Rio Plus 20 and the Implications for NCDs INTERRELATIONS BETWEEN - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Rio Plus 20 and the Implications for NCDs

INTERRELATIONS BETWEEN NCDS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT • Diet, Nutrition, & Obesity • NCD Control, Urbanization, and Green Cities • Tobacco Control and Sustainable Development • Environmental Carcinogens

IMPORTANCE OF MULTI-SECTORAL ACTION FOR HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT --Policies and programs that are appropriate to the needs, cultural context, health system, resource level, and disease burden of target publics and patients. --Integrated design and implementation of research, surveillance, and data collection strategies, enhancing their quality and utility for sustainable development

EXISTING MULTI-SECTORAL EFFORTS FOR HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT --Tobacco control efforts: -New York City Smoking Ban (USA) -Tobacco Control (Uruguay) -Mayor’s Anti- Tobacco Alliance (Indonesia) --Efforts to address NCD dietary risk factors: -New York City Ban on Trans Fat (USA) -National Sodium Intervention (Argentina) --Programs on sustainable transportation and physical activity: -Sustainable Transport & Ciclovia --Programs targeting indoor cooking with solid fuels

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MULTI-SECTORAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ACTION • Implement and strengthen knowledge of tools and strategies for multi-sectoral action that effectively promote collaboration, efficiency, and accountability. • Foster continued development of the UN Interagency Mechanism on NCDs • Establish a Global Coordinating Platform to coordinate global actions • Develop clear accountabilities. • Strengthen and promote leadership • Strengthen knowledge of policy and program synergies.