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  Useful Information for Seniors | ASSOCIATION OF FORMER INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVANTS / NEW YORK

GOVERNMENT SITES New York City Department for the Aging  ( www.nyc.gov/html/dfta ) New York  State  Office for the Aging  ( www.aging.ny.gov ) New York City  Transit  ( www.mta.info ) New York  Public Library  ( www.nypl.org )    Also see  www.Brooklynpubliclibrary.org  and  www.queenslibrary.org Connecticut Department of Public Health  ( www.ct.gov/dph/site/default.asp ) Connecticut State Department on Aging ( www.ct.gov/agingservices/site/default.asp ) New Jersey Department of Aging and Senior Services  ( www.state.nj.us/nj/community/senior/ ) New Jersey Foundation for Aging  ( www.njfoundationforaging.org )  Medicare  ( www.medicare.gov ) Medicaid  ( www.health.state.ny.us/health_care/medicaid/ )   HEALTH & WELLNESS New York State Department of Health  ( www.nyhealth.gov ) New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene  ( www.nyc.gov/html/doh )   MEDICAL CONDITIONS American Cancer Society  ( www.cancer.org ) Cancer Care  ( www.cancercare.org ) Alzheimer’s Association  ( www.alz.org ) Alzheimer’s Research   Forum  ( www.alzforum.org ) Arthritis Foundation  ( www.arthritis.org ) American Diabetes   Association  ( www.diabetes.org ) American Heart Association  ( www.americanheart.org ) National Association for the Visually Handicapped  ( www.navh.org ) Lighthouse International  ( www.lighthouse.org ) Hearing Loss Association   of America  ( www.hearingloss.org )   CARE & CAREGIVER/RESIDENTIAL OPTIONS Aging Parents and Elder Care    ( www.aging-parents-and-elder-care.com ) American Association of Homes and Services for the   Aging  ( www.retirement-living.com ) American Health Care Association  ( www.ahcancal.org ) Visiting Nurse Service of New York  ( www.vnsny.org) Eldercare Locator  ( www.eldercare.gov ) National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers ( www.caremanager.org )   Extracts from WHO’s “Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health” Physical Activity vs Exercise http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/pa/en/ Physical activity is defined as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure.  (...) It only takes 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity five days per week to improve and maintain your health.  (...) Even if you are very busy - you can still fit 30 minutes of physical activity into your daily routine to improve your health.

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  Useful Information for Seniors | ASSOCIATION OF FORMER INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVANTS / NEW YORK

GOVERNMENT SITES New York City Department for the Aging  ( www.nyc.gov/html/dfta ) New York  State  Office for the Aging  ( www.aging.ny.gov ) New York City  Transit  ( www.mta.info ) New York  Public Library  ( www.nypl.org )    Also see  www.Brooklynpubliclibrary.org  and  www.queenslibrary.org Connecticut Department of Public Health  ( www.ct.gov/dph/site/default.asp ) Connecticut State Department on Aging ( www.ct.gov/agingservices/site/default.asp ) New Jersey Department of Aging and Senior Services  ( www.state.nj.us/nj/community/senior/ ) New Jersey Foundation for Aging  ( www.njfoundationforaging.org )  Medicare  ( www.medicare.gov ) Medicaid  ( www.health.state.ny.us/health_care/medicaid/ )   HEALTH & WELLNESS New York State Department of Health  ( www.nyhealth.gov ) New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene  ( www.nyc.gov/html/doh )   MEDICAL CONDITIONS American Cancer Society  ( www.cancer.org ) Cancer Care  ( www.cancercare.org ) Alzheimer’s Association  ( www.alz.org ) Alzheimer’s Research   Forum  ( www.alzforum.org ) Arthritis Foundation  ( www.arthritis.org ) American Diabetes   Association  ( www.diabetes.org ) American Heart Association  ( www.americanheart.org ) National Association for the Visually Handicapped  ( www.navh.org ) Lighthouse International  ( www.lighthouse.org ) Hearing Loss Association   of America  ( www.hearingloss.org )   CARE & CAREGIVER/RESIDENTIAL OPTIONS Aging Parents and Elder Care    ( www.aging-parents-and-elder-care.com ) American Association of Homes and Services for the   Aging  ( www.retirement-living.com ) American Health Care Association  ( www.ahcancal.org ) Visiting Nurse Service of New York  ( www.vnsny.org) Eldercare Locator  ( www.eldercare.gov ) National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers ( www.caremanager.org )   Extracts from WHO’s “Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health” Physical Activity vs Exercise http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/pa/en/ Physical activity is defined as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure.  (...) It only takes 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity five days per week to improve and maintain your health.  (...) Even if you are very busy - you can still fit 30 minutes of physical activity into your daily routine to improve your health.

