This editorial opinion was written by WHO Representative to the South Pacific Dr Corinne Capuano in support of World Health Day. It is republished from the 7 April 2019 edition of Fiji’s ‘The Sunday Times’.
At heart, primary healthcare is about people. It is about doctors and nurses at community health centers, the people they care for, and the communities they protect. It is also about bringing care close to where people live, to help them improve their health and maintain their well-being.
It is so much more than seeing a community nurse for a vaccination, or a doctor for…
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a metabolic disorder of insulin resistance — a reduced sensitivity to the action of insulin — which leads to high blood sugar, or hyperglycemia. Approximately 12% of American adults have T2D, and more than one-third of Americans have prediabetes, a precursor to T2D. This is a major public health concern, as T2D dramatically increases the risk for heart disease, including heart attacks, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure.
The development and progression of T2D is affected by many factors. Some, such as a person’s race/ethnicity, age, and gender cannot be modified. Others, including body weight, exercise,…
The new campaign offers free evidence-based support and guidance to those working towards a healthier weight. There are a variety of NHS endorsed apps which will help people to introduce changes that will help them eat better and get active this summer, including the newly updated NHS Weight Loss Plan app.
New research published by Public Health England (PHE) suggests that those who used and followed the NHS Weight Loss Plan app over 12 weeks, reported a loss on average of almost a stone (5.8kg).
The move follows a nationwide survey of over 5,000 adults which revealed that over 4…
New design toolkit commissioned by NHS England replace Building for Life 12 with a focus on healthier communities
Homes England will specify the new Building for a Healthy Life guidance in land sale tenders
Guidance encourages focus on active travel, carbon reduction and mixed tenure in communities
Homes England is backing new design guidance called Building for a Healthy Life, which encourages healthier lifestyles to be planned into new housing developments. The new guidelines are published by Design for Homes and Urban Design Doctor and were officially launched this week (21 July 2020).
The design toolkit covers the priorities for…
Over nearly 80 years, Harvard study has shown how to live a healthy and happy life — Harvard Gazette
A series on how Harvard researchers are tackling the problematic issues of aging.
When scientists began tracking the health of 268 Harvard sophomores in 1938 during the Great Depression, they hoped the longitudinal study would reveal clues to leading healthy and happy lives.
They got more than they wanted.
After following the Crimson men’s survival for nearly 80 years as part of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, one of the world’s longest studies of adult life, researchers have collected a cornucopia of data on their physical and mental health.
Of the original Harvard cohort recruited as part of the…
The American Heart Association says healthy hearts are a key to healthy pregnancies
DALLAS, Jan. 13, 2023 — Statistics show more babies are born in August and September than any other time of the year. That means a lot of future parents will soon learn they’re expecting. The American Heart Association says it’s never too early to start prenatal health care to help keep mom and baby’s heart healthy.
Poor heart health puts both mothers-to-be and their children at risk. Heart disease is the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths causing more than 1 in 4 pregnancy-related deaths (26.5%), according to…
For immediate release: Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Boston, MA – Maintaining five healthy habits—eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, keeping a healthy body weight, not drinking too much alcohol, and not smoking—at middle-age may increase years lived free of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, according to a new study led by Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health.
The study was published online January 8, 2020 in BMJ. It is a follow-up and extension of a 2018 study, which found that following these habits increased overall life expectancy.
“Previous studies have found that following a healthy lifestyle improves…
MANILA — Most people dislike growing old because of the many physical changes that occur to the body brought about by aging. But did you know that there is an increasing number of individuals who look forward to older age, particularly getting older in a healthy way?
According to a 2018 Philippine nutrition survey conducted by Herbalife Nutrition, 97 percent of Filipinos agree that everyone can age healthily and that they can take positive steps towards healthy aging.
The survey also showed that 89 percent of those who agreed had already started with their personalized plans on living healthy at…