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The European Health Report 2005: Public Health Action for Healthier Children and Populations

By World Health Organization

Book information

Year
2005
ISBN
9289013761, 9789289013765, 9781423744276
Open Library ID
OL9422197M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1184030 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
129\140
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

A synthesis of evidence and analyses from WHO and other sources, the report identifies both noncommunicable diseases as the main cause of the burden of disease on the European Region, and communicable diseases as an additional burden on eastern countries, caused by poverty and underfunded health services. It shows that using well-known, comprehensive interventions to tackle the seven leading risk factors - tobacco, alcohol, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, overweight, low fruit and vegetable intake, and physical inactivity - would largely prevent the seven leading conditions - ischaemic heart disease, unipolar depressive disorders, cerebrovascular disease, alcohol-use disorders, chronic pulmonary disease, lung cancer and road traffic injury. This creates a compelling argument for action.

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