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  FG-AI4H Progress Report to SG16 (July 2018 to March 2019)

Manuel Adjunct Professor Montclair State University United States physically physically Cramer Catherine Manager Industry Engagement Columbia University Data Science Institute United States Currie Leanne Associate Professor University of British Columbia Canada physically physically physically Cyr Marilyn Postdoctoral Research Scientist New York State Psychiatric Institute United States physically physically Dabiri Ayda Project Officer International Telecommunication Union Switzerland physically physically physically de Campos Neto Simão Ferraz Counsellor International Telecommunication Union Switzerland physically physically physically Decorzent Jean-Baptiste VP Global Alliance & Partnership HX Foundation Switzerland physically physically physically Diamond Megan Program Manager Harvard Global Health Institute United States ? (...) Paraguay physically Geambasu Roxana Associate Professor Columbia University United States He Xiaofu Assistant Professor Columbia University United States physically physically physically Hinds Walter Data Analyst New York State Psychiatric Institute United States Hoffmann Henry Director of Research Ada Health GmbH Germany physically physically physically Hripcsak George Chair, Department of Biomedical Informat Columbia University United States physically physically Hsu Christophe Dermatologist Global Dermatology Switzerland Huang Rui Mailman School United States physically Ibaraki Stephen Social Entrepreneur and Futurist - Chair REDDS Capital REDDS Venture Capital Canada physically physically physically Ikeda Yoshikazu Otani University Japan Jackson Mark Scientific Lead of Business Development Cambridge Quantum Computing UK physically Kawamori Masahito Project Professor Keio University Japan physically physically Kim Jiyoung Doctor SNUH Korea (Rep. of) physically physically physically Kim Minjae Assistant Professor Columbia University United States physically Kofmel Erich President Autistic Minority International Switzerland remote KRISHNAMURTHY Ramesh World Health Organization Switzerland remote remote Kuglitsch Monique Innovation Manager Fraunhofer-Heinrich-Hertz-Institut Germany physically physically physically Kühn Andreas Medical Content Editor Ada Health GmbH Germany physically physically physically Kumar Manish Senior Technical Specialist MEASURE Evaluation, UNC at Chapel Hill United States remote Kury Fabrício Postdoctoral Research Scientist Columbia University United States Launay Laurent R&D Manager IRT b<>com France physically physically physically Lecoultre Marc Founder Wazzabi Switzerland physically physically physically Lee Jihui Postdoctoral Associate Weill Cornell Medicine United States physically Lee Jung Hwan Paul CEO MIND AI Korea (Rep. of) physically Lee Naomi Executive Editor - Digital The Lancet UK Lee Jihui Postdoctoral Associate Weill Cornell Medicine United States physically Lee Jung Hwan Paul CEO MIND AI Korea (Rep. of) physically Lee Naomi Executive Editor - Digital The Lancet UK physically Limoli Craig CEO Wellsheet Inc. 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Croatia Remote Remote Remote Remote Janis Reinelt Aicura medical Germany Physically Physically David Rivollet EPFL Switzerland Remote Remote Remote Remote Rafael Ruiz de Castaneda Université de Genève Switzerland Physically Physically Physically Physically Anca Rusu EPFL Switzerland Physically Marcel Salathé Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Switzerland Physically Physically Physically Physically Wojciech Samek Fraunhofer HHI Germany Physically Physically Physically Physically Leena Sankla Solutions 4 Health UK Physically Physically Keshav Sankla Solutions 4 Health UK Physically Physically Petar Scepanovic EPFL Switzerland Klaus Schönenberger EPFL Switzerland Physically Johannes Schröder Ada Health GmbH Germany Physically Physically Anita Shah World Health Organization Arun Shroff MedIndia, Old Bridge USA Physically Physically Physically Physically Nao Sipula Watif Health IIC, BENONI South Africa Physically Physically Physically Physically Andrej Sobkowski Pristem Switzerland Physically Foti Sofiadellis Royal Australasian College of Surgeons UK Remote Remote Remote Remote Inês Sousa Associação Fraunhofer Portugal Research Portugal Lara SRIVASTAVA International Telecommunication Union Physically Physically Physically Shabbir Syed Abdul Indian association of medical informatics India Physically Steffen Tengesdal BAO Systems USA Physically Physically Physically Eva THELISSON AI Transparency Institute Switzerland Physically Christopher Tse EPFL Switzerland Maria Vasconcelos Associação Fraunhofer Portugal Research Portugal Remote Remote Remote Remote JINGYU WANG Baidu China Jingyu WANG Tsinghua University China Katherine Ward World Bank Group Physically Physically Markus Wenzel Fraunhofer-HHI Germany Physically Physically Physically Physically Alina Wernick Humboldt Institute Germany Physically Physically Thomas Wiegand Fraunhofer-HHI Germany Physically Physically Physically Physically Shan Xu Ministry of Industry and Information Technology China Physically Physically Physically Physically Yanwu Xu Baidu China Physically Physically Physically Physically Wei Zhang World Health Organization Physically Yajun Zhang Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) China Daidi Zhong Chongqing University China Physically Physically Physically Physically Enga Luye Belair Biotech Physically Physically Physically Physically Christopher Tse Wellcome Trust UK Physically Marc Friedli Health2030 Physically Alessia Magliarditi International Telecommunication Union Physically Physically Physically Physically Alexandre Cuenat Wellcome Trust UK Remotely Remotely Imad Riachi Startup Physically Siju Chen Manjula Singh Indian Council of Medical Research India Physically Physically Kaoru Mizuno International Telecommunication Union Remote Eun-Kyeong Kim Remote Remote Remote Remote Nicola Amoroso Remote Remote Remote Remote Philippe Zitoun Remote Remote Remote Remote Jonathon Carr-Brown Your.MD UK Remote Remote Remote Remote Matteo Berlucchi Your.MD UK Remote Remote Remote Remote _________________

