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Jamie Oliver rallies United Nations for aid in his anti-obesity campaign
Written by Mario Wiedemann
“Naked Chef” Jamie Oliver took advantage of the high-level meeting in September 2011 to promote his campaign on the Internet asking for help in the fight against obesity. According to him it is all about informing the people and helping them to make the right choices. Read more
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Mario Wiedemann
#Digitalization, #ICT4Change, #OpenData, #NonProfits, #HumanRights. Co-Founder Future Challenges @fc__org.
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Combating non-communicable diseases (Australian Sports Outreach Program in Nauru)
Written by Mario Wiedemann
It was possible to build up a healthy and strong society with sports. By introducing volleyball in Nauru, Australia, a whole community started fighting against the huge expenses created by obesity and cardiorespiratory diseases. It is all about clever ideas to change the current habits of the people. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyoCMC5ncR4
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WHO: Global Noncommunicable Disease Network
Written by Mario Wiedemann
There is a “major gap in the international agenda”, it is necessary to start working for assuring a better future for developing countries that are getting trapped by the net of incredible expenses such as NCDs.
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Stanford University Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
Written by Mario Wiedemann
Adapting to a chronic condition isn’t as easy as it looks like, recently some universities have started offering courses to help these people(mostly old population) to build their lives based on the annoying necessities required by a constant condition of disease. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP90MEQJ7YI&feature=related
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The UN Summit on NCD’s
Written by Mario Wiedemann
The CEO of an organization called the “World Heart Federation” talks about the UN Summit, and summarizes the problematic around NCDs. It seems that the UN summit really seemed for many people as an important moment in the planification of our nearby future.
