04473oam 22008295 450 991082599930332120240402033735.01-4648-0017-010.1596/978-1-4648-0016-0(CKB)3710000000077599(EBL)1595470(SSID)ssj0001084702(PQKBManifestationID)12512959(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001084702(PQKBWorkID)11036299(PQKB)11711891(MiAaPQ)EBC1595470(DNLM)101617641(US-djbf)17897567(EXLCZ)99371000000007759920130923d2013 uf 0engurcn|||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierPromoting healthy living in Latin America and the Caribbean governance of multisectoral activities to prevent risk factors for noncommunicable diseases /Maria Eugenia Bonilla-Chacin, editor1st ed.Washington, D.C. :The World Bank,2013.1 online resource (xxiv, 221 pages)illustrations ;26 cmDirections in Development - Human DevelopmentDescription based upon print version of record.1-4648-0016-2 Includes bibliographical references.Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Tables; Figures; Box; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; The Health and Economic Burden of NCDs in LAC; Risk Factors for NCDs in LAC; International Experience in Multisectoral Interventions to Prevent Health Risk Factors: Overcoming Governance Challenges Involved in Their Design and Implementation; Multisectoral Interventions to Prevent Health Risk Factors in LAC-The Unfinished Agenda; Notes; Bibliography; Introduction; Note; Bibliography; Chapter 1 Noncommunicable Diseases in Latin America and the CaribbeanWho Is Most Affected?Differences in NCD Death Rates by Sex; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 2 Risk Factors for NCDs in Latin America and the Caribbean; Chapter 3 Economic Impact of NCDs in Latin America and the Caribbean; Chapter 4 Governance of Multisectoral Interventions to Promote Healthy Living: International Examples; Chapter 5 Multisectoral Interventions to Promote Healthy Living in Latin America and the Caribbean; Chapter 6 Lessons Learned and Agenda for the FutureAppendix A Survey Sources, Health Status Surveyed, and Information on NCDs and Disability, for Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, and Honduras, Various YearsAppendix B Dietary Analysis Methodology; Back CoverThe Latin American and Caribbean region has been undergoing a rapid demographic and epidemiological transition, which has had important health and economic consequences. Not only is the population aging rapidly, it is also experiencing major lifestyle changes. These changes, in turn, have altered the disease and mortality profile of the region, resulting in a greater weight of noncommunicable diseases-such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes-within the overall disease burden. As they affect more and more people, noncommunicable diseases pose a growing economic and development threatWorld Bank e-Library.Health PromotionRisk FactorsHealth BehaviorPreventive Health ServicesHealth PolicyPublic HealthHILCCHealth & Biological SciencesHILCCPublic Health - GeneralHILCCLatin AmericaCaribbean RegionLatin AmericaCaribbean RegionHealth Promotion.Risk Factors.Health Behavior.Preventive Health Services.Health PolicyPublic HealthHealth & Biological SciencesPublic Health - General613.098Bonilla-Chacín María Eugenia1624749Bonilla-Chacín María EugeniaBonilla-Chacín María EugeniaWorld BankWorld BankDNLM/DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910825999303321Promoting healthy living in Latin America and the Caribbean3959911UNINA