| Spotlighted Topic of the Week: World Salt Awareness Week |
| Blog of the Week |
| MARCH 10-16 IS WORLD SALT AWARENESS WEEK |
Almost
two years ago, Philadelphia launched its Healthy Chinese Take-out
Initiative with the goal of reducing sodium content by 10% to 15%. The
city's Public Health Department worked with 206 restaurants, first
evaluating their menus for sodium content and then helping them choose
ingredients and develop recipes with less sodium. One way found to
reduce sodium was for restaurants to cut the use of commercially
prepared sauces and instead make their own. After nine months, the
initiative analyzed two popular dishes from 20 participating restaurants
to see what changed. The result? A 20% reduction in sodium, more than
the project's goal…read blog |
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| Infographic of the Week |
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| Video of the Week |
| SALT MATTERS: PRESERVING CHOICE, PROTECTING HEALTH |
Heart
attack and stroke are the first and third leading causes of death in
the United States. Most—more than three-quarters—of that salt is hidden
in foods we buy from restaurants and grocery stores. This video outlines
ways to help people make healthier, lower-salt food choices…watch video |
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| Story of the Week |
| SWEETNESS IN THE SOUTH, SALTINESS IN THE NORTH, FRESHNESS IN THE EAST, AND HOTNESS IN THE WEST |
Gao
Yujuan doesn't suffer from hypertension but it does affect her life.
Yujuan’s parents are among the 160 million people in China with
hypertension. Hypertension is a major contributor to heart disease and
stroke, both of which are leading causes of death in China.
Approximately 25% of the adult population in China has hypertension;
however, only 36% of those know they have it, and approximately 5% of
them control their hypertension with medication. The US-China
collaboration in noncommunicable disease focuses its efforts on reducing
one of the major risk factors for hypertension – salt intake…read story |
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| In the News |
Malaria Cases Could Rise with Temperatures, Study Says
Newsweek, March 6, 2014
Polio: The eradication endgame
Nature, March 5, 2014
Coping With Infectious Disease
New York Times, February 21, 2014
Why Global Health Security Is Imperative
The Atlantic, February 13, 2014
Threat of global disease outbreaks spawns 27-nation pact
Reuters, February 13, 2014
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| On the Calendar |
March 10: World Kidney Day
March 10-16: World Salt Awareness Week
March 22: World Water Day
March 24: World TB Day
April 7: World Health Day |
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