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  a GUIDE For PoPULaTI

a GUIDE For PoPULaTIoN-BaSED aPProaCHES To INCrEaSING LEVELS oF PHYSICaL aCTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WHO GLOBAL STRATEGY ON DIET, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH WHO Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A guide for population-based approaches to increasing levels of physical activity: implementation of the WHO global strategy on diet, physical activity and health. 1.Exercise. 2.Life style. 3.Health promotion. 4.National health programs – organization and administration. 5.Guidelines. (...) Recognizing the burden of chronic disease, at the Fifty-third World Health As- sembly (May 2000) physical inactivity was affirmed as a key risk factor in the prevention and control, and a resolution (WHA53.17) was adopted encouraging the WHO to provide leadership in combating physical inactivity and associated risk factors (3). (...) Physical activity and health: a report of the Surgeon General.

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  WHO meets with food, beverage and producer Associations on diet and chronic diseases

WHO meets with food, beverage and producer Associations on diet and chronic diseases World Health Organization Global Regions World Health Organization WHO Regional websites When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Select language Select language English العربية 中文 Français Русский Español Português Home Health Topics All topics » A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Resources » Fact sheets Facts in pictures Multimedia Publications Questions & answers Tools and toolkits Popular » Air pollution Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Hepatitis Monkeypox Countries All countries » A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Regions » Africa Americas South-East Asia Europe Eastern Mediterranean Western Pacific WHO in countries » Statistics Cooperation strategies Ukraine emergency Newsroom All news » News releases Statements Campaigns Commentaries Events Feature stories Speeches Spotlights Newsletters Photo library Media distribution list Headlines » Emergencies Focus on » Afghanistan crisis COVID-19 pandemic Northern Ethiopia crisis Syria crisis Ukraine emergency Monkeypox outbreak Greater Horn of Africa crisis Latest » Disease Outbreak News Travel advice Situation reports Weekly Epidemiological Record WHO in emergencies » Surveillance Research Funding Partners Operations Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee Data Data at WHO » Global Health Estimates Health SDGs Mortality Database Data collections Dashboards » COVID-19 Dashboard Triple Billion Dashboard Health Inequality Monitor Highlights » Global Health Observatory SCORE Insights and visualizations Data collection tools Reports » World Health Statistics 2022 COVID excess deaths DDI IN FOCUS: 2022 About WHO About WHO » People Teams Structure Partnerships and collaboration Collaborating centres Networks, committees and advisory groups Transformation Our Work » General Programme of Work WHO Academy Activities Initiatives Funding » Investment case WHO Foundation Accountability » Audit Budget Financial statements Programme Budget Portal Results Report Governance » World Health Assembly Executive Board Election of Director-General Governing Bodies website Home / News / item / WHO meets with food, beverage and producer Associations on diet and chronic diseases WHO meets with food, beverage and producer Associations on diet and chronic diseases Industry associations provide input to WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health 17 June 2003 Departmental news Geneva Reading time: World Health Organization (WHO) officials met today in Geneva with representatives of some 30 food, beverage and producer associations to discuss ways of working together more effectively to encourage healthier diets and increased physical activity worldwide. (...) “This was a very useful and constructive meeting,” said Dr Derek Yach, WHO Executive Director, Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health. “We believe the industry is willing to work on raising consumer awareness of the need both for healthy, balanced diets, and for overall energy balance in terms of energy intake and physical activity.”

