ACTIONS
- Protect and safeguard cultural and natural heritage
- Learning and educational opportunities
- Cultural participation/social inclusion
- Sustainable tourism
- Support research
- Employment (recruiting, training, safety)
- Energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions
- Waste management and reduction
- Transport (forms of, energy use)
- Commercial activities including copyright and IP
- Governance and management
- Security, disaster preparedness, risk reduction
- External partnerships and collaborations
SDGs
- Toolkit/framework/roadmap
- Case studies
World Health Organization: Global Health Observatory
Intended Audience
Anyone working with or interested in statistic on health, in any country.
- World Health Organization (WHO)
“The GHO data repository is WHO's gateway to health-related statistics for its 194 Member States. It provides access to over 1000 indicators on priority health topics including mortality and burden of diseases, the Millennium Development Goals (child nutrition, child health, maternal and reproductive health, immunization, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, neglected diseases, water and sanitation), non communicable diseases and risk factors, epidemic-prone diseases, health systems, environmental health, violence and injuries, equity among others.” (About)
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- English
SDGs LINKAGES
The resource is most closely linked to the targets of SDG3, Good health and well-being. It is a valuable source of information on a wide range of topics, most of which are related to SDG3. The resource can also be used to support targets related to education, including 4.7 (Education for Sustainable Development), 12.8 (information for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature), and 13.3 (climate education and action).
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Our Collections Matter indicators:
- Collection development that can contribute to programmes addressing AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and/or neglected tropical diseases, combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases.
- Number of educational programmes addressing these subjects.
- Number of targeted educational and participatory programmes for marginalized and at-risk groups relating to communicable diseases.
- Number of research activities that help understand the causes and manage impacts of tuberculosis, malaria and other communicable diseases.
- Partnerships in place to help ensure effective governance of communicable diseases, public health information and education relating to communicable diseases.
- Steady flow of reliable information relating to communicable diseases.
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Our Collections Matter indicators:
- Plans, policies and procedures in place for the safe use of collections, notably in relation to chemical, physical, biological and other forms of hazard.
- Proportion of users of collections facilities reporting positive well-being during and as a result of activities relating to collections.
- Number and proportion of programmes relating to collections that incorporate wellbeing considerations and perspectives.
- Number of targeted programmes drawing on collections that address issues relating to non-communicable diseases, supporting prevention and treatment.
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Our Collections Matter indicators:
- Number and proportion of educational programmes relating to collections that address narcotic drug use and harmful alcohol use.
- Number of targeted programmes drawing on collections that address issues relating to narcotic drug use and harmful alcohol use, supporting prevention and treatment.
- Effective relationships and partnerships in place with agencies involved in supporting prevention and treatment of substance abuse.
- Steady flow of reliable information relating to prevention and treatment of substance abuse.
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Our Collections Matter indicators:
- Number and proportion of educational programmes relating to collections that address sexual and reproductive health, and family planning.
- Number of targeted programmes drawing on collections that address issues relating to sexual and reproductive health, and family planning.
- Effective relationships and partnerships in place with related agencies to ensure steady flow of information on relevant strategies and programmes.
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Our Collections Matter indicators:
- Number of programmes drawing on collections (educational, awareness-raising, research, partnerships) that promote access to healthcare.
- Number of educational programmes that are targeted towards people without access to healthcare.
- Proactive steps taken to ensure that all people, including those in vulnerable situations, can access healthcare services, overcoming cultural and language barriers.
- Collections development to support such programmes.
- Promotion of health coverage programmes, locally and worldwide.
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Our Collections Matter indicators:
- Plans, policies and procedures in place to prevent harmful exposure to hazardous chemicals associated with collections, or collections-related activities.
- Plans, policies and procedures in place to ensure hazardous chemicals and other forms of pollutant are properly managed and disposed of, to prevent release into the natural environment.
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Our Collections Matter indicators:
- Collections development related to tobacco use and its harmful impacts on the body, as appropriate.
- Number of educational and awareness programmes relating to the health impacts of tobacco and smoking, drawing on collections.
- Number of educational and awareness programmes relating to the health impacts of tobacco and smoking, that target marginalized and vulnerable groups most exposed to health risks.
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Our Collections Matter indicators:
- Number of collecting initiatives that aim to build capacity for risk reduction to national and global health risks, for example by storing and preserving collections that may be of use in post-disaster scenarios, or that can be used in early warning and risk communication activities.
- Number of educational programmes incorporating perspectives on early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks.
- Number of awareness raising programmes that target marginalized and vulnerable groups most exposed to health risks.
- Plans in place for early warning, risk reduction and management to national and global health risks.
- Relationships and partnerships in place for risk reduction and management in light of national and global health risks.
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Our Collections Matter indicators:
- Numbers of people in each type of programme drawing on collections from different demographic groups.
- Increases in numbers of people in each type of programme from different demographic groups.
- Proportion of people involved in such programmes in relation to overall audience size.
- Evidence that learners have acquired knowledge and skills to promote sustainable development.
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Our Collections Matter indicators:
- Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development (including climate change education) are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment.
- Extent to which global citizenship education and education for sustainable development (including climate change education) are mainstreamed in formal, informal and non-formal education programmes and activities drawing on and related to collections.
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Our Collections Matter indicators:
- Plans in place to enhance positive contributions to addressing climate change through use of collections. Plans in place to ensure collections, collections institutions and broader society can adapt effectively to climate change.
- Plans in place for effective education and awareness raising on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning.
- Plans in place to reduce negative contributions of collections-related functions, e.g. measuring greenhouse emissions with plans and targets in place to reduce them.
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Our Collections Matter indicators:
- Collections development that can support education, awareness and participatory programmes that aim to reduce maternal illness and mortality.
- Education, awareness-raising and participatory programmes drawing on collections that raise awareness of causes of maternal illness and mortality, and that foster knowledge, motivation and skills to act to support maternal health, locally and globally.
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Our Collections Matter indicators:
- Collections development that can support education, awareness and participatory programmes that aim to reduce preventable deaths of newborns and young children, in all countries.
- Education, awareness-raising and participatory programmes drawing on collections that raise awareness of causes of death of newborns and young children, and that foster knowledge, motivation and skills to act to support child health, locally and globally.
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Our Collections Matter indicators:
- Number and proportion of educational programmes relating to collections that address road safety.
- Number of targeted programmes drawing on collections that address issues relating to road safety.
- Effective relationships and partnerships in place with related agencies to promote road safety.
- Effective policies and procedures in place to mimimize risk of death or injury from transport relating to collections-based institutions, including for all workers, visitors and others involved in the supply chain.