Dietary Guidelines for the Asia Pacific Region

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin W. Binns ◽  
Mi Kyung Lee ◽  
Masaharu Kagawa ◽  
Wah Yun Low ◽  
Qiu Liqian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Infant Nutrition ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
World Health ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Public Health Programs ◽  
The World

Nutrition is a major determinant of health throughout all stages of life and together with smoking is the most important risk factor for morbidity and mortality in the Asia Pacific Region. The workshop participants examined Dietary Guidelines and Food Guides that are in use in our region, together with additional materials from the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the World Cancer Research Foundation. The resulting set of guidelines is meant as a reminder of the main issues to be covered in a general public health education program. It may also be of value in reminding public health practitioners, educators, administrators, and policy makers of current nutrition issues. It may additionally be useful as a checklist of the issues to be considered in public health programs and regulations. The main areas of nutrition that are included in the Guidelines are eating a variety of foods, including vegetables, fruits, whole grain cereals, and nuts. Choose fish, poultry, and meats grown in a sustainable way. Appropriate growth, including avoiding obesity, and physical activity are important. Breastfeeding is the basis of infant nutrition and nutrition of mothers is an important public health measure. Negative factors in the Asian diet include salt, refined sugar, alcohol and fats. The APACPH Dietary Guidelines will need to be kept under review and modified to meet regional differences in food supply. The Guidelines will be useful as a checklist of the issues to be considered in public health programs, addressing both acute and chronic diseases.

scholarly journals Infant Feeding Guidelines for the Asia Pacific Region

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 682-690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Binns ◽  
Mi Kyung Lee ◽  
Masaharu Kagawa ◽  
Wah Yun Low ◽  
Jane Scott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Low Birthweight ◽  
Infant Nutrition ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Good Nutrition ◽  
The United Nations

Good nutrition for infants, during the first 1000 days from conception, is one of the most important determinants of a healthy long life. Breastfeeding is the most important component of infant nutrition and reduces morbidity and mortality. With the changes to the climate currently occurring, issues of nutrition and food supply are only going to increase in importance. The Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, place nutrition at the forefront of world development and a sustainable planet. The vision of Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) is to “achieve the highest possible level of health of all the people of the nations of the Asia-Pacific region.” Much of the burden of disease, early deaths, and disability in the Asia Pacific region could be reduced with public health efforts to address the major risk factors, including nutrition-related causes and smoking. The United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition 2016-2025 has recently been launched with the aim of reducing the global burden of inappropriate nutrition. The goals include increasing rates of exclusive breastfeeding to 6 months, reducing wasting and stunting, and reducing the rates of low birthweight. This is the position endorsed in these guidelines along with the principles of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative. These guidelines expand the information on infants that was included in the 2016 APACPH Dietary Guidelines. APACPH covers many different environments, geographical areas, cultures, and socioeconomic groups. These guidelines are generally applicable to all infants in our region, specific local advice may sometimes be needed.

scholarly journals Tuberculosis Elimination in the Asia-Pacific Region and the WHO Ethics Guidance

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Justin Denholm ◽  
Diego Silva ◽  
Erlina Burhan ◽  
Richard Chaisson
Keyword(s):  
World Health ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Public Health Programs ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Health Organization

The World Health Organization has produced ethical guidance on implementation of the End TB strategy, which must be considered in local context. The Asia-Pacific Region has important distinctive characteristics relevant to tuberculosis, and engagement with the ethical implications raised is essential. This paper highlights key ethical considerations for the tuberculosis elimination agenda in the Asia-Pacific Regions and suggests that further programmatic work is required to ensure such challenges are addressed in clinical and public health programs.

Brian Herbert Kay 1944–2017

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Michael F. Good ◽  
Scott A. Ritchie ◽  
Darryl McGinn ◽  
Richard C. Russell
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Young Researchers ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Scientific Achievements

Brian Kaywas a renowned entomologist and arbovirologistwhoworked in academia and with local and international governments to make major and lasting improvements in public health. Particular highlights were the first ever elimination of a saltmarsh mosquito in the world and elimination of dengue from many hamlets and villages in Vietnam. He is also remembered for the development of the careers of many young researchers in Australia and overseas. When thinking of Brian Kay, three things come to mind immediately. First, Brian was a great character–a man of fun and passion and always good to be around. He had a great cheeky smile. Second, Brian was deeply committed to the careers and well-being of those around him–exemplified no better than how he acted so caringly for the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) staff when he served for several years as Chairman of the QIMR Staff Association; and third, Brian was an outstanding entomologist, biologist, scientist. Here, we give a little history of his background and attempt to distil a few of Brian's many scientific achievements and paint a picture of a man who was greatly admired and loved by those who worked alongside him in various parts of the world, but predominantly in Australia and the Asia Pacific Region.