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  Health workers_classification_29April2010.xls

Appropriate formal qualifications are often an essential requirement for entry to these occupations; in some cases relevant work experience and prolonged on-the-job training may substitute for the formal education. HEALTH ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS Page 6 of 14 Classification of health workforce statistics, World Health Organization, Geneva www.who.int/hrh/statistics/workforce_statistics Contact: hrhstatistics@who.int Occupation group ISCO code Definition Examples of occupations classified here Notes Nursing associate professionals 3221 Nursing associate professionals provide basic nursing and personal care for people in need of such care due to effects of ageing, illness, injury, or other physical or mental impairment. (...) They assist patients with personal, physical mobility and therapeutic care needs as per established care plans and practices, and generally under the direct supervision of medical, nursing or other health professionals or associate professionals. (...) General secretaries, receptionists and clerical workers are excluded from here. Non-health technicians and associate professionals not elsewhere classified This group covers technicians and associate professionals not classified elsewhere (except health, life science and medical secretarial) working in health systems including, for instance, physical and engineering science technicians, information and communications technicians, business and administration associate professionals, and social and religious associate professionals.

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  International Yoga Day 2020

This year the theme of International Yoga Day (IDY) is ‘Yoga for Health - Yoga at Home’. The Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018–2030 which is endorsed by the Member States mentions yoga as a means to improve health. (...) Regular physical activity is associated with improved well-being as well as enhanced social and mental health. The positive health impacts of different types and durations of physical activity on health outcomes is well evident.

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  Statement of Dr Kidong Park WHO Representative in Viet Nam, ON THE CELEBRATION OF THE VIET NAM WALK

Every weak person means a weak country – every healthy person, that is, a healthy country,” highlighted in his March 1946 article titled, “Health and physical exercise.” And his message has sufficient scientific evidence. (...) OECD agrees that the impacts of health on development are clear. Economic evidence confirmed that a 10% improvement in life expectancy at birth is associated with a rise in economic growth of some 0.3–0.4% a year, holding other growth factors constant. (...) I am also happy to announce that WHO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the Young Physician Association, and the Union of Health Workers, will be launching the 100 days challenge of 10,000 steps per day.

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  Check against delive

Ladies and gentlemen, Often, the association of climate change and the right to health is limited the impact on physical health but the global community should pay more attention to its mental health dimension. Climate change is not only affecting human physical health, it is also impacting on the mental health and well-being of individuals and communities affected. Poor physical health and ailments are associated with poor quality of life and psychological distress.

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  Violence against women

Violence can negatively affect women’s physical, mental, sexual, and reproductive health, and may increase the risk of acquiring HIV in some settings. (...) Gender inequality and norms on the acceptability of violence against women are a root cause of violence against women. Health consequences Intimate partner (physical, sexual and psychological) and sexual violence cause serious short- and long-term physical, mental, sexual and reproductive health problems for women. (...) WHO's 2013 study on the health burden associated with violence against women found that women who had been physically or sexually abused were 1.5 times more likely to have a sexually transmitted infection and, in some regions, HIV, compared to women who had not experienced partner violence.

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