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Noncommunicable Diseases - A Compendium (Paperback)
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Noncommunicable Diseases - A Compendium (Paperback)
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Noncommunicable Diseases: A Compendium introduces readers to
noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) - what they are, their burden,
their determinants and how they can be prevented and controlled.
Focusing on cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and chronic
respiratory disease and their five shared main risk factors
(tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, unhealthy diet, physical
inactivity and air pollution) as defined by the United Nations,
this book provides a synopsis of one of the world's biggest
challenges of the 21st century. NCDs prematurely claim the lives of
millions of people across the world every year, with untold
suffering to hundreds of millions more, trapping many people in
poverty and curtailing economic growth and sustainable development.
While resources between and within countries largely differ, the
key principles of surveillance, prevention and management apply to
all countries, as does the need to focus resources on the most
cost-effective and affordable interventions and the need for strong
political will, sufficient resources, and sustained and broad
partnerships. This compendium consists of 59 short and accessible
chapters in six sections: (i) describing and measuring the burden
and impact of NCDs; (ii) the burden, epidemiology and priority
interventions for individual NCDs; (iii) social determinants and
risk factors for NCDs and priority interventions; (iv) global
policy; (v) cross-cutting issues; and (vi) stakeholder action.
Drawing on the expertise of a large and diverse team of
internationally renowned policy and academic experts, the book
describes the key epidemiologic features of NCDs and evidence-based
interventions in a concise manner that will be useful for
policymakers across all parts of society, as well as for public
health and clinical practitioners.
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