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In new media campaign, Brazilians ask government to approve clear and accurate food labels

It urges the approval of clear warnings on the front of food packaging to address health concerns over the country’s growing obesity epidemic.

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New media campaign urges Jamaicans against consumption of sugary drinks

A rapidly increasing rate of childhood obesity in Jamaica has the new media campaign to address the issue head-on.

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Partners in Public Health, 13 Cities Share NCD Strategies and Early Wins

The Partnership for Healthy Cities is at an exciting mid-point, with many of the 54 cities in the two-year project already bringing their initiatives to life—guidelines for healthier food in schools, for instance, or projects to make cities more walkable and bikeable—all aimed at tackling noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries.

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How a Police Chief, a Governor and a Sociologist Would Spend $100 Billion to Solve the Opioid Crisis

New York Times : The American opioid epidemic has defied all efforts to contain it, and the number of overdose deaths continues to grow.

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Former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden on the challenges of tackling the flu

CBS News: Frieden, who is now the CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, a nonprofit that focuses on preventing epidemics, says this year's flu season, while worse than expected, didn't totally catch us off guard.

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“The River is Our Canvas”—Indonesia’s first anti-industry action in 2018

Across Indonesia, Vital Strategies and local activists are taking on an industry responsible for the deaths of more than 217,000 Indonesians every year. In villages, on walls and rooftops, and in mini-buses, the #TheyLieWeDie anti-industry social marketing campaign is drawing attention to tobacco industry lies.

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The Guardian view on childhood obesity: forget small steps, tackle big food

The Guardian : New research shows that school-based programmes won’t solve the crisis. Without tougher action on the food industry, it will cash in – while the rest of us pay.

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Cuts to CDC epidemic programs will endanger Americans, former chief says

CNN: The former chief of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the decision to cut 80% of its epidemic prevention activities overseas could pose a grave danger to the United States because it "would significantly increase the chance an epidemic will spread without our knowledge and endanger lives in our country and around the world."

Cities Are Key In Stopping Cancer Before It Starts

This World Cancer Day, as we recommit to reducing cancer’s toll, we have the opportunity to look beyond diagnosis and treatment and work to prevent cancer before it starts .

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In Cities Worldwide, A Reliable Partner Against Preventable Cancers

This year, on World Cancer Day, The Partnership for Health Cities joins the global health community in recognizing victims and survivors of cancer worldwide, while maintaining a commitment to our ongoing efforts to help make cities around the world more healthy, equitable places, free from preventable cancers.

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