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Promoting Healthy Living and Aging in Central America : Multi-sectoral Approaches to Prevent Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases

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dc.contributor.authorBonilla-Chacin, Maria Eugenia
dc.contributor.authorVásquez, Luis T. Marcano
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-28T20:05:34Z
dc.date.available2013-05-28T20:05:34Z
dc.date.issued2012-03
dc.description.abstractNon-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the main cause of death and disability in Central America. However, communicable diseases and maternal and child conditions remain important causes of death and disability as well as injuries. With the aging of the population and improvements in the control of infectious diseases, the share of NCDs in the total burden of disease is likely to increase. However, in Central America these diseases cause death at a much younger age than in higher-income countries. It is critical to prevent and control NCDs, both for their impact on health, as well as the economy. When not controlled, they can cause costly hospitalizations and large productivity losses due to absenteeism, disability and premature deaths. Finally, they can impoverish households hit by out-of-pocket payments for health services and drugs. A large share of NCDs can be prevented since they result from exposure to health risk factors such as unhealthy diets, physical inactivity, tobacco use, and the harmful use of alcohol. Central Americans have very high caloric diets that are rich in sodium and refined sugars, and lifestyles that often involve low levels of physical activity. Similarly, large shares of youth in some of the countries smoke, while alcohol consumption among drinkers and the frequency of binge drinking in Nicaragua and Guatemala are very high. Although all countries in the region have introduced multi-sectoral interventions to prevent NCD risk factors, much remains to be done: for example, countries have been more successful controlling smoking than addressing physical inactivity, alcohol abuse and poor diets. The role of the health sector is central to preventing NCDs: It needs to ensure their surveillance, along with the risk factors. In addition, the sector needs to ensure that effective multi-sectoral efforts to prevent these conditions take place.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/03/16750912/promoting-healthy-living-aging-central-america-multi-sectoral-approaches-prevent-chronic-non-communicable-diseases
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/13580
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13580
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHealth, Nutrition and Population (HNP) discussion paper;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABNORMALITIES
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectADOLESCENCE
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectADULT POPULATION
dc.subjectAGING
dc.subjectALCOHOL ABUSE
dc.subjectALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectALCOHOLIC
dc.subjectALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
dc.subjectASTHMA
dc.subjectBEHAVIOR CHANGE
dc.subjectBIRTHS
dc.subjectBLINDNESS
dc.subjectBOTH SEXES
dc.subjectBREAST
dc.subjectBREAST CANCER
dc.subjectBREASTFEEDING
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectBURDEN OF DISEASE
dc.subjectCANCERS
dc.subjectCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
dc.subjectCAUSES OF DEATH
dc.subjectCERVICAL CANCER
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD
dc.subjectCHILDREN PER WOMAN
dc.subjectCHOLESTEROL
dc.subjectCHRONIC CONDITION
dc.subjectCHRONIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCHRONIC DISEASE
dc.subjectCHRONIC DISEASES
dc.subjectCHRONIC MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectCOLON CANCER
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subjectCOMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectCONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES
dc.subjectCORONARY HEART DISEASE
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectDANGERS
dc.subjectDEATH RATE
dc.subjectDEATH RATES
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
dc.subjectDEPENDENCY RATIOS
dc.subjectDEPRESSION
dc.subjectDIABETES
dc.subjectDIABETES MELLITUS
dc.subjectDIAGNOSIS
dc.subjectDIET
dc.subjectDIETS
dc.subjectDIGESTIVE SYSTEM
dc.subjectDISABILITIES
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISEASE BURDEN
dc.subjectDISEASE CONTROL
dc.subjectDISEASE RISK FACTORS
dc.subjectDOUBLE BURDEN
dc.subjectDRUG ABUSE
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectDURATION OF DISEASE
dc.subjectEARLY ADOLESCENCE
dc.subjectEARLY DETECTION
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectELDERLY POPULATION
dc.subjectENDOCRINE DISORDERS
dc.subjectENERGY INTAKE
dc.subjectEPIDEMIC
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE
dc.subjectEPILEPSY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFITNESS
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectGANGRENE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGLOBAL HEALTH
