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Cover page of a PAHO/WHO publication titled “The design of effective front-of-package warning labels to protect public health from unhealthy food products,” with a blue headline, a yellow header accent, and introductory text on noncommunicable diseases and dietary changes in the Americas.
The design of effective front-of-package warning labels to protect public health from unhealthy food products: Evidence, policy principles, and design specifications to support the adoption and implementation of effective front-of-package warning labeling
Technical and scientific products, Other publications
Cover of Taxes on sweetened beverages in the Americas. Regional report 2025
Taxes on sweetened beverages in the Americas. Regional report 2025
Technical reports
Episodio 22: GLP-1: ¿Una nueva herramienta contra la obesidad?
Let’s Talk About Health - Ep. 22: GLP-1: A new tool against obesity?
Communication Materials
Cover of Policies and interventions to create healthy school food environments: WHO guideline
Policies and interventions to create healthy school food environments: WHO guideline
Guidelines
Cover of Global report on the use of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes, 2025
Global report on the use of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes, 2025
Technical reports
Cover of WHO guideline on the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) therapies for the treatment of obesity in adults
WHO guideline on the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) therapies for the treatment of obesity in adults
Guidelines
NCDs at a Glance 2025. NCDs surveillance and monitoring: Noncommunicable disease mortality and risk factor prevalence in the Americas
NCDs at a Glance 2025. NCDs surveillance and monitoring: NCDs mortality and risk factor prevalence in the Americas
Technical and scientific products
Article: Effects of front-of-package nutrition labelling systems on objective understanding and purchase intention in El Salvador: results from a multi-arm parallel-group randomised controlled trial
Article: Effects of front-of-package nutrition labelling systems on objective understanding and purchase intention in El Salvador: results from a multi-arm parallel-group randomised controlled trial
Technical and scientific products, Other publications
Food, nutrition, and physical activity initiatives in schools in the Americas
Food, nutrition, and physical activity initiatives in schools in the Americas
Technical reports
Getting children moving using active video games: a report of the GenMove programme
Getting children moving using active video games: a report of the GenMove programme
Technical reports
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Better Care for NCDs overview handout
Brochures
Políticas saludables de compra y abastecimiento de alimentos para la Región de las Américas
Políticas saludables de compra y abastecimiento de alimentos para la Región de las Américas
Technical and scientific products, Technical reports
cover of What are healthy diets? Joint statement by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization
What are healthy diets? Joint statement by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization
Other publications
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Presentation - Virtual Course on Regulatory Policies to Prevent Obesity and Diet-related Noncommunicable Diseases
Presentations
Taking action to protect children from the harmful impact of food marketing: a child rights-based approach
Taking action to protect children from the harmful impact of food marketing: a child rights-based approach
Guidelines
Use of non-sugar sweeteners: WHO guideline
Use of non-sugar sweeteners: WHO guideline
Guidelines
Noncommunicable diseases in the Americas: a review of the Pan American Health Organization’s 25-year program of work
Noncommunicable diseases in the Americas: a review of the Pan American Health Organization’s 25-year program of work
Technical and scientific products
Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition – Latin America and the Caribbean 2022
Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition – Latin America and the Caribbean 2022
Technical reports
Regulation of food advertising in the Americas. Case studies from Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Peru
Regulation of food advertising in the Americas. Case studies from Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Peru
Technical reports
Comparing taxes as a percentage of sugar-sweetened beverage prices in Latin America and the Caribbean
Comparing taxes as a percentage of sugar-sweetened beverage prices in Latin America and the Caribbean
Technical and scientific products
Sugar-sweetened Beverage Tax Indicators in Latin America and the Caribbean
Sugar-sweetened Beverage Tax Indicators in Latin America and the Caribbean