Evidence-based guidance on nutrition

WHO WHO Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group (NUGAG) subgroup on diet and health The WHO Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group (NUGAG) subgroup on diet and health has just closed its 6th meeting which was held at the WHO Regional Office for Europe in Copenhagen, Denmark. The NUGAG was established in 2010 to implement the new guideline development process and has met regularly since its establishment. NUGAG consists of scientists and experts...

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Equity, education and health

7–9 October, Odense, Denmark Health promotion in schools improves learning – what action can we take? Equal opportunities – how can schools contribute? Policies work – why don’t we use them? Interventions are more successful in well-off children – how can we extend the benefits to other children? Better education, more equity, better health – what is schools’ role in achieving these? These are some of the issues to be addressed at the 4th European Conference on Health Promoting Schools, held in Odense, Denmark. The Conference focuses...

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New PhD Opportunity in NCDs, for Eastern Mediterranean Region Candidates

A new PhD project and scholarship for a suitable candidate from the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) to join the Global Health Research Group at the Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh.The link to the advertisement is:http://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=48736The candidate must have strong quantitative skills and have worked in a health related area within a key EMR country that has high quality of published epidemiological data in the local language or in English (e.g. Iran, Qatar, UAE). Attached...

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