Click the photo above to view a clip from the HIT Plenary Session at Summit 2006.
Fujitsu Chairman Akikusa and Keio University Professor Haruo Shimada at the April 2006 HIT Workgroup Meeting.
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Nutrition Lab
Overview
The objective of the Nutrition Lab is to compile research and resources and convene outcome-oriented meetings for those who are dedicated to tackling nutrition related problems. We place special emphasis on issues surrounding undernutrition as well as overnutrition, particularly in the Asia-Pacific.
The work of our Nutrition Lab directly contributed to the agenda and content of 2008 Pacific Health Summit, whose theme was "The Global Nutrition Challenge: Getting a Health Start." Summit discussions focused on the complex challenge of too little of the right nutrition for vulnerable populations and the rapidly emerging health threat of too much of the wrong nutrition in both developed and developing world.
Activities
2008 Pacific Health Summit
- Seattle, 2008. "The Global Nutrition Challenge: Getting a Healthy Start" was the theme of the 2008 Pacific Health Summit which focused on the complex challenge of too little of the right
nutrition for vulnerable populations and the rapidly emerging health
threat of too much of the wrong nutrition in both the developed and
developing worlds, as well as the special challenge of ensuring a "healthy
start" for children by focusing on maternal and infant nutrition.
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The Global Nutrition Challenge: Getting a Healthy Start
A report from the 2008 Pacific Health Summit held in Seattle.
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Advance Workshops of the Pacific Health Summit
- Tokyo, 2008. "Undernutrition: Creating New Responses" is
the first of two advance workshops of the Pacific Health Summit organized
by the Summit Secretariat: The NBR Center for Health and Aging. The
workshop was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and
took place on February 15, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan.
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Undernutrition: Creating New Responses
A report from the February 15 Summit Advance Workshop held in Tokyo.
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- London, 2008. "Obesity, Associated Diseases, and Personal Health"
is the second of two advance workshops of the Pacific Healh Summit. The
workshop was Co-Presented by The National Bureau of Asian Research and the
Wellcome Trust, and it took place on April 7, 2008 in London, UK.
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Obesity, Associated Diseases, and Personal Health: Addressing the Global Nutrition Challenge
A report from the April 7 Summit Advance Workshop held in London.
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Publications
- A 2008 White Paper. "Scaling Up and Sustaining Nutrition Interventions: Lessons Learned from Success in the Asia-Pacific Region" outlines experiences, opportunities, and lessons learned in scaling up interventions in the Asia-Pacific region to address the global burden of undernutrition. This paper is included as a source in the Progress Towards Nutrition document in the Gates Foundation's Living Proof initiative.
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Scaling Up and Sustaining Nutrition Interventions: Lessons Learned from Success in the Asia-Pacific Region
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- A 2008 Case Study. "Obesity Prevention and Control Efforts in Singapore" outlines policies and programs designed to prevent and control obesity and associated diseases in Singapore.
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Obesity Prevention and Control Efforts in Singapore
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Online Resources
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