The Power of Cities: Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases and Road Traffic Injuries

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WHO Technical resources for NCDs and road safety in cities

Smoke-free spaces and banning tobacco advertising

• WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
• WHO Tobacco Free Initiative MPOWER Resources
• WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic (GTCR)
• WHO “Making Cities Smoke-free”, 2011
• Guidelines on Smoke-free Spaces (Art. 8)
• Guidelines on Smoke-free Spaces and Implementing Bans (Art. 13)

Healthy food for all: Reducing sugary drinks and salt

• WHO Framework for Implementing the Set of Recommendations on the marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children
• WHO SHAKE Technical Package for Salt Reduction
• WHO Fiscal Policies for Diet and the Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases
• WHO Dietary Interventions for the Appendix 3 of the Global Action plan for Noncommunicable Diseases
• WHO Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity
• WHO REPLACE technical package for trans fat reduction

Increasing physical activity

• WHO Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018-2030
• The WHO ACTIVE technical package

Reducing air pollution

• WHO Clean Household Energy Solutions Toolkit

Road safety, speed management and increasing seat-belt and helmet use

• The Save LIVES technical package
• The WHO manual on drinking and driving policy implementation
• The WHO manual on traffic speed management
• The WHO manuals on increasing use of helmets and seat-belts

Other

• “Noncommunicable diseases: What municipal authorities, local governments and ministries responsible for urban planning need to know
• A Multilevel Governance Approach to Preventing and Managing Noncommunicable Diseases
• WHO EURO: ‘Twenty Steps for Developing a Healthy Cities project
• WHO Cities spotlight

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• The Partnership for Healthy Cities