The European health report 2005 : public health action for healthier children and populations / book design, Sven Lund.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lund, Sven, book designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health status indicators--Europe.

Health status indicators.

Child welfare--Europe.

Child welfare.

Health care reform--Europe.

Health care reform.

Medical policy--Europe.

Medical policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits, graphs, tables

Place of Publication:

Copenhagen, Denmark : World Health Organization, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

Abbreviations

Foreword: putting knowledge at the service of a healthier future

Executive summary

Part 1. Introduction

Introduction

Conceptual framework of the report

References

Part 2. The general public health perspective

Overview

Major causes of the burden of disease

Major preventable risk factors

Part 3. Child and adolescent health and development

Rationale for the focus on children

Children's health determinants and policy responses

Main factors in successful implementation of policies and interventions

Annex. Statistical tables

Note on estimates of the burden of disease in countries

Table 1. Population of the WHO European Region, 1990 to 2015 (projected)

Table 2. Basic public health indicators in the WHO European Region

Table 3. Level and distribution of income in the WHO European Region

Table 4. Deaths and DALYs attributable to the 10 leading causes in the WHO European Region, 2002

Table 5. Shares of total deaths and DALYs attributable to 10 leading risk factors in the WHO European Region, 2002

Table 6. Basic indicators of the status and determinants of child health in the WHO European Region, 2002 or latest available year

Table 7. Burden of disease from seven leading conditions in children aged 0-14 years (DALYs per 1000) in the WHO European Region, 2002

Definitions of the indicators included in the tables.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 11, 2016).

ISBN:

1-280-26860-3

9786610268603

92-890-1402-4

1-4237-4427-6

92-890-1376-1

OCLC:

939262095