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Globally, over 1.4 billion adults are at risk of disease from not doing enough physical activity.

Regular physical activity πŸ€Όβ€β™€οΈπŸ§˜β€β™‚οΈπŸš΅β€β™€οΈπŸŒοΈβ€β™€οΈπŸ€Έβ€β™€οΈπŸŠβ€β™‚οΈβ›ΉοΈβ€β™‚οΈπŸ‹οΈβ€β™€οΈπŸ€½β€β™‚οΈπŸ’ƒ has significant benefits for health.

Let`s #BeActive!

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1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men do not do enough physical activity to stay healthy.
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Physical inactivity increases people`s risk of:
-Cardiovascular diseases
-Cancers
-Diabetes 2
-Dementia

Let`s #BeActive! bit.ly/2Q3wust
Women are less physically active than men in most parts of the world.
800 million women are missing out on the positive impacts physical activity provides in preventing noncommunicable diseases. bit.ly/2Q3wust
Urbanization is severely impacting opportunities to #BeActive. We need cities and urban environments that enable:
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Economic development is linked with increasing levels of inactivity: With increasing country income level, inactivity increases. bit.ly/2Q3wust
There are many ways to be active β›ΉπŸΌβ€πŸƒπŸΏβ€πŸ€ΈπŸΎβ€πŸš΄πŸ½β€πŸ€Όβ€πŸŠπŸΌβ€πŸ§˜πŸΏ and many policy opportunities to increase participation.

Our goal is to reduce physical inactivity by 15% by 2030.

Let's #BeActive, let's #BeatNCDs
Increasing physical activity can prevent our children becoming obese.

Less screen time, more play & recreation time.
Girls
Women
Older adults
Poorer people
Indigenous people
Marginalized populations
People with disabilities and chronic diseases

have fewer opportunities to be active.

We need leaders at all levels to create these opportunities and #BeatNCDs
Regular physical activity – such as walking, cycling, or doing sports – has significant benefits for health.
Let`s #BeActive!
Physical activity has significant health benefits and can help to #BeatNCDs
Worldwide:

1 in 4 adults

do not do enough physical activity.

Let's #BeActive, let's #BeatNCDs
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Regular physical activity is proven to help prevent and treat noncommunicable diseases.

Let's #BeActive, let's #BeatNCDs
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Cancer.
Diabetes.
Lung disease.
Heart diseases.
Stroke.

These noncommunicable diseases are the world's biggest killers, responsible for 7 out of every 10 deaths worldwide.

Today more than ever, we need your help to #BeatNCDs & promote #MentalHealth!

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Everyone. Everywhere.
#ClimateChange threatens your health.
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With all the challenges that children face, the air they breathe shouldn't be one of them.

#AirPollution threatens our health.

Clean air = healthy future 🌍
#BreatheLife
9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air.
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#BreatheLife
7 million people die every year from #AirPollution - both outdoor and household.

#BreatheLife
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Vaccine-preventable diseases include:
Cervical cancer
Cholera
Diphtheria
Hep B
Influenza
Japanese encephalitis
Measles
Mumps
Pertussis
Pneumonia
Polio
Rabies
Rotavirus
Rubella
Tetanus
Typhoid
Varicella
Yellow Fever
Protected together, #VaccinesWork!
Vaccines prevent deadly diseases.

#VaccinesWork
Immunization is our shield against serious diseasesπŸ›‘

#VaccinesWork to protect individuals and communities!
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#AirPollution threatens our health.
9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air.
bit.ly/2m2PiNr #BreatheLife
7 million people die every year from #AirPollution - both outdoor and household.
bit.ly/2m2PiNr #BreatheLife
Q: Who is most impacted by #AirPollution?
A: Children, women, and outdoor workers
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