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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816135603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Copenhagen, Denmark : , : World Health Organization, , 2005; ©2005
• ISBN: 1-280-26860-3; 9786610268603; 92-890-1402-4; 1-4237-4427-6; 92-890-1376-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (144 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits, graphs, tables
• Disciplina: 362.1094
• Soggetti: Health status indicators - Europe; Child welfare - Europe; Health care reform - Europe; Medical policy - Europe
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- References -- Part 3. Child and adolescent health and development -- Rationale for the focus on children -- Major causes of the burden of disease -- Children's health determinants and policy responses -- Main factors in successful implementation of policies and interventions -- References -- 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.