Global Health Microblog- "In 1960, fewer than 13 percent of Americans were obese, and diabetes had been diagnosed in 1..." February 25, 2014“In 1960, fewer than 13 percent of Americans were obese, and diabetes had been diagnosed in 1 percent. Today, the percentage of obese Americans has almost tripled; the percentage of Americans with diabetes has increased sevenfold.” - New York Times
- This week on my column - why can’t we all have a... February 24, 2014This week on my column - why can’t we all have a Scandinavian model?
- Photo February 17, 2014
- What is Universal Health Coverage?
Great post this week by... February 17, 2014What is Universal Health Coverage? Great post this week by Harvard’s Pooja Yerramilli on our PLOS Global Health blog. […]
- Photo February 14, 2014
- "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." February 9, 2014“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” - Gandhi
- 80% of NCDs occur in the world’s poorest nations. #NCDFREE February 8, 201480% of NCDs occur in the world’s poorest nations. #NCDFREE
- "The health community should prepare for new and more aggressive actions by state tobacco companies...." January 27, 2014“The health community should prepare for new and more aggressive actions by state tobacco companies. Chinese tobacco companies account for 40% of global cigarette sales and export rates are increasing. Multinationals based in the USA, Europe, and Japan are subject to oversight mechanisms and laws that do not apply to Chinese and other state monopolies, which […]
- Life is all about the journey… #HappyWeekend. January 17, 2014Life is all about the journey… #HappyWeekend.
- "#BigFood remains in denial of sugar’s role in obesity - failing to acknowledge the multitude..." January 17, 2014“#BigFood remains in denial of sugar’s role in obesity - failing to acknowledge the multitude of scientific studies to the contrary. We mustn’t forget that it took 50 years from when the first scientific studies between smoking and lung cancer were made before any effective legislation was introduced through regulation. Why? Because Big Tobacco very successf […]
- "In 1960, fewer than 13 percent of Americans were obese, and diabetes had been diagnosed in 1..." February 25, 2014
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Health policy: nanny state or catalyst for change?
Category: JoJewell, Uncategorized
Tagged advocacy, Food, globalhealth, governance, government, health, NCDs, policy, publichealth
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Regulation – big brother, or just good governance?
Category: FionaL
Tagged globalhealth, governance, government, health, policy, regulation
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Three thoughts from Translational Global Health
Category: Sandro
Tagged climate, diabetes, globalhealth, governance, government, health, HIV, mhealth, NCDs, policy, publichealth, social, socialmedia, some, TB, TGH, twitter, UN, UNAIDS, WHO
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