Updated April 25, 2012
Noncommunicable diseases (also called chronic, "lifestyle," or "choice" diseases) are often cited by organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization as the most common causes of death worldwide.
These research links on noncommunicable diseases are divided into 6 categories: News; Journals and Publications; Data and Statistics; Conferences and Legislation; Organizations (by Regions); Organizations (by Risk Factors and Diseases).
(Special Report 2010) latest news, blog, measuring the cost of obesity, effect of obesity on children, graph on increasing girth.
News findings and events; ability to submit related news; updated about once a day; archives: 2010-present
Publications related to chronic diseases, humanitarian news, and analysis
Latest headlines concerning health; ability to create personal topics page and group relevant articles; interactive map for obesity by country
(2008-2011)
Background and news pages on specific diseases
News A-Z list includes aggregated pages for news and research on cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, nutrition, and obesity. Health A-Z lists includes definitions and measurements of diseases, their consequences (health and economic)
Background, analysis, and issues about chronic disease and its impact on the U.S. and the world.
Including "2010 Global NCD Status Report" and "Preventing NCDs."
(September 2011) with Harvard School of Public Health: "the disability imposed and the lives lost are also endangering industry competitiveness across borders."
"NCD Mortality Is Higher in China Than in Other Leading G-20 Countries"
(2009)
(February 2011) how to address noncommunicable diseases (in America): "delivering more efficient care to these patients and helping them not to get sick in the first place."
Directed at decision makers and public to improve health in America; studies and conferences on topics like diseases, environmental health, food and nutrition, global health.
(2011) discusses how the causes, effects, and treatment of NCDs differ for poor and affluent people.
"Intersection of health, health care, and policy." Topic areas covered include: cardiovascular disease, chronic care, health promotion/disease prevention, international issues (embargo on articles in current year) (1981-2010 available)
"Chronic Health: Why are we dying?" discusses heart disease, diabetes, cancer, depression; not just "diseases of the rich" (2009)
Study about whether states will be able to handle upcoming chronic health needs
(November 2010) discusses the cost estimates of chronic disease in developed and developing nations and the current lack of funding to address them.
CDC publications and its original research e-Journal, Preventing Chronic Disease, which allows sign up for free alerts to new issues (2004-2011 currently available)
(July 2011) free registration to view articles; includes "Framing International Trade and Chronic Disease"; covers multiple countries, both developing and industrialized. See other BMC journals: Health Research and Systems, Nutrition, Tobacco Induced Dise
Risk factors, mortality global burden of disease; indicators (alcohol, obesity, blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, diet, exercise, oral health, stroke, tobacco) by country and year
Suggested sub-topics for reports: Disease Control and Prevention; Tobacco Use & Control; Alcohol and Substance Abuse
(July 2011) based on the International Futures integrated forecasting model, which "projects that deaths from communicable diseases (CDs) will decline by 50%, whereas deaths from both non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries will more than double."
Health data on expenditures, health core resources, mortality, risk factors; Also, "Economics of Prevention" project, policy studies, country reviews, working papers.
Compare national and state chronic disease and risk prevalence; other publications and fact sheets available
Relevant topics: U.S. policy and funding, obesity and smoking; create data sets to compare; searchable by keyword in daily news reports, policy tracking and analysis, country tables and data map, and webcasts
Raw data; other data sets available
Statistics, organizations and publications on NCDs; organization based in Australia, China, India, and United Kingdom.
Statistics and charts about major chronic diseases, at risk groups and reasons behind risks. (2009)
(June 2011) includes recommendations on preventing and addressing NCDs in immigrant populations; other topics related to NCDs in the journal include Diabetes, Cardiovascular Medicine, Lifestyle, Nutrition and Metabolism, Smoking.
Discusses connections between noncommunicable diseases and the economy, as well as how to increase understanding between health and non-health professionals.
