Resources Repository
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ReportPublication 2016Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Control
This report examines the current research and evidence base surrounding the economics of tobacco control—including tobacco …
This report examines the current research and evidence base surrounding the economics of tobacco control—including tobacco use, tobacco growing, manufacturing and trade, tobacco product taxes and prices, and tobacco control policies and other interventions to reduce tobacco use and its consequences. The report was co-produced by the National Cancer Institute and the World Health Organization and is intended to inform tobacco prevention and control programs and policies in countries around the world. There are 17 chapters which can be…
Benefit-Cost Analysis | Costing Methods | Food/Agriculture | Global | Chronic Disease/Risk | Policy/Regulation | Government/Law | Health/Medicine -
ReviewPublication 2016Cochrane Review: Strategies to Improve the Implementation of Obesity Prevention
Despite the existence of effective interventions and best-practice guideline recommendations for childcare services to implement …
Despite the existence of effective interventions and best-practice guideline recommendations for childcare services to implement policies, practices, and programs to promote child healthy eating, physical activity, and prevent unhealthy weight gain, many services fail to do so. The primary aim of the review was to examine the effectiveness of strategies aimed to improve the implementation of policies, practices, or programs by childcare services that promote child healthy eating, physical activity, and/or obesity prevention. The secondary…
Evidence Synthesis | Education/Labor | Culture/Society | Global | Chronic Disease/Risk | Child/Nutrition | Health Systems | Policy/Regulation | Clinical Care | Health/Medicine -
DataInteractive 2017Child Malnutrition Estimates 2017: Data Interactive
This 2017 interactive data dashboard, using information collected by UNICEF, the World Health Organization, and …
This 2017 interactive data dashboard, using information collected by UNICEF, the World Health Organization, and the World Bank, displays the latest data for child malnutrition around the world. Updated regularly, the dashboard can display a global overview, regional trends, and prevalence for malnutrition stunting, overweight, and wasting, all sortable by organization-specific classifications, regions, and income groups. The interactive is accompanied by an informational brochure filled with infographics and a quick tutorial on how to use the…
Health Outcomes | Food/Agriculture | Global | Chronic Disease/Risk | Child/Nutrition | Social Determinants -
DataInteractive 2017Monitoring Health for the SDGs: Data Visualization Dashboard
This web portal from the World Health Organization (WHO) accompanies the 2017 report, World Health …
This web portal from the World Health Organization (WHO) accompanies the 2017 report, World Health Statistics: Monitoring Health for the SDGs. Powered by data in the WHO’s Global Health Observatory (GHO), the portal presents visualizations on 22 health and health-related targets of the Sustainable Development Goals from all member countries, covering a number of topics including poverty, health and well-being, malnutrition, sanitation, clean energy, sustainable urban development, and more.Published every year since 2005, World Health…
Health Outcomes | Education/Labor | Global | Chronic Disease/Risk | Child/Nutrition | Social Determinants | Environmental Health | Global Governance | Climate/Environment | Government/Law | Health/Medicine