| Description |
xvii, 255 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Springer Nature Book Archives Millennium (2000-2004)
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| Contents |
1. Introduction / David V. McQueen and Pekka Puska -- 2. Why is Global Surveillance Necessary? Towards Global Surveillance of Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors: Developments and Challenges / Pekka Puska -- 3. The WHO Stepwise Approach to Surveillance (STEPS) of Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors / Ruth Bonita, Regina Winkelmann, Kathy A. Douglas and Maximilian de Courten -- 4. Partnerships, Strategies, and Alliances for Global Surveillance / Vivian Lin -- 5. Analysis and Interpretation of Data from the U.S. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) / Deborah Holtzman -- 6. Surveillance Systems and Data Analysis: Continuously Collected Behavioural Data. British and American Examples / Stefano Campostrini -- 7. Finbalt Health Monitor. Monitoring Health Behaviour in Finland and the Baltic Countries / Ritva Prattala and Ville Helasoja / Finbalt Group -- 8. Towards a European Health Monitoring System. Results of a Pilot Study on Physical Activity / Alfred Rutten, Randall Rzewnicki, Heiko Ziemainz, Wil T. M. Ooijendjik, Frederico Schena, Timo Stahl, Yves Vanden Auweele and John Welshman -- 9. Comparison of Surveillance Data on Metropolitan and Rural Health. Diabetes in southern Australia as an Example / David H. Wilson -- 10. Did They Use It? Beyond the Collection of Surveillance Information / Judith M. Ottoson and David H. Wilson -- 11. Harmonising Local Heatlh Survey Data. The Euralim Experience / Alfredo Morabia, Mary E. Northridge, Sigrid Beer-Borst and Serge Hercberg -- 12. Analysis, Interpretation, and Use of Complex Social and Behavioral Surveillance Data. Looking Back in Order to Go Forward / David V. McQueen and Linda Gauger Elsner -- 13. Mega Country Health Promotion Network Surveillance Initiative. Strengthening the Capacity of the World's Most Populous Countries to Monitor Non-Communicable Disease Behavioural Risk Factors / Kathy A. Douglas, Gonghuan Young, David V. McQueen and Pekka Puska -- 14. Epidemiological Surveillance System in Latin America and the Caribbean. Perspectives, Challenges, and Solutions / Ligia de Salazar -- 15. Creating a Synthetic Behavioural Risk Factor Index to Assess Trends in Surveillance Data. An Index of Risk for Cardio-vascular Disease as an Example / Stefano Campostrini and David V. McQueen -- 16. Perspectives on Building Infra-structure, Comparing Data, and Using Surveillance Data in Developing Countries / David V. McQueen, Mary Hall and Kelli Byers Hooper -- 17. Non-Communicable Disease Surveillance in Latin America and the Caribbean. Advances Supported by the Pan American Health Organization / Stephen J. Corber, Sylvia C. Robles, Pedro Ordunez and Paz Rodriguez -- 18. Perspectives on Global Risk Factor Surveillance. Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead / David V. McQueen |
| Analysis |
Risk factor surveillance |
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Behavioral risk factor surveillance |
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Risk factor surveillance |
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Behavioral risk factor surveillance |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
World health.
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Health behavior -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Health risk assessment -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Public health -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Author |
McQueen, David V.
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Puska, Pekka, 1945-
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| LC no. |
2003050651 |
| ISBN |
0306477777 : |
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