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Item Análise de atividades políticas corporativas usadas no processo de construção do marco legal da primeira infancia(2016) Maranha, Camila; Johns, Paula; Albiero, Marília; Bortoletto, Ana Paula; Amaral, LaísItem Políticas de regulación de la publicidad de alimentos dirigidas a niños : mapeo de actores : informe final(2016) Fundación Interamericana del Corazón-ArgentinaItem Evaluación de las acciones de responsabilidad social empresarial de la endustria del alcohol : estudio regional multidisciplinario(2016-04) Junta Nacional de Drogas; CIET UruguayItem Pesquisa sobre rotulagem de alimentos relacionados à saúde e avaliação da regulação para melhorar o perfil nutricional de alimentos processados e ultraprocessados : manual de procedimentos(2016-04-22) Salvador, Bianka Caliman; Ricardo, Camila ZanchetaItem Program and policy options for preventing obesity in low, middle, and transitional income countries : background research and program evaluation : Brazil(2016-08-22) Monteiro, Carlos; Duran, Ana Clara; Claro, RafaelThe presentation charts the upward trends in obesity in children and adult populations in Brazil. Comparisons to the United States and Mexico are provided. Types of food and beverages purchased and consumed are presented in graphs, as well as price elasticity of food groups. Regulatory policies related to farm-to-school programs are discussed with a view to promoting local food systems.Item Self-organization and the bypass : re-imagining institutions for more sustainable development in agriculture and food(2016-12-17) Sherwood, Stephen; van Bommel, Severine; Paredes, MyriamFor the purposes of sustainable development, the paper highlights the need for attention to be paid to relationships – and the social space of knowledge production. Growing awareness of the shortcomings of agricultural modernization has fueled efforts to overcome the limitations of technology transfer, in particular with regard to furthering the uptake of scientifically prescribed best practices. In Ecuador, this led to three substantial institutional innovations: participatory technology development, the greening of technology, and farmer–researcher collaborative platforms. A flow of self-organized initiatives has arisen.Item Chagas(2017) Emotion' StudioItem K2P policy brief : alcohol drinking among Lebanese youth : delaying initiation and reducing harm(2017-01) Ghandour, Lilian; Nakkash, Rima; Afifi, Rima; Anouti, Sirine; Saleh, Rana; Mogharbel, Sanaa; Jamal, Diana; El-Jardali, FadiIn Lebanon there is no law that clearly stipulates a legal age for purchase of alcohol or that regulates exposure to alcohol marketing and advertising. This knowledge to policy (K2P) paper reviews evidence-based interventions that are proven effective in reducing alcohol-related harms among youth, and are categorized into two elements: 1) Program implementation at the school, family and community levels; 2) Alcohol harm reduction policies at the national level. The World Health Organization (WHO, 2010) has called for a global response to mitigate alcohol-related harms by requesting all member states (including Lebanon) to implement effective harm reduction policies.Item K2P dialogue summary : alcohol drinking and young people in Lebanon : potential solutions to delay initiation and reduce harm(2017-02) Saleh, Rana; El-Jardali, FadiThe policy dialogue was convened in order to support a full discussion of relevant considerations including research evidence about this high-priority issue, and thus to inform action. The knowledge to policy (K2P) Policy Dialogue (2017) hosted 22 diverse stakeholders from multi-disciplinary backgrounds. Participants highlighted the importance of framing relevant harm reduction policies around the factor of “youth” rather than other broader societal factors. The dialogue resulted in participants forming an advocacy group to follow up on recommendations for program implementation at the school, family and community levels; along with implementation of alcohol harm reduction policies at the national level.Item Vitality of everyday food(2017-04) Sherwood, Stephen; Paredes, Myriam; Arce, AlbertoThe article illustrates how people are capable of mobilizing to advance particular interests, including the diversity and dynamism of food practices. Examples of inspiring citizen-led innovation in Latin America are the re-adoption of underutilized, traditional food sources, such as Andean roots and tubers, grains and leafy vegetables; the rise of heirloom seed production and exchange networks; neighbourhood wholesale purchasing groups, and the culinary activity of food preparation and tasting in kitchens across the region.Item Evaluating alcohol control policies in St. Kitts and Nevis : final technical report(2017-04-17) Gray-Phillip, Gaile; Monteiro, Maristela; Halliday, Sharon; Byron, Karimu; Harvey, Elneth ToussaintThe Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis are two islands (11 miles apart) but one country. The study evaluated the impact of changes in alcohol policy on drinking behaviour, and policy-related variables: effects of pricing policies; restrictions on hours of expenditure; marketing restrictions; impacts of differences and changes in alcohol policy on drinking behavior; and physical availability across different population groups. This study allowed for international comparisons of alcohol policy in St. Kitts and Nevis with a number of countries currently