This is version 6.4 of the FLIP-LAC manual. The Food Labeling Information Program for Latin America (FLIP-LAC) for data collection and registration is a smartphone-based technology developed by the University of Toronto, Canada.
This keynote address explains how the Research on Open Educational Resources for Development (ROER4D) project is using desktop regional reviews, cross-regional surveys, cross regional and country case studies, action research studies and focused i
The report covers the role of the Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche sur la biologie, la santé, la société et l’environnement (CINBIOSE), Université du Québec à Montréal.
The most direct and effective method for reducing tobacco consumption is to increase the price of tobacco products through legislating higher taxes.
Peru is experiencing a rapid rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Cardiovascular disease and cancers are among the five leading causes of premature death and disease in Peru.
The World Health Organization's Global Burden of Disease study predicts that non-communicable diseases linked to obesity will create the greatest disease burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) by 2030.
Across South America, tobacco use remains high among children and adults. New research will explore the benefits and limitations of tobacco pricing and tax strategies on reducing tobacco use in Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.
There is little evidence to show whether the policies and voluntary agreements with the food industry set up by Brazil's government to support healthy eating are having the desired impact.
The municipalities of Zaruma and Portovelo on the Puyango River (Ecuador) are the site of many small- and medium-sized gold mines.
Communities of practice in Ecohealth (COPEH) bring together scientists and practitioners from various disciplines and types of institutions (academia, civil society, government) with a view to using applied research on social and ecological intera