WFPHA newsletter July 2011

The July 2011 newsletter of the World Federation of Public Health Associations is now available online: http://www.wfpha.org/online-newsletter/item/wfpha- newsletter-july-2011.html

The newsletter includes the following topics:

• Letter of Prof. Laaser on the 13th world congress on public health
• WFPHA general assembly – 15 May 2011
• Welcome to the new WFPHA members: Afghanistan national public health association, Dubai health authority/public health affair department, Association of public health physicians of Nigeria, Njala university public health association of Sierra Leone, Taiwan public health association –
• Report from the Vietnam public health association –
• Calls to action: Addressing the challenge of non-communicable diseases –
• To read/publications: e.g. Stop the global epidemic of chronic disease: a practical guide to successful advocacy (WHO report), UN high-level meeting on non-communicable diseases: addressing four questions.
• Upcoming events: United Nations high-level meeting on noncommunicable disease prevention and control, World conference on social determinants of health, Conference welfare development and health, Global alcohol policy conference
• Job vacancies: WHO director