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Folder Expert Group: Dietary Salt Reduction

Following the recommendations of expert and country consultation of  January 2009 to form a task force for the reduction of dietary salt consumption, PAHO convened a group of scientific and technical experts to start the process of strengthening capacity in the Region to implement population-wide salt reduction policies. Below you will find all the information currently available on the Expert Group, including their meetings and summits, fact sheets produced by the Group, publications and reports.

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Folder Fact sheets

Following the recommendations of expert and country consultation of  January 2009 to form a task force for the reduction of dietary salt consumption, PAHO convened a group of scientific and technical experts to start the process of strengthening capacity in the Region to implement population-wide salt reduction policies. The main objective of the Expert Group (EG) is to explore the different aspects of dietary salt reduction to prevent cardiovascular disease to the extent of its practicality. Since then, the EG has published several fact sheets on health and dietary salt for health professionals, consumers and patients, and on the Political Statement. Below, you will find the most up-to-date fact sheets produced by the EG.

Folder Meetings and events of the EG

Following the recommendations of expert and country consultation of  January 2009 to form a task force for the reduction of dietary salt consumption, PAHO convened a group of scientific and technical experts to start the process of strengthening capacity in the Region to implement population-wide salt reduction policies. Below you will find the most up-to-date information on the meeting and events of the EG, including the meeting documentation (agendas, list of participants), background documentation, presentations (if available) and final reports.

Folder Reports

Following the recommendations of expert and country consultation of  January 2009 to form a task force for the reduction of dietary salt consumption, PAHO convened a group of scientific and technical experts to start the process of strengthening capacity in the Region to implement population-wide salt reduction policies. The main objective of the Expert Group (EG) is to explore the different aspects of dietary salt reduction to prevent cardiovascular disease to the extent of its practicality. Since then, the EG and Secretariat have attended several meetings and events, whose reports are available here.

Documents

pdf 10 Tips to Cut Sodium  Published Popular

1289 downloads

pdf HASSEL Salt  Published Popular

1310 downloads

pdf National Sodium Messages - Canada  Published Popular

1781 downloads

pdf Policy Statement: Preventing cardiovascular disease in the Americas by Reducing dietary salt intake Population-wide  Published Popular

3948 downloads

The PAHO/WHO Regional Expert Group on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention through Dietary Salt Reduction has produced this policy statement. It has the rationale and recommendations for a population-based approach to reduce dietary salt intake among all people in the Americas, be they adults or children.

pdf Policy Statement: Preventing Cardiovascular Diseases in the Americas by Reducing Dietary Salt Intake Population-Wide  Published Popular

974 downloads

First product of the Expert Group to reduce dietary salt population-wide.

pdf Salt Survey - first results  Published Popular

1887 downloads

pdf survey on salt protocol  Published Popular

761 downloads