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MONICA, Monograph and Multimedia Sourcebook
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 268

MONICA, Monograph and Multimedia Sourcebook

Designed for a wide readership interested in heart disease, stroke, lifestyle, risk factors, public health policy and epidemiology. It explains what the MONICA study was about, describes participating populations, and contains abstracts of MONICA publications plus 80 graphics of the key MONICA results, with explanatory notes. In addition two CD-ROMs incorporate MONICA documents and quality assessment reports; data books tabulating all the results; slide shows of the main MONICA topics; and lastly a 20% subset of the database for explanatory analysis.

An Introduction to Population-level Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 272

An Introduction to Population-level Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) kill more people than anything else in the world. They include cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attacks and strokes; cancers; chronic respiratory diseases, such as chronic obstructed pulmonary disease and asthma; and diabetes. In 2013, the World Health Organization published a global action plan for the prevention and control of NCDs which set a target to reduce death rates from NCDs by 25% by 2025. In response, countries have been drawing up national-level NCD prevention policies and programmes. New departments have been created by governments, NGOs, and other organizations to drive this agenda forward, creating a need for capacity building and trainin...

An Introduction to Population-Level Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 279

An Introduction to Population-Level Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the single biggest cause of death in the world. They include cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attacks and stroke, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, like chronic obstructed pulmonary disease and asthma, and diabetes. The World Health Organization published a 'Global Action Plan for the prevention and control of NCDs 2013-2020' which set a target to reduce death rates from NCDs by 25%. In response, countries are drawing up national level NCD prevention policies and programmes. New units have been set by governments, NGOs, and other organisation to drive this agenda forward creating a need for capacity building and training. Until the Nuffield Dep...

Avoiding Heart Attacks and Strokes
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 46

Avoiding Heart Attacks and Strokes

This publication contains information about the reasons why people suffer from cardiovascular diseases (heart attacks and strokes) and how they can be avoided, including guidance for preventing it developing amongst children. Issues covered include: improving lifestyle choices to reduce risks, such as stopping smoking, improving diet, weight control and increasing physical exercise; how to recognise the signs of a heart attack, angina attack or a stroke and treatment options. Information is also given on other heart diseases such as heart failure, congenital heart disease, and rheumatic heart disease.

Cardiovascular Survey Methods
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 208

Cardiovascular Survey Methods

This new edition attempts to provide a broad picture of cardiovascular disease epidemiology including survey methods, experimental methods, and new methods appropriate for use in developed and developing countries. It also goes beyond practical guidelines to provide detailed methods useful in the field for data collection, editing, analysis, and interpretation. The book is not only a manual of operations for surveys but provides, as well, the conceptual background and literature base for the research approaches and procedures that it proposes. A complete source and critical reference for the many and varied health care professionals and support personnel involved in cardiovascular research in evaluation of health care effects and costs in hospital, and population surveillance of trends, and in treatment and prevention trials of new agents instruments and procedures. A compendium of methods and forms on a computer disk is included.

Chronic Non-communicable Diseases in Low and Middle-income Countries
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 224

Chronic Non-communicable Diseases in Low and Middle-income Countries

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-12-17
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  • Publisher: CABI

Low and middle income countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America bear a significant proportion of the global burden of chronic non-communicable diseases. This book synthesizes evidence across countries that share similar socio-economic, developmental and public health profiles, including rapid urbanization, globalization and poverty. Providing insights on successful and sustainable interventions and policies, it shows how to slow and reverse the rising burden of chronic diseases in resource-poor settings.

The Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 118

The Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke

Heart disease and strokes are currently the leading cause of death in all developed countries and in most developing countries, resulting in one third of all deaths globally in 2003. This publication explores a range of issues relating to this increasingly urgent global health problem using text, colour charts, maps and graphics. Topics covered include: different types of cardiovascular diseases, including rheumatic heart disease; key risk factors including smoking, obesity, physical inactivity, high cholesterol levels and diabetes; risks factors relating to women, childhood and youth; the global burden of coronary heart disease and stroke, and associated economic costs; medical research and funding issues; prevention in personal and public health terms; treatment options; health education; national policies and legislation to address prevention and control; future predictions; chronology of key developments in knowledge of cardiovascular disease; and world data tables.

Equity, Social Determinants and Public Health Programmes
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 302

Equity, Social Determinants and Public Health Programmes

1. Introduction and methods of work.-- 2. Alcohol: equity and social determinants.-- 3. Cardiovascular disease: equity and social determinants.-- 4. Health and nutrition of children: equity and social determinants.-- 5. Diabetes: equity and social determinants.-- 6. Food safety: equity and social determinants.-- 7. Mental disorders: equity and social determinants.-- 8. Neglected tropical diseases: equity and social determinants.-- 9. Oral health: equity and social determinants.-- 10. Unintended pregnancy and pregnancy outcome: equity and social determinants.-- 11. Tobacco use: equity and social determinants.-- 12. Tuberculosis: the role of risk factors and social determinants.-- 13. Violence and unintentional injury: equity and social determinants.-- 14. Synergy for equity.

WHO Research Into Global Hazards of Travel Project
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 29

WHO Research Into Global Hazards of Travel Project

The objectives of the WRIGHT (WHO Research Into Global Hazards of Travel) project are to confirm that the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is increased by air travel and to determine the magnitude of risk, the effect of other factors on the risk and to study the effect of preventive measures on risk. This publication sets out the findings of epidemiological studies carried out during the first phase of the project, which indicate that the risk of VTE approximately doubles after a long-haul flight (more than 4 hours) and also with other forms of travel where travellers are exposed to prolonged seated immobility.