Noncommunicable Disease Unit : advancing global prevention and control

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• Corporate Authors:
  Center for Global Health (U.S.). Division of Global Health Protection.
• Description:
  Today, over three-quarters of all deaths worldwide are due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). These include deaths caused by injuries, such as motor vehicle injuries, and chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases. Important risk factors for chronic diseases include tobacco, excessive use of alcohol, an unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and high blood pressure.
  
  NCD deaths worldwide now exceed all communicable, maternal and perinatal nutrition-related deaths combined, and represent an emerging global health threat. Deaths due to NCDs are becoming more common in low- and middle-income countries, where the majority of NCD deaths occur and health systems are often not equipped to respond. The enormous social and economic toll of NCDs worldwide calls for an integrated strategic approach to reduce illnesses and deaths due to NCDs globally.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Global Health Noncommunicable Diseases
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Name as Subject:
  Center for Global Health (U.S.). Division of Global Health Protection. Noncommunicable Disease Unit. ; Center for Global Health (U.S.). Division of Global Health Protection. Noncommunicable Disease Unit.
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b633772fdcb9423449c0fb835ff2326ea374844017ba51c7e3802ff3da2d0c6d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/27620/cdc_27620_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 393.93 KB ]