The Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH) is responsible for promoting, coordinating, and implementing technical cooperation activities related to the prevention, control, and surveillance of noncommunicable diseases, all forms of malnutrition, mental health, neurological and substance use disorders, including their risk factors. It also promotes policies and strategies related with disabilities and rehabilitation, road safety, as well as prevention of and response to violence in all its forms.
NMH raises political, public, and professional awareness and helps policymakers, health authorities, practitioners, and communities to understand the burden of the NCDs, all forms of malnutrition, external causes, risk factors, and the impact of the social and commercial determinants of health.
NMH promotes multi-sector and multi-stakeholder strategies that strengthen the capacity of Member States to promote and protect health through public policies, programs, services, and surveillance, to prevent and control risks, improve prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and self-management to reduce the burden of death and disabilities and improve the physical, mental, and social well-being of the population.
AREAS OF WORK
CAMPAIGNS
Virtual Courses
Virtual Course on Fundamentals of Palliative Care - 2020
Psychological First Aid (PFA) in disaster management in the Caribbean - 2019
Tobacco and Public Health: From Theory to Practice (2016 Version)
Preventing Self-harm/suicide: Empowering Primary Health Care providers
Virtual Course on Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Control
NMH Newsletter
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Latest issue
Past issues
2024
- Special issue: World Alzheimer´s Day
- August 2024
- July 2024
- June 2024
- May 2024
- Special Issue: World No Tobacco Day
- April 2024
- March 2024
- February 2024
- Special Issue: International Childhood Cancer Day
- January 2024
2023
- October-December 2023
- Special Issue: World Mental Health Day - 10 October 2023
- August-September 2023
- June-July 2023
- Special Issue: World No Tobacco Day 2023
- March 2023
- January-February 2023
2022
- Special Issue November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
- October 2022
- September 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- Special Issue May 2022: World No Tobacco Day
- Special Issue May 2022: World Hypertension Day
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- Special Issue February 2022: World Cancer Day: Close the care gap
Strategic Partners: PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centres