Global atlas on cardiovascular disease prevention and control /
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| Imprint: | Geneva : World Health Organization in collaboration with the World Heart Federation and the World Stroke Organization, c2011. |
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| Description: | vi, 155 p. : col. ill., col. charts, col. maps ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8616255 |
Table of Contents:
- Abbreviations and Measurements
- Foreword
- Section A. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) due to atherosclerosis
- 1. What are cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)?
- 2. Death and disability due to CVDs (heart attacks and strokes)
- 3. The underlying pathology of heart attacks and strokes
- 4. Evidence for prevention of heart attacks and strokes
- 5. Reducing cardiovascular risk to prevent heart attacks and strokes
- 6. Tobacco: The totally avoidable risk factor of CVDs
- 7. Physical inactivity: A preventable risk factor of CVDs
- 8. Harmful use of alcohol: A preventable risk factor of CVDs
- 9. Unhealthy diet: A preventable risk factor of CVDs
- 10. Obesity: A risk factor of CVDs
- 11. Raised blood pressure (hypertension): A major risk factor of CVDs
- 12. Raised blood sugar (diabetes): A major risk factor of CVDs
- 13. Raised blood cholesterol: A major risk factor of CVDs
- 14. Social determinants and CVDs
- 15. Risk factors take root in the womb, childhood and youth
- 16. Heart attacks and strokes in women
- 17. Other determinants of CVDs: Ageing, globalization and urbanization
- 18. Inequities and CVDs
- Section B. Other cardiovascular diseases
- 19. Cardiac arrhythmia
- 20. Congenital heart disease
- 21. Rheumatic heart disease: A neglected heart disease of the poor
- 22. Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis): A neglected disease of the poor
- Section C. Prevention and control of CVDs: Policies, strategies and interventions
- 23. Prevention and control of CVDs: How do we know what works?
- 24. Prevention and control of CVDs: The need for integrated and complimentary strategies
- 25. Prevention and control of CVDs: Health in All Policies
- 26. Prevention and control of CVDs: The need for a national NCD policy framework
- 27. Policies and strategies for tobacco control
- 28. Policies and strategies to facilitate healthy eating
- 29. Policies and strategies to facilitate physical activity
- 30. Policies and strategies to address the harmful use of alcohol
- 31. Individual interventions for prevention and control of CVDs
- 32. Role of primary health care in prevention and control of CVDs
- 33. Best buys for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and control
- 34. Bridging the implementation gap for prevention and control of CVDs
- 35. Monitoring CVDs
- 36. Social mobilization for prevention and control of CVDs
- 37. Prevention and control of CVDs and socioeconomic development
- 38. Generating resources for CVD prevention and control
- 39. CVD prevention and control: Why it should not be ignored any longer?
- 40. CVD prevention and control: Vision, roadmap and a landmark event
- World Health Organization, World Heart Federation and World Stroke Organization
- References
- List of figures
- References for figures
- Annexes
- Annex I. World Health Assembly resolution A64/61
- Annex II. Moscow Declaration
- Annex III. Regional Declarations on NCDs
- Annex IV. Contact information
- Annex V. Age-standardized death rates per 100,000 both sexes by cause and Member State, 2008 (1)
- Index
