All Resources for 'Education & Training'

Mental Health Atlas 2017

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Format
Book
Themes
Mental Health

6 June 2018 – WHO's Mental Health Atlas 2017 reveals that although some countries have made progress in mental health policy-making and planning, there is a global shortage of health workers trained in mental health and a lack of...

Sugar, Tobacco, and Alcohol Taxes to Achieve the SDGs

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Policy
Prevention
Public Health

More than a decade after the adoption of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, there is compelling evidence that raising tobacco prices substantially through taxation is the single most effective way to reduce tobacco use and...

Humphrey Fellowship Program

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News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

The Humphrey Fellowship Program, sponsored by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is a US government international exchange program supported by the people of the United States.  Fellowships are granted...

A Mobile Phone-Based Life Skills Training Program for Substance Use Prevention Among Adolescents

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Addiction
Public Health
Theories and Science

Researchers from universities in Germany and Switzerland have explored the use of m-health in substance use prevention in adolescents. 

Through the implementation of a fully-automated programme, ready4life, generic life skills training can...

Using Technology in the Field of Substance Use

Format
News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
This special news article is focused on all things digital - exploring e-health, d-health, m-health and u-health.

Sideal Spanish Language App for Alcohol Use

Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health

Sideal is a self-help app available in Spanish for people experiencing alcohol dependance. The app offers advice on reducing consumption and abstinence.

The app can be used to set and track goals that someone has set for themselves or one...

A Pragmatic Trial of E-Cigarettes, Incentives, and Drugs for Smoking Cessation

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Addiction

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND

Whether financial incentives, pharmacologic therapies, and electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) promote smoking cessation among unselected smokers is unknown.

METHODS

We randomly assigned smokers employed by 54...