Health Determinants, Promotion and Prevention
We advance health for all by working with governments and partners to address the social determinants of health and the major risk factors for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries. Through leadership, multisectoral collaboration and evidence-based guidance, we tackle the root causes of NCDs and injuries and provide specialized technical assistance to support policies and programmes that create healthier, more equitable societies.

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Integrating wearable technology into population health monitoring systems for physical activity measurement

This report summarizes a meeting that brought together national government representatives, statistical agencies and scientific experts to review country...

Measuring physical activity in adults using wearable technologies: report of a scientific meeting, 10-12 June 2025, Montreal, Canada

 The Global Action Plan on Physical Activity and the WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviours call for updating global guidance...

Global report on the use of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes, 2025

This report provides a global assessment of taxes applied to sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). It describes and qualitatively compares their design and...

Global report on the use of alcohol taxes, 2025

This report provides an assessment of taxes applied to alcoholic beverages at the global level. It qualitatively compares their design and provides estimates...

Documents

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The background information document on the call to action on electronic cigarettes is an accompanying document to call to action on electronic cigarettes...

Electronic cigarettes - call to action

This call to action on e-cigarettes notes that urgent and strong decisive action to prevent uptake of e-cigarettes, which are harmful to health, should...

Quitting tobacco and related products is hard, but with the right support and tools, you can do it! With professional support and quitting services, tobacco...