1. Information resources on the Internet for NCD prevention and control
Dr A. Chiolero, MD MSc
Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine
(IUMSP)
University of Lausanne, Switzerland
4th WHO-IUMSP International Seminar on the Public Health Aspect of Non-communicable Diseases
12 March 2011
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Examples of information resources on the Internet for NCD prevention and control
1. World Health Organisation (WHO)
2. Supercourse
3. Procor
4. Wikipedia
5. Centers for diseases control and prevention (CDC)
6. National institue for Health and Clinical Excellence - NICE
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World Health Organisation (WHO)
WHO
Chronic diseases
Impact of chronic diseases
WHO Noncommunicable diseases Action Plan
Integrated chronic disease prevention and control
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World Health Organisation (WHO)
Health statistics and health information systems
- Global Health Observatory (GHO)
- Mortality
- The Global Burden of Disease (GBD)
Burden of diseases
WHO Global Infobase
Questions:
What is the proportion of deaths due to CVD and cancer in India and Brazil?
What is the age-standardized mortality rate in Egypt?
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Burden of diseases
More information on burden of diseases
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
The Global Burden of Diseases Study
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NCD alliance
- The purpose of the NCD Alliance website is to provide the latest news, resources and information on the global campaign for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The website will serve as a campaign hub, a platform for advocacy, and a resource for sharing information among the wider global health community.
- We are a formal alliance of four international federations representing the four main NCDs outlined in the World Health Organization’s Action Plan for NCDs – cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and chronic respiratory disease. These conditions share common risk factors (including use, physical inactivity and unhealthy diets) and also share common solutions, which provide a mutual platform for collaboration and joint advocacy.
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World Health Organisation (WHO)
A. Surveillance in adults
STEPwise approach to surveillance (STEPS)
The WHO STEPwise approach to Surveillance (STEPS) is a simple, standardized method for collecting, analysing and disseminating data in WHO member countries.
Questions:
What is the percentage of adults who currently smoke tobacco in Malawi and in Indonesia?
What is the the percentage of adults who are obese in Indonesia?
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World Health Organisation (WHO)
B. Surveillance in youth
Global school-based student health survey (GSHS)
The Global school-based student health survey (GSHS) is a collaborative surveillance project designed to help countries measure and assess the behavioural risk factors and protective factors in 10 key areas among young people aged 13 to 15 years (Alcohol use, Dietary behaviours, Drug use, Hygiene, Mental health, Physical activity, Protective factors, Sexual behaviours, Tobacco use, Violence and unintentional injury).
Questions:
1. What is the percentage of students who had at least one drink containing alcohol
over one or more days during the past 30 days in Swaziland and Tanzania (Dar Es Salaam)?
2. What is the percentage of students who smoked cigarettes over one or more days
during the past 30 days in India and in the Seychelles?
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Supercourse
Supercourse
- a repository of lectures on global health and prevention designed to improve the teaching of prevention.
- has a network of over scientists in 174 countries who are sharing for free a library of 4755 lectures in 31 languages.
- has been produced at the WHO Collaborating Center University of Pittsburgh, with Ronald LaPorte, Ph.D., Faina Linkov, Ph.D., Mita Lovalekar, M.D., Ph.D., and Eugene Shubnikov M.D.
Please contact us at
- collaboration with WHO and Library of Alexander
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Supercourse
By topics, for instance:
Concepts of Epidemiology Course by Raj Bhohal (10 lectures in English and 1
in Spanish)
Epidemiology Course by Nigel Paneth (22 lectures in English, Spanish Version translated by Nicolas Padilla and lectures in Portuguese, translated by Maria Rita Barros Justino)
Introduction to Chronic Disease Epidemiology. Supplemental Curriculum for Health Department Associates (Ronald E.Laporte)
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Supercourse
By authors, for instance:
S.N. Blair: Physical Inactivity: The Most Important Public Health Problem of the 21st Century
P. Bovet: Health transition and emerging cardiovascular disease in developing countries: situation and strategies for prevention. Part I Part II Part III
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Procor
- ProCor is a global network promoting cardiovascular health in developing countries and other low-resource settings.
- ProCor uses low-cost communication technologies to provide people in clinical, community, advocacy, and policymaking settings with the information they need to promote heart health.
- Lots of information on research & networking!
For instance:
Knowledge, What We Know: Cardiovascular diseases
Action, What We Can Do: Community program
Global, Community, Working Together: Global Dialogue
an open discussion forum for questions, information exchange, and networking to find solutions and to share challenges, moderated by ProCor
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Globalink
Free tools, lists, list-servers, web-hosting, petitions for tobacco control and research
Union for International Cancer Control
Founded in 1933, the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) is the largest cancer fighting organisation of its kind, with more than 400 member organisations across 120 countries.
World heart federation
The World Heart Federation is a nongovernmental organization committed to uniting its members and leads the global fight against heart disease and stroke, with a focus on low-and middle-income countries.
International diabetes federation
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is an umbrella organization of over 200 national diabetes associations in over 160 countries.
The NCD alliance
The purpose of the NCD Alliance website is to provide the latest news, resources and information on the global campaign for non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
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Wikipedia
Lots of information on diseases and pathophysiology
Few information on prevention – but many links
However, much improvement is necessary (quality, scientific validity)
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Centers for diseases control and prevention
CDC
- high quality information on chronic diseases and prevention
For instance:
For public health professionnals
Preventing chronic diseases (free access)
Healthy Living
Prevent Diabetes
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Centers for diseases control and prevention
The community guide
Guide to Community Preventive Services
- a free resource to help you choose programs and policies to improve health and prevent disease in your community
- systematic reviews are used to answer these questions:
- which program and policy interventions have been proven effective?
- are there effective interventions that are right for my community?
- what might effective interventions cost; what is the likely return on investment?
For instance:
Tobacco Use
Cancer
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National institue for Health and Clinical Excellence - NICE
NICE
- independent organization for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health
- high quality information to promote good health and prevent ill health, based on the best evidence
For instance:
Clinical guidelines
- Type 2 diabetes: the management of type 2 diabetes
Public health guidance
- Guidance on the prevention of cardiovascular disease at the population level
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