The Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH) invites you to participate in the launch event of “ENLACE, the PAHO Data Portal on Noncommunicable Diseases, Mental Health, and External Causes” about Tuesday, January 18, 2022 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm (EST).
Recognizing the value and relevance of data in accelerating efforts to achieve regional and national commitments, as well as the organization’s mandates and action plans, the NMH Department has been applying innovative approaches to improve access to data and information. reliable, and their use to support decision-making and guide technical cooperation activities. In this context, the NMH Department developed the PAHO Data Portal on Noncommunicable Diseases, Mental Health, and External Causes (ENLACE).
This virtual event will present ENLACE and show some of the relevant topics, including its visualizations and interactive tools. This event will serve as an opportunity to share new content and tools to support regional and national efforts to reduce the impact of non-communicable diseases, mental health conditions, and violence and injuries on the population of the Americas.
The session will be available in English and Spanish with simultaneous translation.
- 11am Welcome and opening remarks.
- A call to strengthen health information systems, data governance, exchange and use for health actions.
- Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Deputy Director, PAHO
- A call to strengthen health information systems, data governance, exchange and use for health actions.
- 11:05 Relevance of the Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH) data portal to achieving global and regional commitments, as well as mandates and action plans of the organization.
- Dr. Anselmo Hennis, Director of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, PAHO
- 11:15 Sample of the NMH data portal.
- The ENLACE data portal: a resource to support access to and daily monitoring of epidemiological and risk factor data, and the implementation of policies and interventions at the regional and national levels.
- Moderated by Silvana Luciani, Head of Unit, Noncommunicable Diseases and Violence Prevention Unit, PAHO
- Introduction and overview of the PAHO data portal ENLACE.
Mrs. Silvana Luciani, Head of Unit, Noncommunicable Diseases and Violence Prevention Unit, PAHO. - Monitoring the level and trends of suicide in the Americas for indicator 3.4.2 of the SDGs
Dr. Renato Oliveira and Souza, Head of Unit, Mental Health and Substance Use, PAHO. - Monitoring of progress indicators of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Dr. Roberta Caixeta, Advisor, Surveillance, prevention and control of NCDs, PAHO. - Homicides, the burden of other forms of interpersonal violence, and country responses.
Mrs. Britta Baer, Advisor, Violence and Injury Prevention, PAHO - Policies to reduce salt / sodium consumption in the Americas.
Dr. Leendert Nederveen, Advisor, Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity in Schools, PAHO
- Introduction and overview of the PAHO data portal ENLACE.
- 12:00 pm The ENLACE data portal’s contribution to institutional data strategies and initiatives.
- Dr. Sebastián García-Saisó, Director, Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health, PAHO
- 12:10 Questions and answers and interaction with the public
- 12:30 pm Closing words
- Dr. Anselmo Hennis, Director of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, PAHO
- 8:00 am – Los Angeles
- 10:00 am – Belmopan, Guatemala City, Mexico City, Managua, San José (CR), San Salvador, Tegucigalpa
- 11:00 am – Bogotá, Kingston, Havana, Lima, Nassau, Quito, Port of Spain Washington DC
- 12:00 pm – Bridgetown, Caracas, Castries, Georgetown, La Paz, San Juan, Santo Domingo
- 13:00 – Asunción, Brasilia, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Paramaribo, Santiago
- 17:00 – Geneva, Madrid
For other cities, check the time in the following Link
