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Promoting Healthy Living in Latin America and the Caribbean : Governance of Multisectoral Activities to Prevent Risk Factors for Noncommunicable Diseases

This report examines the health and economic impact of noncommunicable diseases (NCD) in Latin America and the Caribbean and the governance, design, and implementation of multisectoral policies to prevent these conditions. These include polices to improve diets, increase physical activity, and reduc...

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Main Author: Bonilla-Chacín, María Eugenia
Language:en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:
disability
economic impact
NCDs
health systems cost
intermediate risk factors
high blood pressure/hypertension
high blood cholesterol
high blood glucose
overweight
obesity
modifiable behavioral risk factors
unhealthy diets
physical inactivity
tobacco use
alcohol abuse
multi-sectoral interventions
non-communicable diseases
population aging
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16376

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