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Chronic non-communicable diseases in Ghana : multidisciplinary perspectives /

Table of Contents: “…Modifiable risk factors of chronic non-communicable diseases in Ghana: insights from national and community based surveys; Introduction; Methods; Results; Conclusion; References; Chapter 8. …”
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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in developing countries /

Table of Contents: “…[and others] -- The role of chronic non-communicable diseases in mortality rates in South Africa, 1997-2006 / Eric Udjo -- Chronic NCD surveillance / Italia Rolle ... …”
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Health in transition : translating developmental origins of health and disease science to improve future health in Africa

Table of Contents: “…Intersectoral approaches to health and non-communicable disease prevention in Africa /…”
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Health education in context : an international perspective on health education in schools and local communities

Table of Contents: “…Priorities For Health Education in Hong Kong in Relation to Non-Communicable Diseases: Emmy Man Yee Wong and May May Hung Cheng --…”
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Applied theatre : performing health and wellbeing

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Principles of medicine in Africa

Table of Contents: “…Fungal infections; Part X. Non-Communicable Diseases: 56. Chronic and non-communicable disease in Africa; 57. …”
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Social injustice and public health

Table of Contents: “…Larry Brown -- Chronic non-communicable disease / Karen R. Siegel, K.M. Venkat Narayan, and Derek Yach -- Mental health / Carles Muntaner, Edwin Ng, Haejoo Chung, and William W. …”
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Global handbook on noncommunicable diseases and health promotion

Table of Contents: “…Section I Theoretical and methodological issues -- High-risk versus population prevention strategies for NCDs: Geoffrey Rose revisited in the twenty-first century -- Current and future theoretical foundations for NCDs and health promotion -- The nature of causality: beyond traditional evidence -- Surveillance for NCDs and health promotion: an issue of theory and method -- Section II Lenses for understanding NCDs -- Learning from the social sciences in chronic diseases health promotion: structure, agency and distributive justice -- Contextual factors in health and illness -- The social determinants of non-communicable diseases: a political perspective -- Risk factors: tobacco -- Physical inactivity and health promotion: evidence and challenges -- NGOs addressing NCDs through a health promotion lens -- Health literacy as a lens for understanding non-communicable diseases and health promotion -- From healthy public policy to intersectoral action and health-in-all policies -- Section III Approaches to NCDs -- Population health intervention research: a fundamental science for NCD prevention -- Planning and management of cross-sectoral programs: strategies to address NCDs -- The publich policy approach: governments, institutions, welfare states and social justice -- Accelerating action on NCDs: Understanding and applying a social determinants of health framework for changes -- Cardiovascular health, risk, and disease: primordial and remedial strategies -- Advocacy strategies to address NCDs: actions to increase the profile of phhsical activity -- Advocacy strategies to address NCDs: tobacco control -- Evidence synthesis to inform NCD prevention and health promotion -- Using evidence to inform NCD prevention and heal promotion -- The health promotion argument: NCDs and public health -- Public health, NDCs, health promotion, and business partnering: benefits, concers, remedies, and moving towards creative partnering -- Section IV Institutions and organizations -- Framing international trade and chronic disease -- Addressing NCDs through multilateral engagement at the United Nations: The role of WHO -- Governance, policy, and institutions -- NCDs and civil society: a history and a roadmap -- Developing health promotion workforce capacity for addressing non-communicable diseases globally -- Health promotion for NCDs in and by hospitals: a healt promoting hospital perspective.…”
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Global health 101 by Skolnik, Richard L.

Table of Contents: “…The principles and goals of global health -- Health determinants, measurements, and trends -- Health, education, poverty, and the economy -- Ethical and human rights concerns in global health -- An introduction to health systems -- Culture and health -- The environment and health -- Nutrition and global health -- Women's health -- Child health -- Communicable diseases -- Non-communicable diseases -- Unintentional injuries -- Natural disasters and complex humanitarian emergencies -- Working together to improve global health -- Science, technology, and global health -- Working in global health -- Profiles of global health actors.…”

Public health law : power, duty, restraint by Gostin, Lawrence O. (Lawrence Ogalthorpe), Wiley, Lindsay F., 1977-

Table of Contents: “…A theory and definition of public health law -- Public health regulation : a systemic evaluation -- Public health law in the constitutional design : public health powers and duties -- Constitutional limits on the exercise of public health powers : safeguarding individual rights and freedoms -- Delegation and democracy -- Direct regulation for the public's health and safety -- Tort law and the public's health : indirect regulation -- Taxation, spending, and the social safety net : hidden effects on public health -- Surveillance and public health research : privacy, security, and confidentiality of personal health information -- Infectious disease prevention and control -- Public health emergency preparedness : disasters, pandemics, and terrorism -- Promoting healthier lifestyles : non-communicable disease prevention -- Promoting safer lifestyles : a public health perspectives on "accidents" and violence -- "Health justice" and the future of public health law.…”
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MICROBIOTA : current research and emerging trends.

