| No images? Click here  Friday 09.25.20 | Issue 80  NIAID-RNL/Flickr Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) updates Virtual press briefings with simultaneous translation in all UN languages with the participation of the WHO Director-General planned for Monday and Thursday each week. Media advisories with Zoom links/dial-in details will be emailed in advance.  Monday, 28 September New WHO guidelines promoting mental health among adolescents New guidelines from WHO recommend a set of psychosocial interventions to promote mental health and prevent mental disorders among adolescents, aged 10-19 year-olds. They will help inform the development of policies and programmes for the improved mental health of young people.  Tuesday, 29 September World Heart Day WHO encourages everyone to know their risk of heart disease so they can take the necessary steps to improve their heart health. WHO Heart Risk Profiles help health workers and individuals discover their risk of heart disease based on easy to use charts that analyze risk based on region and risk factors. Heart risk profiles  Wednesday, 30 September Webinar: Living with COVID-19: Finding a Sustainable Way Forward Professor David Heymann CBE, Distinguished Fellow, Global Health Programme, Chatham House; Executive Director, Communicable Diseases Cluster, World Health Organization (1998-03) In the opening session of Chatham House’s autumn series of interactive webinars on the coronavirus, Professor David Heymann will be joined by Dr Michael Ryan to take stock of how the pandemic and the response to it has unfolded over the summer and discuss what the world is facing going forward. 11:00AM TO 12:00PM BST - ONLINE VIA ZOOM Please contact the Chatham House Press Office to register your attendance. A full recording of the webinar will be available after the event here  Thursday,1 October Launch of data portal on the health and well-being of older people On the International Day of Older Persons, WHO will launch a data portal that brings together data on available global indicators relevant to monitoring the health and well-being of people aged 60 years and over. Through maps, charts and tables, the portal offers tailored options for visualization and analysis of the data. This information will strengthen the visibility of older people, and help inform action to improve their health and well-being in line with global, regional and national commitments. For further information or interviews, please contact Alison Brunier at Bruniera@who.int  Receive the latest COVID-19 content, guidance and must-know information from WHO. Sign up for a weekly digital update. Check out the WHO video/podcast series, Science in 5.  WHO Media contacts:  You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list.  |
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