Healthy Societies is an initiative that brings together policy-makers, academics and other stakeholders from a range of sectors and assembles the best available evidence to advocate for a world where everyone enjoys better health and well-being through more sustainable means – protecting both people and planet.
The Call to Reclaim Comprehensive Public Health, launched in December 2020, responds to concerns and missed opportunities in pandemic responses. It calls on heads of state and government, and others involved in shaping the response to COVID-19, to adopt a set of ten principles and approaches to provide inclusive, just, equitable and effective public health approaches in countering COVID-19 and future pandemics.
Join the individuals and institutions calling for action by signing the call below.
WE ANTICIPATE THIS PLATFORM WILL SERVE THREE AIMS
What, and who, influences what we eat? Far from being a free choice, we believe that our food habits are deeply influenced by the societies and everyday environments we exist within.
To answer this question, over 100 school children across seven countries have been filming these influences to help us better understand the everyday environments which, across much of the globe, are making it increasingly difficult for people to eat well and increasingly easy to eat badly.
Read more in the Guardian's coverage of our project: Coke, crisps, convenience: how ads created a global junk food generation.
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With countless countries moving through epidemiological, demographic and nutrition transitions, putting more attention on healthy diets is absolutely critical. Leveraging a human rights approach has the potential to accelerate much-needed progress. I hope the Director-General and High Commissioner take urgent action!
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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