implementing the International Alcohol Control (IAC) Study.Item Reintroduction of regular consumption of quinoa in Riobamba, Ecuador : a pilot study(2017-06-06) Halperin, Daniel; Jinez, Paul; Castillo, Danny; Paredes, Myriam; Delgado, VerónicaThe staple national diet – based on ubiquitous consumption of white rice has been identified as a likely key factor related to nutritional transition from more underweight people to more of the population being overweight. The aim of the study intervention was to promote consumption of quinoa “rice” three times a week among 131 adults in Riobamba, Ecuador. Findings suggest a modest acceptance of this re-introduction of a traditional and healthy food.Item Review of economy and environment program for southeast Asia (EEPSEA) for the period 2013 to 2016(2017-06-11) Coxhead, Ian; Xuan, Vo-TongThe report evaluates the accomplishments of Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA) in the 2013-2016 funding phase. It also considers the future, as EEPSEA transitions away from its historic structure and funding base towards a decentralized network of country-based groups. In view of past successes, the evaluation makes recommendations to donors suggesting a focused two to four-year funding mechanism for achieving specific national and cross-national goals during the transition to this new structure.Item Insecticide-treated house screens to reduce infestations of Dengue vectors(IntechOpen, 2017-07-26) Manrique-Saide, Pablo; Che-Mendoza, Azael; Herrera-Bojórquez, Josué; Chim, Josué Villegas; Guillermo-May, Guillermo; Sperança, Márcia Aparecida; Shugert, SuzannaInsecticide-treated screening (ITS) is an innovative approach recently evaluated for Aedes control in South Mexico. Results showed significant and sustained reductions on indoor adult vector densities in the treated clusters with ITS. The public health importance of Aedes Aegypti has increased dramatically in the past recent decade due to dengue, zika and chikungunya diseases. This in-depth report provides an illustrated understanding of Aedes-proof housing construction and screen fittings. Graphs show a comparison between groups of houses protected with insecticide treated and untreated screens on the percentage of infested houses and infestation density for female Aedes aegypti in Acapulco and Merida, Mexico.Item Alcohol control and harm reduction policies in Lebanon : the industry, the market and the young consumer : final technical report(2017-08-03) Ghandour, Lilian; Yassin, NasserThe goal is to generate evidence to advocate for a national alcohol harm reduction policy, and to catalyze, shape and improve the quality of debate in the Lebanese policy environment in terms of evidence-based alcohol control policy. This report details methods, data collection and analysis, outputs and outcomes of the project to date. Policy content analysis revealed that alcohol-related policies/decrees/decisions are not comprehensive, are outdated or updated but loosely enforced - making alcoholic beverages in Lebanon affordable, highly accessible and heavily advertised and marketed. The literature review indicates that epidemiological evidence on alcohol consumption in the Arab world is generally scarce.Item Circuitos cortos de comercialización agroecológica en el Ecuador(2017-09) Contreras Díaz, Jackeline; Paredes Chauca, Myriam; Turbay Ceballos, SandraItem Global tobacco economics consortium : overview of research program(2017-09-15) Essue, BeverleyDetails of the research program objectives are provided: 1) to synchronize and strengthen local expertise and research capacity regarding tobacco usage data and tobacco control policy and initiatives; 2) to conduct subnational extended cost-effectiveness analyses (ECEAs); 3) to deepen, evolve, expand ECEA; 4) generate tax diagnostics for use as policy tools; and 5) to engage more effectively with decision makers.Item India subnational extended cost-effectiveness analysis : methods and lessons(2017-09-15) Luong, LinhResearch plans are outlined in this presentation, with regard to collecting and updating data on tobacco use, and the cost-effectiveness of tobacco control measures in India. The team will strengthen existing relationships with State finance ministries, Health research centers, Civil Society organizations, and advocacy groups for states and at the federal level. In India, State governments set their own VAT (value added tax) rates for cigarettes, which is over and above the central excise tax.Item Economics of tobacco control : overview(2017-09-15)This overview looks at the selection process for country and regional studies in the global south towards a program of research regarding tobacco usage and effective tobacco control measures. More and better local evidence could demonstrate the impact of higher taxation on health outcomes and poverty. Owing to the limited capacity of some low-income countries to implement complex tax reform in line with regional directives, further country-specific diagnostics are necessary to identify room for change.Item Death and taxes : global effects of smoking, of quitting, and of taxing tobacco(2017-09-15) Jha, PrabhatThe presentation shows world mortality trends related to tobacco use (1970-2010) and trends in risk of death for various countries across the globe. It compares other chronic diseases with tobacco use. A tripling of excise tax on tobacco in every country would reduce consumption by 1/3 and avoid approximately 200M deaths.