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World Health Organization

Mental health and psychsocial support- What is stress?

Guide

31 Aug 2020

The purpose of this page is to provide frontline workers with the resources they need to deal with the stress they are feeling during COVID-19 in a healthy way otherwise, it might cause additional psychological problems for them.

GuideMental Health and Neurological ConditionsCommunicable diseases

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World Health Organization

Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak

13 Aug 2020

WHO and public health authorities around the world are acting to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. However, this time of crisis is generating stress throughout the population. The considerations presented in this document have been developed by the WHO...

Mental Health and Neurological ConditionsCommunicable diseases

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NCD Child

Learning from NCD Child Advocacy Workshops and Projects: Building Future Policy Opportunities for Health and Education

Report

13 Aug 2020

This report focuses on the future, drawing on experiences from past NCD Child workshops and small grants. It explores the potential for increased collaboration between the health and education sectors, as key drivers of the response to non-communicab...

ReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent healthHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+8

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World Health Organization

Digital Health: A Strategy to Maintain Health Care for People Living with Noncommunicable Diseases during COVID-19

Strategy document

10 Aug 2020

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the main cause of death and disability worldwide. Effective management of these chronic conditions depends largely on continuous, responsive, accessible, and quality services and successful patient engagement and s...

Strategy documentCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsDigital health and innovation+4

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World Health Organization

Q&A: Tobacco and COVID-19

Guide

03 Aug 2020

Questions and answers on tobacco and COVID-19.

GuideCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsCommunicable diseasesTobacco use+4

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World Health Organization

Help frontline workers cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: Suggested actions for team managers

Guide

03 Aug 2020

Going to work during the COVID-19 pandemic has put frontline workers under enormous and unprecedented pressure, endangering their physical and psychological well-being and social well-being. Employees subject to increased or prolonged stress become m...

GuideMental Health and Neurological ConditionsCommunicable diseases

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World Health Organization

Help frontline workers cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: suggested actions on peers

Guide

03 Aug 2020

As a peer, you have several ways in which you can support your colleagues to deal with stress, maintain their mental health, or control specific situations during the COVID-19 pandemic that put frontline workers under enormous strain and alter their...

GuideMental Health and Neurological ConditionsCommunicable diseases

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World Health Organization

Front Line Workers Procedures that Font Workers Can Set Things Right to Know Latest Updates Avoid Hyper-information and COVID19: Dealing with Stress

Guide

03 Aug 2020

Going to work during the Covid 19-pandemic has put frontline workers under enormous and unprecedented pressure, putting their physical and psychological integrity and social well-being at risk. Prolonged exposure to stress may have many consequences...

GuideCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsCommunicable diseasesTobacco use+5

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World Health Organization

WHO statement on heated tobacco products and the US FDA decision regarding IQOS

Article

03 Aug 2020

WHO takes this opportunity to remind Member States that are Parties to the WHO Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC) of their obligations under the Convention. Heated tobacco products are tobacco products, meaning that the WHO FCTC fully app...

ArticleCardiovascular DiseaseCancerChronic Respiratory DiseasesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsTobacco use+3

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World Health Organization

WHO package of essential non-communicable (PEN) disease interventions for primary health care.

Publication

07 Jul 2020

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, tend to be of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioural factors. The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (CVD...

PublicationCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsPrimary health care+4

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World Health Organization

WHO HEALTH EVIDENCE NETWORK SYNTHESIS REPORT 68

Report

08 Jun 2020

This report reviews the evidence on existing practices for nutritional and health information labelling on alcoholic products to address the question: “What is the current alcohol labelling practice in the WHO European Region and what are barriers...

ReportCardiovascular DiseaseCancerChronic Respiratory DiseasesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsHousehold and Outdoor Air Pollution+3

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ASH & AATCLC File Lawsuit Against FDA

Article

03 Jun 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 17, 2020 – Today, The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC) and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) held a virtual press conference announcing their joint complaint against the FDA, represented by Pollo...

ArticleCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsCivil Society Working GroupSocial determinants of healthPhysical inactivity+6

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