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Contents -- Current Books of Interest -- Preface -- 1: Microbiome: Effects of Ageing and Diet -- Introduction -- The physiology and the immune status in the elderly -- High-throughput techniques for the study of the microbiome -- The evolution of the intestinal microbiota through ageing -- Gastrointestinal infections in the elderly -- An integrated approach to changes on the intestinal microbiota, dietary patterns and lifestyle factors: from adulthood to senescence -- Restoring a balanced microbiome through diet and lifestyle -- Concluding remarks -- 2: Dysbiosis in Infants is an Important Environmental Factor of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease -- Introduction -- The microbiome in early life and childhood: a dynamic interplay with the host as an important factor in DOHaD -- Factors influencing the early life gut microbiota composition -- DOHaD and the non-communicable disease epidemic -- DOHaD and dysbiosis -- Pathophysiological role of host microbiota in DOHaD -- Conclusion -- 3: Beneficial Effects of Probiotics for Infants and Children with Dysbiosis -- Introduction -- Intestinal microbiota composition in infants and children -- Dysbiosis in infants and children -- Probiotics: definition from the FAO/WHO guideline -- Probiotics in the prevention and treatment of disease in infants and children -- Applicability of probiotics for healthy children -- Conclusion -- 4: Metaproteomics Approach to Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease -- Introduction -- From metagenomics to metaproteomics -- Overcoming the main challenges in metaproteome characterization -- The gut metaproteome in health and disease -- Future perspectives in metaproteomic research -- 5: Gut Microbiome: The Role in Neurodevelopment -- Introduction -- Prevalence of neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders -- A symbiotic composition.…”
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Climate change and urban health : the case of Hong Kong as a subtropical city by Chan, Emily Ying Yang

Table of Contents: “…Health impact of climate change : an overview -- Principles of health, public health and climate change -- Climate change impact on disease and health -- Climate change and disasters -- Research methodology I : climate and health outcome modelling -- Research methodology II : climate and human behavioural model -- The case of Hong Kong -- Health impact of extreme temperature and heat island effect on mortality -- Temperature impact on general and communicable disease-related morbidities -- Temperature and non-communicable disease hospitalisation -- Climate change behavioural adaptation I : help-seeking and information-seeking behaviours under extreme climate events -- Climate change behavioural adaptation II : bottom-up approach of community risk perception and self-help behaviours under extreme climate events -- Climate change mitigation, policies, research gaps and next steps.…”
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Organisational capacity building in health systems by Awofeso, Niyi

Table of Contents: “…Evolution of capacity building in health systems -- Health systems -- Theories of health organisations -- Structures and functions of health organisations -- Management prescribed, observed, and interpreted -- Leadership and health organisations -- Capacity building in the health sector : conceptual framework -- Intervention points for effective capacity building in health systems -- Capacity building for communicable diseases control -- Capacity building for non-communicable diseases control -- Capacity building for health systems research -- Capacity building for health workforce and services delivery -- Capacity building for reducing maternal mortality -- Capacity building for facilitating optimal resource allocation to disease prevention and health promotion -- Capacity building for public health emergency preparedness -- Capacity building for efficient health care delivery to prisoners -- Capacity building for improved occupational health and safety -- Capacity building for improving mental health service delivery -- Challenges encountered in health systems : capacity building -- Assessing the impacts of organisational capacity building in health systems.…”
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Economic Dimensions of Covid-19 in Indonesia : Responding to the Crisis. by Lewis, Blane D.

