02435nam a22003617a 4500 PH-MaWHO 20260209100308.0 260204b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9290212055 1020-0428 WHOLIS WPRO Library eng UH.P.S.33 1995 Intercountry Workshop on the Prevention and Control of Cardiovascular Diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (1st : 1995 : Amman, Jordan). 669715 Prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases Alexandria : WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, 1995. 65 pages EMRO technical publications, Eastern Mediterranean series ; 22 Cardiovascular diseases account for an increasing proportion of mortality in developing countries. The human suffering and economic costs due to hospitalization and treatment are immense. All sectors of the community, together with health professionals, academics and nongovernmental organizations must join forces to help prevent the high-risk lifestyles that contribute to the rising incidence of cardiovascular diseases. This publication aims to increase awareness among health policy-makers and the health profession of cardiovascular diseases as a problem of increasing concern to public health. It analyses the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and reviews feasible preventative action and intervention strategies against the cardiovascular diseases commonly encountered in the Region. Guidelines for the preparation of national programmes for the prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases are proposed. Cardiovascular diseases Prevention and control, epidemiology 669717 Risk factors 305378 National health programs Organization and administration 652233 Guidelines 648758 Preventive health services Organization and administration 669718 Eastern Mediterranean 646231 Alwan, Ala'din, 669716 editor Beaglehole, Robert 649131 Bonita, Ruth, contributor 662854 Martin, Ingrid, 675923 Puska, Pekka, 663755 World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. 644804 MONO 2017 retain Mark 01-05-2018 14:50:15 nml 14622 14622 0 0 nml 0 0 WHO WPRO WPRO 2ndFlrLib 1996-05-24 0 UH.P.S.33 1995 WPR001564 2024-01-24 00:00:00 2021-05-24 MONO