Global Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance 2003 Edition

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Springer Global Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance 2003 Edition by David V. McQueen Pekka Puska

This book contains the latest information on surveillance by the international public health community including: the WHO's Stepwise Approach the U.S.'s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System the Finbalt Health Monitor the EURALIM Experience and the Mega Country Health Promotion Network. It is for those involved in planning or conducting chronic disease risk factor surveillance and for those interested in developing a global network of persons involved in this arena. Table of contents : 1. Introduction. D.V. McQueen P. Puska. 2. Why is global surveillance necessary? Towards global surveillance of non-communicable disease risk factors: developments and challenges; P. Puska. 3. The who stepwise approach to surveillance (steps) of non-communicable disease risk factors; R. Bonita et al. 4. Partnerships strategies and alliances for global surveillance; V. Lin. 5. Analysis and interpretation of data from the U.S. behavioural risk factor surveillance system (BRFSS); D. Holtzman. 6. Surveillance systems and data analysis: continuously collected behavioural data. British and American samples; S. Campostrini. 7. Finbalt health monitor monitoring health behaviour in Finland and the Baltic countries; R. Prattala et al. 8. Towards a European health monitoring system. Results of a pilot study on physical activity; A. Rutten et al. 9. Comparison of surveillance data on metropolitan and rural health. Diabetes in southern Australia as an example; D.H. Wilson. 10. Did they use it? Beyond the collection of surveillance information; J.M. Ottoson D.H. Wilson. 11. Harmonising local health survey data. The EURALIM experience; A. Morabia et al. 12. Analysis interpretation and use of complex social and behavioural surveillance data. Looking back in order to go forward; D.V. McQueen L. 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; K.A. Douglas et al. 14. Epidemiological surveillance system in Latin America andthe Caribbean. Perspectives challenges and solutions; L.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; S. Campostrini D.V. McQueen. 16. Perspectives on building infrastructure comparing data and using surveillance data in developing countries; D.V. McQueen et al. 17. Non-communicable disease surveillance in Latin America and the Caribbean. Advances supported by the Pan American health organization; S.J. Corber et al. 18. Perspectives on global risk factor surveillance. Lessons learned and challenges ahead; D.V. McQueen.