The United Nations Political Declaration on NCDs (September 2011)[2] calls for a 'whole of society' approach to tackling NCDs. To this end, C3 works with a range of organisations that affect public health and prevention of NCDs, including health professionals and local community leaders, businesses, NGOs, researchers, planners and young people.
Health professionals and local communities: Health professionals, local health advocates and researchers are well placed to use their knowledge and evidence to change attitudes and promote health and wellbeing throughout communities.
Working with businesses: Businesses can develop their core activities to provide a wider range of healthy options for consumers and employee, creating an environment in which it is easier to make healthy choices.
Workplace health: The workplace offers opportunities to help the working-age population – and, through them, their families and wider communities – to live healthier lives.
Bringing together the many people and organisations that can influence health - e.g. through regular International Breakfast Seminars.
Raising awareness of issues such as the 'early origins of health' (the first 1,000 days of life).
Publications
C3 has produced a number of reports (e.g. on the benefits of physical activity for health) and also raises awareness of the importance of tackling NCDs and the risk factors through other media, e.g.:
letters on cycling in The Times[3] and walking in The Economist;[4]
journal articles, e.g. in Globalization and Health,[5]Nursing Education Today, and the Nursing Standard.
