Public policies to combat obesity in Chile: Law 20.606 on the nutritional composition of foods and its advertising

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Authors: Carmén Castillo

August 21, 2017 – Presentation on the implementation of Law 20606 on the nutritional composition of food and its advertising; and evaluation one year after the law was implemented.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mva17yzz7se27qa/AABDRpCLa2WQPhHo5RQzQiBia/Etiquetado%20nutricional%20y%20frontal/Encuentro%20FAO%20Chile%20sept%202017?dl=0&file_subpath=%2F21+agosto%2FConferencias%2FMinistra+de+Salud%2C+Chile.pdf&preview=Encuentro+internacional.rar&subfolder_nav_tracking=1

Building Alliances to Regulate Food Environments and Prevent Obesity

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Authors: Francesco Branca

August 21, 2017 – Presentation that shows the importance of creating regional alliances to combat risk factors such as obesity.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nNQXyybNCGGRG4Y4mySI21x4lLC2pn0M/view?usp=sharing

The IAHF’s Healthy Latin America Coalition (HLAC)comments on the WHO framework for Engagement with Non-State Actors for the prevention and control of NCDs

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Authors: Healthy Latin America Coalition (CLAS), InterAmerican Heart Foundation

July 6, 2015 – Concerned about article 44, which stipulates that the WHO does not engage with the tobacco or arms industries, but makes no mention of the alcohol, ultra-processed food and soft drink industries.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mva17yzz7se27qa/AAB0OZw8kjFVVWCaJ64n-9I3a/Acciones%20de%20incidencia%20pol%C3%ADtica/2015.07.06%20OMS%20Colaboraci%C3%B3n%20con%20agentes%20no%20estatales?dl=0&preview=COMMENTS+Collab+non+state+agents+150706+Mercado_EN.docx&subfolder_nav_tracking=1

Regulation that establishes the technical parameters on processed foods and alcoholic beverages regarding the content of sugar, sodium and saturated fats. D.S. 007-2015-SA

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Author: Dra. Carissa F. Etienne

June 30, 2015 – Letter of support for the measures adopted by Peru in accordance with the regulations of Law 30.021

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mva17yzz7se27qa/AADkDXD9i744J2Owjr3Hcp_5a/Acciones%20de%20incidencia%20pol%C3%ADtica/2015.07.00%20Peru?dl=0&preview=CARTA+DE+LA+DIRECTORA+DE+OPS+A+LA+SOCIEDAD+NACIONAL+DE+INDUSTRIAS.pdf&subfolder_nav_tracking=1

Final report of the second meeting of the Ad hoc Working Group on Implementation, Monitoring and Accountability for Ending Childhood Obesity

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Author: Working Group on Implementation, Monitoring and Accountability (WGIMA) / WHO

April 15, 2015 – This final report outlines a potential monitoring and accountability framework for relevant actors in implementing the recommendations of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mva17yzz7se27qa/AABTHuyxQ-bbur7VzCuCQcnJa/Acciones%20de%20incidencia%20pol%C3%ADtica/2015.07.00%20OMS%20Ending%20Childhood%20Obesity?dl=0&preview=Final+report-WGIMA2Working+Group+on+Implem+Monitoring+Accountability.pdf&subfolder_nav_tracking=1

Ending childhood obesity: a multidimensional challenge

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Authors: Peter Gluckman, Sania Nishtar, Timothy Armstrong.

March 21, 2015 – The Interim Report of WHO’s Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity opened for online consultation. The report seeks to promote consultation rather than be a definitive paper. 

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mva17yzz7se27qa/AABTHuyxQ-bbur7VzCuCQcnJa/Acciones%20de%20incidencia%20pol%C3%ADtica/2015.07.00%20OMS%20Ending%20Childhood%20Obesity?dl=0&preview=Ending+Childhood+Obesity+commentary++PIIS0140673615605098.pdf&subfolder_nav_tracking=1

Ending childhood obesity: a multidimensional challenge

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Authors: Peter Gluckman, Sania Nishtar, Timothy Armstrong.

March 21, 2015 – The Interim Report of WHO’s Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity opened for online consultation. The report seeks to promote consultation rather than be a definitive paper. 

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mva17yzz7se27qa/AABTHuyxQ-bbur7VzCuCQcnJa/Acciones%20de%20incidencia%20pol%C3%ADtica/2015.07.00%20OMS%20Ending%20Childhood%20Obesity?dl=0&preview=Ending+Childhood+Obesity+commentary++PIIS0140673615605098.pdf&subfolder_nav_tracking=1

Interim Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity

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Author: CECHO – Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity

2015 – Interim report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity.

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Draft Final Report of theCommission on Ending Childhood Obesity

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Author: Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity

2015 – This publication contains the draft final report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity. The obesity epidemic has the potential to negate many of the health benefits that have contributed to the increased longevity observed in the world.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mva17yzz7se27qa/AABTHuyxQ-bbur7VzCuCQcnJa/Acciones%20de%20incidencia%20pol%C3%ADtica/2015.07.00%20OMS%20Ending%20Childhood%20Obesity?dl=0&preview=CECHO+–+Ending-childhood-obesity-draft-final-report-en+Sept+2015.pdf&subfolder_nav_tracking=1

Statement to the 68th World Health Assembly on Agenda item 13.1 – Outcome of the Second International Conference on Nutrition

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Author: World Obesity Federation

2015 – Letter to welcome the recent focus on nutrition through the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) and the wider non – communicable disease (NCD) agenda. To support the efforts to address malnutrition in all its forms, recognising that 12 of the top 20 global disease risk factors are nutrition – related and can only be comprehensively addressed through strengthening and creating healthy and sustainable food systems.