Community prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases : report of a WHO expert committee [meeting held in Geneva from 10 to 17 December 1984]
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TextSeries: World Health Organization technical report series ; no. 732Publication details: Geneva : World Health Organization, 1986. Description: 62 pISBN: 9241207329Title translated: Prevención y lucha contra las enfermedades cardiovasculares en la comunidad : informe de un Comité de Expertos de la OMS [se reunió en Ginebra del 10 al 17 de diciembre de 1984]; La lutte communautaire contre les maladies cardio-vasculaires : rapport d'un Comité d' experts de l' OMS [réuni à Genève du 10 au 17 décembre 1984]Subject(s): Cardiovascular diseases -- prevention and control | Health education | Consumer participation | Noncommunicable DiseasesNLM classification: WG 200Online resources: Click here to access online | Click here to access online | Click here to access online | Click here to access online Abstract: Sets forth principles and recommendations of prime importance in formulating national or regional plans to reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease. Emphasis is paced on strategies for altering the life-style and behaviour of populations in countries with a high standard of living. The report argues for the adoption of a population approach as the most effective strategy for correcting the underlying causes of disease. Coverage ranges from an explanation of husbandry systems that encourage the production of fatty meats to the role of mass media in community-based health education programmes. Other sections detail the specific areas, such as nutrition, smoking, alcohol consumption, blood pressure control, obesity, and oral contraceptives, where interventions could be effective in reducing the incidence of coronary heart disease.
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Russian version of nos. 728-749 bound together (barcode no. 00073792).
Sets forth principles and recommendations of prime importance in formulating national or regional plans to reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease. Emphasis is paced on strategies for altering the life-style and behaviour of populations in countries with a high standard of living. The report argues for the adoption of a population approach as the most effective strategy for correcting the underlying causes of disease. Coverage ranges from an explanation of husbandry systems that encourage the production of fatty meats to the role of mass media in community-based health education programmes. Other sections detail the specific areas, such as nutrition, smoking, alcohol consumption, blood pressure control, obesity, and oral contraceptives, where interventions could be effective in reducing the incidence of coronary heart disease.
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