Table of Contents: “…COVID-19 and health systems challenges of non-communicable diseases by Firman Witoelar and Riyana Miranti -- 10. …”
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The applied anthropology of obesity : prevention, intervention, and identity

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Epidemics and the health of African nations

Table of Contents: “…CHAPTER SIX -Non-Communicable Disease Epidemics. Approaches to Prevention and Control in Sub-Saharan AfricaINTRODUCTION; TRENDS OF NCDS IN AFRICA; GLOBAL NCD POLICY CONTEXT; IMPLEMENTATION OF NCD PREVENTION AND CONTROL INTERVENTIONS IN THE SELECTED COUNTRIES; GOVERNANCE OF NCD PREVENTION AND CONTROL; MONITORING AND EVALUATION, AND RESEARCH; CHALLENGES TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NCD PREVENTION-AND-CONTROL INTERVENTIONS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER SEVEN -- Care, Context, and Chronic Illness. …”
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Genomics and World Health : Report of the Advisory Committee on Health Research. by Organization, World Health

Table of Contents: “…moglobin -- 5.2.2 Genetic resistance to communicable disease -- 5.2.3 The introduction of DNA diagnostics for communicable disease -- 5.2.4 Drug-resistant organisms -- 5.2.5 Pharmacogenomics -- 5.2.6 Non-communicable disease -- 5.3 The development and provision of services in clinical genetics and DNA technology -- 5.4 Genomics for the control of communicable disease: future directions…”
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The digital pill : what everyone should know about the future of our healthcare system by Fleisch, Elgar

Table of Contents: “…-- Medical Progress also Means New Challenges -- Economic Consequences -- Demographic Consequences -- Chapter 2: Non-communicable Diseases are Straining Our Healthcare System -- Non-communicable Diseases: Human Suffering and High Costs…”
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Global health law by Gostin, Lawrence O. (Lawrence Ogalthorpe)

Table of Contents: “…Global health justice: towards a transformative agenda for health equity -- Globalized health hazards: the need for collective global action -- Global health law in the broader currents of global governance for health -- Fulfilling the promise of the world health organization -- Old and new institutions: from the world bank to the global fund, GAVI alliance, and Gates foundation -- The international health regulations: responding to public health emergencies of international concern -- The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: the global response to tobacco -- Health and human rights: human dignity, global justice, and personal security -- Global health, international trade, and intellectual property: toward a fair deal for the global south -- "Getting to zero" : scientific innovation, social mobilization, and human rights in the AIDS pandemic -- The international migration of health workers: a troubling example of global injustice -- Pandemic influenza: a case study on global health security -- The "silent" pandemic of non-communicable diseases -- Imagining global health with justice.…”
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Global health law by Gostin, Lawrence O. (Lawrence Ogalthorpe)

Table of Contents: “…Global health justice: towards a transformative agenda for health equity -- Globalized health hazards: the need for collective global action -- Global health law in the broader currents of global governance for health -- Fulfilling the promise of the world health organization -- Old and new institutions: from the world bank to the global fund, GAVI alliance, and Gates foundation -- The international health regulations: responding to public health emergencies of international concern -- The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: the global response to tobacco -- Health and human rights: human dignity, global justice, and personal security -- Global health, international trade, and intellectual property: toward a fair deal for the global south -- "Getting to zero" : scientific innovation, social mobilization, and human rights in the AIDS pandemic -- The international migration of health workers: a troubling example of global injustice -- Pandemic influenza: a case study on global health security -- The "silent" pandemic of non-communicable diseases -- Imagining global health with justice.…”
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Health Transitions and the Double Disease Burden in Asia and the Pacific : Histories of Responses to Non-Communicable and Communicable Diseases. by Lewis, Milton James

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; 1 Health transitions and the double disease burden in Asian and Pacific countries: some introductory observations; 2 Two health transitions in Australia: the Western and the Indigenous; 3 Health transitions: Hong Kong and China and the double disease burden; 4 Health transition and the rising threat of chronic non-communicable diseases in India; 5 The double disease burden in Asia and the Pacific: Japan and its diseases; 6 Challenges of, and responses to, the double disease burden in Korea.…”
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Advancing cancer education and healthy living in our communities : putting visions and innovations into action : selected papers from the St. Jude Cure4Kids Global Summit 2011

Table of Contents: “…Ribeiro -- 2011 United Nations Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases / Julie Torode -- 2011 United Nations Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases: coming together as one voice for the children / Kate Armstrong and Amy Eussen -- Maximize Life Global Cancer Awareness Campaign: improving the lives of cancer patients while increasing global awareness of their needs / Pat Garcia-Gonzalez and Erin L. …”
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International handbook of forest therapy

Table of Contents: “…Forest therapy in Korea ; The origin and development of Chinese forest therapy ; The development of forest therapy in Taiwan ; Forest therapy in Malaysia ; Forest therapy in Australia ; Health promotion and nature-culture outdoors actions as forest therapy in Norway ; Forest therapy in Sweden ; Forest therapy in Germany ; Austria: The forest as a touristic landscape ; Switzerland: Our forests for human health: Forest ecosystems, forest management and forest therapy as a tool in integrative prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases ; International Nature and Forest Therapy Alliance (INFTA) -- Forest therapy as a practice. …”
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Vital Notes for Nurses : Promoting Health. by Wills, Jane

