"You are responsible, forever, for what you have tamed."
(Antoine Marie Roger de Saint-Exupery
June 29, 1900 - July 31st, 1944.)
Monday, December 24, 2007
HEALTH PROMOTION
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Health promotion
- Chronic diseases and health promotion
- Health promotion (African Region)
- Move for health
- Health promotion (Western Pacific Region)
- School health and youth health promotion
- Health promotion (European Region)
Promoting health
Health promotion strategies are not limited to a specific health problem, nor to a specific set of behaviours. WHO as a whole applies the principles of, and strategies for, health promotion to a variety of population groups, risk factors, diseases, and in various settings. Health promotion, and the associated efforts put into education, community development, policy, legislation and regulation, are equally valid for prevention of communicable diseases, injury and violence, and mental problems, as they are for prevention of noncommunicable diseases.
Highlights of our work
Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion
The 'Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion in a globalized world' has been agreed to by participants at the 6th Global Conference on Health Promotion held in Thailand from 7-11 August, 2005. It identifies major challenges, actions and commitments needed to address the determinants of health in a globalized world by reaching out to people, groups and organizations that are critical to the achievement of health.
Read the charter Press release About the conference
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Walk, don't run, to prevent or reverse metabolic syndrome
Johnson JL, Slentz CA, Houmard JA, et al. Exercise training amount and intensity on metabolic syndrome (from Studies of a Targeted Risk Reduction Intervention through Defined Exercise). Am J Cardiol 2007; 100:1759-1766.
Related links
Fitness linked to reduced mortality, even in obese subjects [HeartWire > Prevention; Dec 04, 2007]
"Fat and fit": Less abdominal obesity than unfit counterparts, better metabolic profiles [HeartWire > News; Aug 02, 2007]
Amount of exercise at least as important as intensity, new study shows [HeartWire > News; Oct 10, 2005]
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ESC Congress 2008: 30 August 2008 - 03 September 2008
The highlight of the congress: cardiovascular imaging
Cardiovascular imaging has become a key component in clinical cardiology. Over recent years, cardiovascular imaging has become a key component in clinical cardiology. We have witnessed an ultra-fast technical revolution in the field of imaging, with current modalities providing three- and four-dimensional visualisation of the cardiovascular system. For the three existing modalities (echocardiography, nuclear imaging and cardiovascular magnetic resonance) automated, quantitative software packages have been introduced, making objective and reproducible data analysis reality. The newest technique, cardiac computed tomography, now permits for non-invasive angiography. All together these modalities can provide comprehensive information about the heart and the coronary arteries, from anatomy to function and perfusion. At the same time, cardiovascular imaging is nowadays fully integrated in the entire patient work-up from diagnosis to prognosis and forms a corner stone in the therapeutic decision making process. For these reasons, cardiovascular imaging has been chosen as the theme for the ESC Congress 2008. Read the full text...
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Socioeconomic Gradients in Immune Response to Latent Infection
Labels: health equity; social determinants, inflammation
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