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Since the World Health Organization (WHO) was founded in 1948, the world has
changed dramatically and so too has its health. But while some scourges (e.g. smallpox
and polio) have subsided, others have made a comeback (e.g. tuberculosis) and
frightening new diseases (e.g. Ebola and Marburg) have appeared. .../...
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15200153
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The Asia-Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases (APSED) was launched in 2005 as a five-year strategy to set a common framework for countries and areas of the Asia Pacific region to strategically strengthen core capacities needed to effectively prepare, detect and respond to threats posed by emerging infectious diseases. .../...
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2010
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19900046
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CHF 30,00
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CHF 21,00
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This CD-ROM edition of the Health Academy eLearning programme provides essential information on Tuberculosis, Malaria and Food Safety especially designed for secondary level and higher school-age children. The scientific content of the courses is presented in easy-to-understand language and made compelling with the use of sound, animation, games, activities, and quizzes. .../...
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2010
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14600055
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CHF 15,00
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In order to reduce the impact of major risk factors such as unhealthy diet and physical inactivity, the World Health Assembly adopted the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health (DPAS) in May 2004 and the School Policy Framework on Diet and Physical Activity. .../...
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CHF 15,00
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The Bulletin of the World Health Organization is an international journal of public health with a special focus on developing countries. Since it was first published in 1948, the Bulletin has become one of the world's leading public health journals. .../...
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2009
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01500768
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CHF 17,50
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CHF 12,25
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British Medical Association highly commends this book in the 2010 Medical Book Competition
Imagine a large poster of a baby playing with a gun. No medium can send a message about the safe handling of firearms faster or more powerfully than a perfectly targeted poster. .../...
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2009
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01501768
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CHF 35,00
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British Medical Association highly commends this book in the 2010 Medical Book Competition
Imagine a large poster of a baby playing with a gun. No medium can send a message about the safe handling of firearms faster or more powerfully than a perfectly targeted poster. .../...
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2007
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CHF 110,00
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CHF 77,00
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The 2007 edition of Health in the Americas offers two major innovations. The first provides, in addition to the present iteration of past trends in the Region, a vision of the future of health in the Americas. The second is a series of highlighted profiles on health challenges in each of the countries and how the respective national health sector is responding to those challenges. .../...
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Edwards, P., Tsouros, A.
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2006
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13400065
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CHF 14,00
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People's participation in physical activity is influenced by the built, natural and social environments in which people live as well as by personal factors such as sex, age, ability, time and motivation. The way people organize cities, design the urban environment and provide access to the natural environment can be an encouragement or a barrier to physical activity and active living. .../...
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Cavill, N., Kahlmeier, S., Racioppi, F.
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2006
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13400063
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CHF 10,50
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This booklet is written for European policy-makers and leaders from different sectors that can promote physical activity, including health, sports and recreation, transport, employment, urban planning, education and the mass media. .../...
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CHF 7,50
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CHF 5,25
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Sexual and reproductive health is key to enhancing development. Hence, major international conferences and summits aiming to promote development including the 1994 International Conference of Population and Development (ICPD) and the Millennium Summit in 2000 have set a range of goals and targets related to sexual and reproductive health. .../...
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2005
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15200064
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CHF 10,00
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CHF 7,00
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Harm reduction is a comprehensive package of policies and programmes to reduce the adverse health, social and economic consequences of mood altering substances to individuals, drug users, their families and their communities. .../...
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Bodeker, G., Ong, C.K., Grundy, C., Burford, G., Shein, K.
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2005
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11500614
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CHF 50,00
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CHF 35,00
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The WHO Global Atlas of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine gives information at-a-glance on the status of this diverse and expanding field of medicine around the world. It comprises a map volume and a text volume. .../...
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2005
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16100594
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CHF 50,00
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CHF 35,00
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This just-released publication by PAHO on adolescent health and positive behavior change greatly enhances the knowledge base on this important public health issue. It presents the first-ever systematic collection and reporting of the application of behavioral change theories and models specifically to adolescents. .../...
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15200061
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These guidelines aim to provide national, provincial and local authorities, mayors, city administrators, health professionals, nongovernmental organizations, and market communities with practical information on how to initiate a Healthy Marketplace programme that draws on the strategies identified in the Ottawa Charter and address the physical, mental and social elements of health.
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Briggs, D.
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2003
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11500576
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CHF 15,00
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CHF 10,50
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This publication is directed at decision-makers and technical experts in the fields of environment and health. It provides the basis for assessing environmental risks to children's health at the national and global level, and for monitoring the effectiveness of initiatives to protect children's environmental health. .../...
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2003
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11500566
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Children are more sensitive to ultraviolet (UV) radiation damage than adults, and sunburn during childhood increases the risk of skin cancer and eye damage (particularly cataracts) later in life, and suppress the immune system.
This teaching resource aims to provide primary school teachers with a starting point to incorporate sun protection into the curriculum and school activities. .../...
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2003
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15200028
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At the fifty-third session of the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific in Kyoto, Japan, health policy-makers from 30 countries and areas of the Western Pacific participated in a round table on diet, physical activity and health that discussed how lifestyle changes can be achieved in whole populations. .../...
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2003
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15200038
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2003
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15200035
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CHF 10,00
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CHF 7,00
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This document is a guide for health promotion programme managers, policy-makers, strategic partners and advocates. This document summarizes the results of recommendations made by participants and observers at the Workshop on Capacity Building for Health Promotion, 5-8 November 2002, to be used as a quick reference for planning and implementation of activities at country and regional levels.
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2003
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15200036
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CHF 10,00
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CHF 7,00
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Broadening health promotion financing arrangements contributes to the goal of health improvement shared by the countries of the Western Pacific Region. Health promotion that is sustainable underpin stable and effective mechanisms to ensure access to all quality health services. .../...
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2003
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16100590
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CHF 80,00
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CHF 56,00
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*** This book was awarded the Highly Commended Certificate in Public Health from the 2004 British Medical Association Book Competition***
The handbook blends tried-and-true disease prevention practices and behavioural science principles into a hands-on manual for health workers, community health promoters, nurses and family physicians. .../...
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2002
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17600006
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CHF 45,00
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CHF 31,50
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Avoiding overweight and obesity is the best-established diet-related risk factor for cancer. The proportion of people who are overweight/obese is increasing, and the amount of physical activity is decreasing in most populations, including urban populations in many developing countries. .../...
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2001
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CHF 45,00
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CHF 31,50
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IARC Handbooks on Cancer Prevention Handbook 5
This authoritative illustrated book gives the evaluations on cancer-preventive activity of topical use of sunscreens, as well as recommendations to skin cancer prevention. Prepared by an expert group from 10 countries, it provides an international consensus on the use of sunscreens. .../...
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1999
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17600010
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CHF 80,00
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CHF 72,00
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Retinoids are a class of compounds structurally related to vitamin A. More than 2500 retinoids have been synthesized and tested for biological activity. Nine of these were evaluated as agents for cancer chemoprevention by an international group of experts at a meeting held in March 1999. .../...
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1997
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11502303
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CHF 7,00
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CHF 4,90
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Provides concise, authoritative advice on the use of high-dose vitamin A supplements for the control of vitamin A deficiency and the emergency treatment of xerophthalmia and other conditions in high-risk groups. .../...
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