Table of Contents: “…Protecting populations: the 'bigger picture'Vaccination; Screening; Surveillance, prevention and control of communicable diseases; Surveillance, prevention and control of non-communicable diseases; The role of the nurse in health protection; Summary; Further reading and resources; References; 8: Promoting Healthy Lifestyles; Introduction; Learning outcomes; Healthy lifestyles; Health decision making; Approaches to changing lifestyles; The role of the nurse in promoting health behaviour and lifestyle change; Summary; Further reading and resources; References.…”
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Bulletin of WHO Vol. 92 No. 04 2014. by Organization, World Health

Table of Contents: “…Global methylmercury exposure from seafood consumption and risk of developmental neurotoxicity: a systematic reviewIntroduction; Methods; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; References; Policy & practice Policy & practice; Monitoring compliance with high-level commitments in health: the case of the CARICOM Summit on Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases; Introduction; CARICOM Summit follow-up; From the Caribbean to the United Nations; Monitoring compliance; Compliance assessment results; References; Retaining doctors in rural Timor-Leste: a critical appraisal of the opportunities and challenges.…”
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International handbook on adolescent health and development : the public health response

Table of Contents: “…Preface; Contents; A Snapshot of Adolescent Health and Development Globally and from Selected Countries; 1 The Epidemiology of Adolescent Health; Monitoring the Health of the Global Population of Adolescents; Leading Causes of Mortality Among Adolescents Worldwide; Beyond Mortality: The Global Burden of Disease and Disability Among Adolescents; Monitoring Health-Enhancing and Health-Compromising Behaviors Among Adolescents; Injuries and Violence Involvement; Mental Health Issues; Sexual and Reproductive Health Behaviors; Health and Risk Behaviors Linked to Non-communicable Diseases.…”
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Health, Nutrition and Population Outcomes in Madagascar 2000-2009 : a Country Status Report. by Sharp, Maryanne

Table of Contents: “…Sector Outcomes and Demographic Trends -- Demographic Trends -- Child Health -- Maternal Health -- Nutritional Status of Children and Women -- Other Communicable Diseases Contributing to Mortality and Morbidity in Madagascar -- Non-Communicable Diseases -- Meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)…”
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The Routledge history of disease

Table of Contents: “…Security and Uncertainty remaking Pandemics as Risk Phenomena; Pandemics and Globalization; Conclusion; Notes; Select Bibliography; 9 Patterns of Animal Disease; Epizootic Diseases; Zoonotic Diseases; Other Infectious and Non-Communicable Diseases; Conclusion; Notes; Select Bibliography; 10 Patterns of Plague in Late Medieval and Early-Modern Europe; Signs and Clinical Diagnosis; Symptoms; Seasonality and Epidemiology; Mentalities and Policies; Conclusion; Notes; Select Bibliography; 11 Symptoms of Empire: Cholera in Southeast Asia, 1820-1850; Shadow Imaginaries: Empire and Disease.…”
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DK Taneja's Health Policies and Programmes in India by Banerjee, Bratati

Table of Contents: “…Chapter-28: National Programme for Prevention and Control of Fluorosis -- Chapter-29: National Programme for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment -- Chapter-30: National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) -- Chapter-31: WHO Global Action Plan and Monitoring Framework for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases -- Chapter-32: National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly (NPHCE) -- Chapter-33: National Programme for Prevention and Control of Deafness -- Chapter-34: National Oral Health Programme…”
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Bioactive food as dietary interventions for liver and gastrointestinal disease

Table of Contents: “…Pai [and others] -- Preventing the Epidemic of Non-Communicable Diseases : An Overview / A.A. Robson -- Omega 3 Fatty Acids and Bioactive Foods : From Biotechnology to Health Promotion / C. …”
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O le Pologa Tau'ave = The heavy burden

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Insulin Resistance : a Clinical Handbook. by Krentz, Andrew

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Marketplace Africa.

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Physical activity : the 21st century's solution to global medical concerns

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Oral health surveys : basic methods.

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Chronic inflammation : molecular pathophysiology, nutritional and therapeutic interventions

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Financing Health Care in East Asia and the Pacific : Best Practices and Remaining Challenges. by Langenbrunner, John C.

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A Quick Glance at Paediatrics by Tagbo, Beckie Nnnenna

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