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CONDITIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH MINISTRIES
dc.subjectHEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH PROFESSIONALS
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHEALTH SURVEILLANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHEALTHY BEHAVIORS
dc.subjectHEALTHY LIFE
dc.subjectHEALTHY LIFESTYLES
dc.subjectHEART DISEASE
dc.subjectHIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
dc.subjectHIGH DEATH RATES
dc.subjectHIGH-RISK
dc.subjectHIGH-RISK POPULATIONS
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS
dc.subjectHORMONE
dc.subjectHOSPITALIZATIONS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHYPERTENSION
dc.subjectILLNESS
dc.subjectIMPACT ON HEALTH
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectINFERTILITY
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINJURIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectKIDNEY FAILURE
dc.subjectLARGE POPULATION
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEISURE TIME
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF FERTILITY
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIFESTYLES
dc.subjectLIVER
dc.subjectLIVER CIRRHOSIS
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOW BIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subjectLOW FERTILITY
dc.subjectLUNG CANCER
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMAMMOGRAMS
dc.subjectMANDATES
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMASS MEDIA
dc.subjectMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectMINISTRIES OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectMUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES
dc.subjectMYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
dc.subjectNCD
dc.subjectNEOPLASMS
dc.subjectNONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITION INFORMATION
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES
dc.subjectOBESITY
dc.subjectOLDER ADULTS
dc.subjectORAL CANCER
dc.subjectOSTEOPOROSIS
dc.subjectOVERWEIGHT
dc.subjectPANCREAS
dc.subjectPARASITIC DISEASES
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPATTERNS OF CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPEER REVIEW
dc.subjectPERINATAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectPHARYNX
dc.subjectPHYSICAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectPOISONINGS
dc.subjectPOLICY CONCERN
dc.subjectPOLICY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROUPS
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH RATES
dc.subjectPOPULATION INCREASES
dc.subjectPOPULATION MOMENTUM
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPREMATURE DEATH
dc.subjectPREVALENCE
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC AWARENESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectRECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectREGIONAL STRATEGIES
dc.subjectREGIONAL STRATEGY
dc.subjectREPLACEMENT LEVEL
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE AGE
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRESPIRATORY DISEASE
dc.subjectRESPIRATORY DISEASES
dc.subjectRESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
dc.subjectRESTAURANTS
dc.subjectRICHER COUNTRIES
dc.subjectRISK FACTORS
dc.subjectROAD TRAFFIC
dc.subjectROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSCHOOL HEALTH
dc.subjectSCREENING
dc.subjectSET OF RECOMMENDATIONS
dc.subjectSMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectSMOKERS
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectSODIUM
dc.subjectSPILLOVER
dc.subjectSTD
dc.subjectTB
dc.subjectTEENAGERS
dc.subjectTHERAPY
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectTOBACCO PRODUCTS
dc.subjectTOBACCO USE
dc.subjectTRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
dc.subjectTREATMENT
dc.subjectTUBERCULOSIS
dc.subjectUNINTENTIONAL INJURIES
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN DWELLERS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectUSE OF ALCOHOL
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVITAL STATISTICS
dc.subjectWALKING
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKING-AGE POPULATION
dc.subjectWORKPLACE
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectYOUNG MALES
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectYOUNG POPULATIONS
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectYOUTHS
dc.titlePromoting Healthy Living and Aging in Central America : Multi-sectoral Approaches to Prevent Chronic Noncommunicable Diseasesen
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okr.date.disclosure2012-09-19
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/03/16750912/promoting-healthy-living-aging-central-america-multi-sectoral-approaches-prevent-chronic-non-communicable-diseases
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.report71848
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America and Caribbean
okr.region.geographicalCentral America
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicDisease Control and Prevention
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicHealth
okr.topicNutrition and Population
okr.unitHealth, Nutrition & Popultn Team (HDNHE)
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