vol. 2, No. 2 (February 2008):* Editor's Note: Chronic Disease: The Case for Urgent Global Action; Stopping the Epidemic of Chronic Disease: Focus on Advocacy and Policy; Regional Developments:An End to Cervical Cancer—The Time Is Now!; Progress in the Countries: Subregional Cancer Plan for Central America and the Dominican Republic; PanAm STEPS Country Update; Announcements: 3-Day Walk for Breast Cancer; New Improved CARMEN Website; 2008 PAHEF Grants Program; Letters to the Editor. *Vol. 2, No. 1 (January 2008):* Greetings from the Editor; Special Feature: Cancer (Celebrate World Cancer Day: 4 February 2008; 10 Key Findings and Recommendations for Effective Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment Programs; New Global Cervical Cancer Advocacy Coalition; Follow-Up on New Cancer Center in Argentina; Cervical Cancer Resources for Public Health Professionals);Progress in the Countries: Findings from Diabetes Project in Mexico; Physical Activity and Public Health Course in Guatemala; Visit to PAHO-NHLBI Project in Mixco, Guatemala. 2007 (Vol. 1) *Vol. 1, No. 12 (December 2007):* Greetings from the Editor; Regional Developments: CARMEN Biennial Meeting Report; 2^nd International Cancer Control Congress Report; Progress in the Countries:Mexico: Meeting of Americas' Network for Chronic Disease Surveillance; Announcements: PepsiCo Global Health Director Serves on PAHEF Board. *Vol. 1, No. 11 (November 2007):* Regional Developments: Biennial Meeting of the CARMEN Network; Celebration of World Diabetes Day; Progress in the Countries: CARMEN Policy Observatory Workshop in Barbados; Announcements: Comprehensive Website Outlines PAHO CNCD Strategy and Directions;New Publications: Two Articles on Tobacco by Lawrence O. Gostin: Global Regulatory Strategies for Tobacco Control; The Tobacco Wars: Global Litigation Strategies. *Vol. 1, No. 10 (October 2007):* Regional Developments: Don Francisco's Obesity Program Tops Ratings; Progress in the Countries: Central American Ministers of Health Resolve to Prevent and Control Cancer; Argentina: New Cancer Treatment Center; Panama: Capacity-Building Workshop with Focal Points; Workshop in Barbados for Eastern Caribbean Policy-Makers; Announcements: PAHO to Translate CARICOM Declaration of Port-of Spain to Stop the CNCD Epidemic; Upcoming Events: Biennial CARMEN Meeting in the Bahamas; 2^nd International Cancer Control Congress in Brazil; Information Resources: New CNCD Advocacy Toolkit from WHO; Cervical Cancer Practice Guide Now Available in Spanish and French. *Vol. 1, No. 9 (September 2007):* Progress in the Countries: CARICOM Summit on CNCDs (Landmarks of Caribbean Cooperation in Health, CARICOM Leaders Declare War on Chronic Diseases, Mr. Golding a Hit at CARICOM Summit); Nicaragua Plans a National Cancer Program; Upcoming Events: El Paso, Texas: Two Diabetes Meetings; Information Resources: Guatemala Survey on CNCD Risk Factors; Cuba: New Publication on Diabetes Education. *Vol. 1, No. 8 (August 2007):* Regional Developments: Breast Cancer Guidelines Now Available in Spanish; Progress in the Countries: Policy Recommendations on Tobacco Control for CARICOM Countries; USA: New Guidelines for Physical Activity; Trinidad and Tobago NCD Programs; Follow-Up on Nicaragua Meetings; Upcoming Events: CARICOM Summit on CNCDs; Call for Abstracts, Biennial CARMEN Meeting. *Vol. 1, No. 7 (July 2007):* Regional Developments: WHO/ICO Information Centre on Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and Cervical Cancer; Progress in the Countries: Meetings in Nicaragua: National Plan and CAMDI (Central American Diabetes Initiative); Colombia: Community Service Research Network Dedicated to Care for Persons with Chronic Disease; Information Resources: An Economic Perspective on Chronic Diseases. *Vol. 1, No. 6 (June 2007):* Regional Developments: PAHO Urges New Approach to Cervical Cancer Prevention at Briefing with United States Congress; Progress in the Countries: Trans Fat Free Americas: Conclusions and Recommendations of the Task Force; Annual Meeting of Caribbean Epidemiologists & Lab Directors; Five-Day PanAm STEPS Workshop in Aruba; Announcements: PAHEF Welcomes International Nutritionist to Its Board; Upcoming Events: Trans Fat Meeting with Food Industry. *Vol. 1, No. 5 (May 2007):* Regional Developments: Regional Strategy and Plan of Action for Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2008–2015; New Recommendations for Effective Cervical Cancer Prevention; Winners Announced in PACI Project Competition, Training Workshop Held; Progress in the Countries: US-Mexican Border Health Association Diabetes Forum; VIGITEL: Brazil's Risk Factor Surveillance by Phone; Announcements:Call for Abstracts, 2^nd International Cancer Control Congress *Vol. 1, No. 4 (April 2007):* Regional Developments: Nutrition Experts call for "Trans Fat Free Americas"; Progress in the Countries: Meeting of PAHO/WHO Representatives from Andean and Southern Cone Countries; Announcements: Caribbean Summit on Chronic Disease Prevention;Information Resources: Learn how to eat, drink, and be healthy! *Vol. 1, No. 3 (March 2007):* Regional Developments: Celebration of International Women's Day; Pan American Tobacco Information Online System (PATIOS);Training to Improve Evidence-Based Public Health in Latin America and the Caribbean; Progress in the Countries: Launch of the Deceased Donor Program in Trinidad; Nicaragua: Creation of a National Committee for Cancer Prevention and Control; Announcements: PAHEF Grants and Awards. *Vol. 1, No. 2 (February 2007):* Regional Developments: WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; Let's eat healthy, live well and get moving America!; CARMEN School; Preventing Chronic Disease: A Framework for Country Action; Progress in the Countries: US-Mexican Border: Preventing Obesity in Children and Young People; Subregional Meeting of Representatives & Center Directors from Mesoamerica & the Spanish-Speaking Caribbean. *Vol. 1, No. 1 (January 2007):* Regional Developments: Regional Strategy Approved; Campaign Against Obesity Takes Shape; Partnerships and Resource Mobilization; Promoting Cardiovascular Health; CARMEN Policy Observatory Meeting; Progress in the Countries: Mexico & Central America Implementing Strategy; Central American Diabetes Initiative; STEPS Implementation Underway;Information Resources: TATI Report Published; Chronic Disease in Times of Disaster.