Asia-Pacific Consensus Statement on integrated 24-hour activity guidelines for children and adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. bjsports-2021-104527
Author(s):  
Benny Kai Guo Loo ◽  
Anthony David Okely ◽  
Aman Pulungan ◽  
Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Consensus Statement ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Health Challenge ◽  
The World ◽  
Public Health Challenge

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) constitute a significant public health challenge and pose a great burden on health and social systems throughout the world. The Asia-Pacific region is in a vulnerable position as the prevalence of NCDs will inevitably increase with rapid socioeconomic transitions; yet it is ill prepared for this public health challenge as Asian children are among the most physically inactive in the world. Aligned with the WHO’s global strategy to control NCDs via preventive measures and health promotion policies, representatives from the Asia-Pacific region came together to develop consensus statement on integrated 24-hour activity guidelines for children and adolescents. These guidelines apply to children and adolescents, aged 5–18 years, in the Asia-Pacific region, regardless of gender, cultural background or socioeconomic status. These guidelines aim to provide the latest evidence-based recommendations, taking a holistic approach to lifestyle activities and adopting a practical perspective by framing these activities within a 24-hour period. Eating and dietary elements were incorporated as they closely influence the energy balance of the movement behaviours and vice versa. By investing in the younger generations through advocacy for healthier lifestyles, we aim to reduce the burden of NCDs in the Asia-Pacific region.

scholarly journals Special Issue “Innovation and Evidence for Achieving TB Elimination in the Asia-Pacific Region”

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 114
Author(s):  
Philipp du Cros ◽  
Hamidah Hussain ◽  
Kerri Viney
Keyword(s):  
World Health ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
The World

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) END-TB strategy has set the world on course to climb the highest of medical mountains by 2035, with a targeted peak of reductions in TB deaths by 95%, TB cases by 90%, and no burden of catastrophic expenses on families due to TB [...]

scholarly journals The COVID-19 Pandemic and Commercial Property Rent Dynamics

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 360
Author(s):  
Roddy Allan ◽  
Ervi Liusman ◽  
Teddy Lu ◽  
Desmond Tsang
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Commercial Property ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Retail Property

This paper utilizes timely proprietary data to examine the contemporary impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial property rent dynamics in the Asia–Pacific region. Given that the Asia–Pacific region was the first to be impacted by the public health crisis, it is important to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the real estate markets in this region and to assess how the region has been recovering since then. Our regression analysis, controlling for different macroeconomic fundamentals and city and property type fixed effects, documents substantial declines in rents of approximately 15% during the first six months of 2020 across the Asia–Pacific commercial property market. We further observe that the most significant declines in rent occur in regions where exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic is the more severe, and in the retail property sector, where we have been observing continued declines of over 30%, with little recovery as of the second quarter of 2020. In additional analysis, we examine capital values and show that while capital targeting the retail property sector has been muted, there is some evidence showing capital flows into the residential and industrial sectors. We also show that fiscal stimuli imposed by governments have moderated the adverse impact of the pandemic. Overall, our study shows that while the effect of the COVID-19 public health crisis is detrimental to commercial real estate, its impact varies significantly across different regions and property sectors.

Red Alert: Climate Change and Public Health in the Asia Pacific Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 810-811
Author(s):  
Colin Binns ◽  
Wah Yun Low ◽  
Victor Chee Wai Hoe
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region

Pacific Asia: Economic Integration and Prospects of Russia

2011 ◽  
pp. 67-75
Author(s):  
V. Usol'tsev
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Economic Integration ◽  
Asian Financial Crisis ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
World Crisis ◽  
The World ◽  
Pacific Asia

The article describes in detail the integration processes in the Asia-Pacific region, the influence of the Asian financial crisis of 1997-1998 biennium. and the world crisis 2007-2008 biennium, as well as the prospects of the Russian connection.

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