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Global Handbook on Noncommunicable Diseases and Health Promotion (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
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Global Handbook on Noncommunicable Diseases and Health Promotion (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
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Global Handbook on Noncommunicable Diseases and Health Promotion
David V. McQueen, editor A scan of health challenges around the
globe readily brings to mind a range of infectious illnesses, from
HIV to influenza. Yet chronic non-contagious conditions--heart
disease, asthma, diabetes, cancer--are more prevalent, and their
rates soaring, across the developed and developing worlds. The
Global Handbook on Noncommunicable Diseases and Health Promotion is
an important resource for understanding and approaching chronic
illnesses and their prevention. This timely text balances theory
and strategies to provide an integrative context for
health-affecting behaviors regarding tobacco use, food choices, and
physical activity. Coverage expands on current medical/clinical
public health perspectives, arguing that closer attention to social
context is crucial to better use of health resources and more
relevant preventive efforts. Possible roles for hospitals, the
workplace, government agencies, NGOs, and other institutions are
analyzed, as is the potential for addressing larger underlying
health factors (e.g., inequities and poverty) at the societal
level. Topics covered include: The nature of causality: beyond
traditional evidence Learning from the social sciences in chronic
disease health promotion Contextual factors in health and illness
Understanding and applying a social determinants of health
framework for addressing NCDs Public health, NCDs, health promotion
and business partnering NCDs and civil society: a history and a
roadmap As the authors of the Global Handbook on Noncommunicable
Diseases and Health Promotion make abundantly clear, opportunities
are as numerous as the issues, and researchers and graduate
students in global public health, health promotion, and chronic
disease epidemiology will find these chapters positive and
realistic.p>
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