"A resolution affirming the importance of exercise and physical activity as key components of a healthy lifestyle, including in combating obesity, reducing chronic disease, and lowering health care costs. " (2011)
In NYC September 19-20, 2011; "address the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases worldwide, with a particular focus on developmental and other challenges and social and economic impacts, particularly for developing countries." Key documents,
Fact sheets, speeches, resolutions, newsletters
(March 2011) conference archive
October 2011 Summit
(April 2011) Moscow Declaration.
Discusses the economic and social costs of unaddressed NCDs and suggests feasible interventions, such as tobacco control programs, salt reduction, and affordable generic drugs. Full text with a free Lancet account.
Papers to prepare for presentations at UN High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on chronic non-communicable diseases. Full text with a free Lancet account.
(2011) presented on June 29 at UN Civil Society Hearings.
(July 2011) an NCD framework for the U.S. that is "capable of providing data on disparities in incidence and prevalence of the diseases by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geographic region, along with data on disease risk factors, clinical care
Links to upcoming global events and declarations related to NCDs, as well as media coverage and recent reports.
(2011)
From the Center for Government Studies, free digital archive of foundation and other publicly funded policy research. See also: Health subtopic on Food and Nutrition
Listed first are international and global chronic disease organizations, followed by organizations focused on specific regions.
"To reduce risk, morbidity and mortality related to four shared risk factors (tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diets, and the harmful use of alcohol) and four groups of diseases (cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers and chronic respirator
Directory to chronic disease organizations, world-wide.
Division of Health and Human Services (US government)
Discussion launched on Non-communicable diseases in South Asia; other sections on Disease (including chronic), Tobacco, Nutrition, Millenium Development Goals
Search for national and international organizations involved in global health or chronic disease
Covers Southern Hemisphere and the developing world; key documents, opinions and analysis, news (email updates), links to related organizations (divided by NGO, International, Publications and Research initiatives)
Site in progress, key documents on strategies to address NCDs in Africa and newsletter of CNCD activities; established by African Institute for Health and Development.
In South Africa: "A multi-purpose centre focusing on prevention, early detection, care and treatment of chronic diseases."
Bibliography, interactive forum, links to journals and other health organizations
Legislative and policy updates from U.S. Congress, alliances with other organizations
Chronic Disease Surveillance for break down by American countries for NCD risk factors and regional actions to prevent and treat NCDs.
Network of ten national organizations; resources on obesity, physical activities, marketing to children, nutrition; background and conference papers, briefings
News, research and publications, links to other chronic disease organizations in India.
"The case for urgent political action to reduce the social and economic burden of chronic disease through prevention"; addresses tobacco, nutrition, physical activity and alcohol
Chronic Disease Alliance includes link to affiliated organizations for specific diseases and policy paper about four major health determinants (tobacco, poor diet, alcohol, lack of physical activity) and their effects on health and disease in Europe
EU Commission's prevention efforts and results; broken down by specific diseases
Organized by: Background on major contributors and diseases; Specific Contributors to Chronic Diseases (Alcohol, Nutrition, Physical Activity, Tobacco); Chronic Diseases (Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes, Obesity, Cancer)
Covers high blood pressure, binge drinking, tobacco use, obesity, cancer; background information, warning signs, U.S. maps of prevalence
Fact sheets, chronic disease programs in WHO regions; individual sites for specific diseases
"3 risk factors - tobacco use, poor diet and lack of physical activity - contribute to four chronic diseases - heart disease, type 2 diabetes, lung disease and some cancers - which, in turn, contribute to more than 50 per cent of deaths in the world."
Nutrition journals, editorials, events
Resources for health professionals and consumers; guidelines for healthy eating, news and analysis in food policy and safety, videos that discuss recent concerns.
From WHO and Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC); news, fact sheets on how tobacco is used, promoted, taxed; reports on its harmful effects; international organizations and policies involved.
(2009 last update) fact sheets and statistics, key reports and open-access journals.
Webcast on NCDs and the world's poorest people. Latest news, congressional news, scientific publications and guidelines
News for people with diabetes and for UN updates. Newsletter: Diabetes Voice (global perspectives); Diabetes Atlas (2009)
Maps of prevalence of obesity (percentages of population by country and gender) and policies in different parts of the world concerning obesity; impacts on health; news
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