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Directrices para la atención y el tratamiento de las personas diagnosticadas de infección crónica por el virus de la hepatitis C

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2018) C_WHO

Pocket book of primary health care for children and adolescents: guidelines for health promotion, disease prevention and management from the newborn period to adolescence
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World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2022) C_WHO

It summarizes guidance on how to manage – and when to refer – children and adolescents presenting with common complaints and conditions. It includes information to enable primary health care providers to coordinate the continued care of children and adolescents with long-term conditions and dise... more

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Infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity to prevent cardiovascular diseases and diabetes: a systematic review

Durão, S.; Burns, J.; Schmidt, B. et al. BMC Public Health (2023) CC

Background Noncommunicable diseases are major contributors to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Modifying the risk factors for these conditions, such as physical inactivity, is thus essential. Addressing the context or circumstances in which physical activity occurs may promote physical activity a...t a population level. We assessed the effects of infrastructure, policy or regulatory interventions for increasing physical activity. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase and clinicaltrials.gov to identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs), controlled before-after (CBAs) studies, and interrupted time series (ITS) studies assessing population-level infrastructure or policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity. We were interested in the effects of these interventions on physical activity, body weight and related measures, blood pressure, and CVD and type 2 diabetes morbidity and mortality, and on other secondary outcomes. Screening and data extraction was done in duplicate, with risk of bias was using an adapted Cochrane risk of bias tool. Due to high levels of heterogeneity, we synthesised the evidence based on effect direction. Results We included 33 studies, mostly conducted in high-income countries. Of these, 13 assessed infrastructure changes to green or other spaces to promote physical activity and 18 infrastructure changes to promote active transport. The effects of identified interventions on physical activity, body weight and blood pressure varied across studies (very low certainty evidence); thus, we remain very uncertain about the effects of these interventions. Two studies assessed the effects of policy and regulatory interventions; one provided free access to physical activity facilities and showed that it may have beneficial effects on physical activity (low certainty evidence). The other provided free bus travel for youth, with intervention effects varying across studies (very low certainty evidence). Conclusions Evidence from 33 studies assessing infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions for increasing physical activity showed varying results. The certainty of the evidence was mostly very low, due to study designs included and inconsistent findings between studies. Despite this drawback, the evidence indicates that providing access to physical activity facilities may be beneficial; however this finding is based on only one study. Implementation of these interventions requires full consideration of contextual factors, especially in low resource settings. more

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Malawi Guidelines for Family Planning Communication

Ministry of Health, Malawi (2011) C1

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WHO Preventing suicide: a community engagement toolkit Pilot version 1.0
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World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO

Communities can play a critical role in suicide prevention. Facilitating community engagement in suicide prevention is an important task. The toolkit is a step-by-step guide for communities to engage in suicide prevention activities and have ownership of the process and keep efforts sustained. It is... more

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Деменция: приоритет общественного здравоохранения

ВОЗ и Международная организация по проблемам болезни Альцгеймера World Health Organitarion (2013) C_WHO

Цель настоящего доклада — повысить осведомленность о деменции как одной из приоритетных проблем общественного здравоохранения, сформу- лировать подход к этой п�... more

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Child and adolescent mental health policy

G. Harper IACAPAP (2012) C2

Miscellaneous Chapter J.6

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Improving Cultural Competence

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHASA (2014) C2

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Предотвращение самоубийств - Глобальный императив

Shekhar Saxena , Etienne Krug, Oleg Chestnov et al. World Health Organization (WHO) (2014) C_WHO

Цель данного доклада – стать ресурсом, позволяющим руководителям и другим заинтересованным сторонам рассматри-вать предупреждение самоубийств как императив. То�... more

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Public Health Action for the Prevention of Suicide

World Health Organization (WHO) (2012) C_WHO

Suicide is largely preventable. Unlike for many other health issues, the tools to significantly reduce the most tragic loss of life by suicide are available. With collective action to acknowledge and address this serious problem, as well as commitment to effective interventions, supported by politic... more

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World Report on Vision

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

At present at least 2.2 billion people around the world have a vision impairment, of whom at least 1 billion have a vision impairment that could have been prevented or is yet to be addressed. The world faces considerable challenges in terms of eye care, including inequalities in the coverage and qua... more

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Six concrete measures to support women and girls in all their diversity in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

UNAIDS (2020) C_WHO

The report underscores that sexual and reproductive health and rights are often the first to be sacrificed during epidemics and that the gains of the past decade must be protected. The report also makes it clear that scarce resources must be focused on the most marginalized women and girls, includin... more

Усиление мер реагирования систем здравоохранения на COVID-19: техническое руководство № 6
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Всемирная Организация Здравоохранения - Европейское региональное бюро ВОЗ (2020) CC

Профилактика и работа в условиях пандемии COVID-19 в учреждениях долговременного ухода в Европейском регионе ВОЗ В настоящем техническом руководстве определено ... more

Strengthening the health systems response to COVID-19: technical guidance #6: preventing and managing the COVID-19

World Health Organization (Europe) (2020) C_WHO

Pocket book of primary health care for children and adolescents: guidelines for health promotion, disease prevention and management from the newborn period to adolescence recommended

WHO Preventing suicide: a community engagement toolkit Pilot version 1.0 recommended

Усиление мер реагирования систем здравоохранения на COVID-19: техническое руководство № 6 recommended

Pocket book of primary health care for children and adolescents: guidelines for health promotion, disease prevention and management from the newborn period to adolescence
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WHO Preventing suicide: a community engagement toolkit Pilot version 1.0
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Усиление мер реагирования систем здравоохранения на COVID-19: техническое руководство № 6
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