Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2018
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher:
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 472
ISBN-13: 9789240698864
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Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2018
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Published: 2019-02-14
Total Pages: 472
ISBN-13: 9241565632
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The report provides an overview of alcohol consumption and harms in relation to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (Chapter 1) presents global strategies action plans and monitoring frameworks (Chapter 2) gives detailed information on: the consumption of alcohol in populations (Chapter 3); the health consequences of alcohol consumption (Chapter 4); and policy responses at national level (Chapter 5). In its final chapter 6 the imperative for reducing harmful use of alcohol in a public health perspective is presented. In addition the report contains country profiles for WHO Member States and appendices with statistical annexes a description of the data sources and methods used to produce the estimates and references.
Global Status Report on Road Safety
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Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 12
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Approximately 1.3 million people die each year on the world's roads, and between 20 and 50 million sustain non-fatal injuries. The Global status report on road safety is the first broad assessment of the road safety situation in 178 countries, using data drawn from a standardized survey. The results show that road traffic injuries remain an important public health problem, particularly for low-income and middle-income countries. Pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists make up almost half of those killed on the roads, highlighting the need for these road users to be given more attention in road safety programmes. The results suggest that in many countries road safety laws need to be made more comprehensive while enforcement should be strengthened. The Global status report on road safety results clearly show that significantly more action is needed to make the world's roads safer. [Ed.]
Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher:
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 38
ISBN-13: 9789241599931
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Every year, the harmful use of alcohol kills 2.5 million people, including 320,000 young people between 15 and 29 years of age. It is the eighth leading risk factor for deaths globally, and harmful use of alcohol was responsible for almost 4% of all deaths in the world, according to the estimates for 2004. In addition to the resolution, a global strategy developed by WHO in close collaboration with Member States provides a portfolio of policy options and interventions for implementation at the national level with the goal to reduce the harmful use of alcohol worldwide. Ten recommended target areas for policy options include health services' responses, community action, pricing policies and reducing the public health impact of illicit alcohol and informally produced alcohol. WHO was also requested to support countries in implementing the strategy and monitor progress at global, regional and national levels.
Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher:
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9789241564151
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →***This book has been highly commended in the public health category at the British Medical Association Medical Book Awards 2012*** in recent years a greater number of countries have been providing increasingly concise data allowing WHO to create a more comprehensive picture of the global situation on alcohol useand its health consequences. However many gaps remain in the data so a detailed exactpicture cannot be clearly drawn for all countries and regions. This information is critical formonitoring progress in reducing the harmful use of alcohol at all levels and since endorsementof the Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol by World Health Assembly formonitoring and evaluation of progress made in implementation of the global strategy. the Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health (2011) presents a comprehensive perspectiveon the worldwide regional and country consumption of alcohol patterns of drinking healthconsequences and policy responses in Member States. It represents a continuing effort by WHOto support Member States with global information in their efforts to reduce the harmful use ofalcohol and its health and social consequences.
Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2014 Ed
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher:
Published: 2014-05-20
Total Pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9789240692763
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"WHO has published several reports in the past on this topic with the last one being published in 2011 but this report of 2014 has some unique features. First it describes some progress made in alcohol policy development in WHO member States after endorsement of the Global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol in 2010. Second this report provides a wealth of information on alcohol-related indicators for the comprehensive global monitoring framework for the prevention and control of NCDs adopted by the 66th World Health Assembly. The global monitoring framework was developed fulfilling the mandate given by the Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) and includes the voluntary target of a 10% relative reduction in harmful use of alcohol by 2025 against 2010 baseline. And thirdly this report presents an overview of some mechanisms and pathways which are behind the impact of harmful use of alcohol on public health. This report provides a global overview on alcohol consumption in relation to public health (Chapter 1) as well as information on: the consumption of alcohol in populations (Chapter 2); the health consequences of alcohol consumption (Chapter 3); and policy responses at national level (Chapter 4). The report also contains country profiles for all 193 WHO Member States as well as data tables to support information provided in chapters 2-4 (Appendices I-III) and a section explaining data sources and methods used in this report (Appendix IV)."
Global Status Report on Noncommunicable Diseases 2014
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789241564854
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This global status report on prevention and control of NCDs (2014), is framed around the nine voluntary global targets. The report provides data on the current situation, identifying bottlenecks as well as opportunities and priority actions for attaining the targets. The 2010 baseline estimates on NCD mortality and risk factors are provided so that countries can report on progress, starting in 2015. In addition, the report also provides the latest available estimates on NCD mortality (2012) and risk factors, 2010-2012. All ministries of health need to set national NCD targets and lead the development and implementation of policies and interventions to attain them. There is no single pathway to attain NCD targets that fits all countries, as they are at different points in their progress in the prevention and control of NCDs and at different levels of socioeconomic development. However all countries can benefit from the comprehensive response to attaining the voluntary global targets presented in this report.--Publisher description.
World health statistics 2020
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Published: 2020-05-13
Total Pages: 92
ISBN-13: 9240005102
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The World health statistics 2020 report is the annual compilation of health statistics for 194 Member States. It summarizes trends in life expectancy and causes of death and reports on progress towards the health and health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and associated targets.
Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018-2030
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Published: 2019-01-21
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9241514183
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Regular physical activity is proven to help prevent and treat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease stroke diabetes and breast and colon cancer. It also helps to prevent hypertension overweight and obesity and can improve mental health quality of life and well-being. In addition to the multiple health benefits of physical activity societies that are more active can generate additional returns on investment including a reduced use of fossil fuels cleaner air and less congested safer roads. These outcomes are interconnected with achieving the shared goals political priorities and ambition of the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030. The new WHO global action plan to promote physical activity responds to the requests by countries for updated guidance and a framework of effective and feasible policy actions to increase physical activity at all levels. It also responds to requests for global leadership and stronger regional and national coordination and the need for a whole-of-society response to achieve a paradigm shift in both supporting and valuing all people being regularly active according to ability and across the life course. The action plan was developed through a worldwide consultation process involving governments and key stakeholders across multiple sectors including health sports transport urban design civil society academia and the private sector.
Health at a Glance: Europe 2018
Author: Collectif
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2018-11-22
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9264306854
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Health at a Glance: Europe 2018 presents comparative analyses of the health status of EU citizens and the performance of the health systems of the 28 EU Member States, 5 candidate countries and 3 EFTA countries. It is the first step in the State of Health in the EU cycle of knowledge brokering. This publication has two parts. Part I comprises two thematic chapters, the first focusing on the need for concerted efforts to promote better mental health, the second outlining possible strategies for reducing wasteful spending in health. In Part II, the most recent trends in key indicators of health status, risk factors and health spending are presented, together with a discussion of progress in improving the effectiveness, accessibility and resilience of European health systems.
