Contributing and Risk Factors

Sub-topics

1. Comparative Risk Assessment
2. Disasters and Wars
3. Drug Resistance
4. Environment
5. Lifestyle
6. Malnutrition
7. Occupational Health
8. Sanitation

Publications

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Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries (2nd Edition)

1. 1. Investing in Health
2. 2. Intervention Cost–Effectiveness: Overview of Main Messages
3. 4. Priorities for Global Research and Development of Interventions
4. 5. Science and Technology for Disease Control: Past, Present, and Future
5. 7. Economic Approaches to Valuing Global Health Research
6. 8. Improving the Health of Populations: Lessons of Experience
7. 9. Millennium Development Goals for Health: What Will It Take to Accelerate Progress?
8. 10. Gender Differentials in Health
9. 11. Fiscal Policies for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
10. 12. Financing Health Systems in the 21st Century
11. 13. Recent Trends and Innovations in Development Assistance for Health
12. 15. Cost–Effectiveness Analysis for Priority Setting
13. 16. Tuberculosis
14. 17. Sexually Transmitted Infections
15. 18. HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment
16. 19. Diarrheal Diseases
17. 21. Conquering Malaria
18. 22. Tropical Diseases Targeted for Elimination: Chagas Disease, Lymphatic Filariasis, Onchocerciasis, and Leprosy
19. 23. Tropical Diseases Lacking Adequate Control Measures: Dengue, Leishmaniasis, and African Trypanosomiasis
20. 24. Helminth Infections: Soil–Transmitted Helminth Infections and Schistosomiasis
21. 26. Maternal and Perinatal Conditions
22. 27. Newborn Survival
23. 28. Stunting, Wasting, and Micronutrient Deficiency Disorders
24. 29. Health Service Interventions for Cancer Control in Developing Countries
25. 30. Diabetes: The Pandemic and Potential Solutions
26. 31. Mental Disorders
27. 32. Neurological Disorders
28. 33. Cardiovascular Disease
29. 35. Respiratory Diseases of Adults
30. 38. Oral and Craniofacial Diseases and Disorders
31. 39. Unintentional Injuries
32. 40. Interpersonal Violence
33. 41. Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Promotion
34. 42. Indoor Air Pollution
35. 43. Air and Water Pollution: Burden and Strategies for Control
36. 44. Prevention of Chronic Disease by Means of Diet and Lifestyle Changes
37. 45. The Growing Burden of Risk from High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Bodyweight
38. 46. Tobacco Addiction
39. 47. Alcohol
40. 48. Illicit Opiate Abuse
41. 49. Learning and Developmental Disabilities
42. 50. Loss of Vision and Hearing
43. 51. Cost–Effectiveness of Interventions for Musculoskeletal Conditions
44. 53. Public Health Surveillance: A Tool for Targeting and Monitoring Intervention
45. 55. Drug Resistance
46. 56. Community Health and Nutrition Programs
47. 57. Contraception
48. 58. School–Based Health and Nutrition Programs
49. 59. Adolescent Health Programs
50. 60. Occupational Health
51. 61. Natural Disaster Mitigation and Relief
52. 62. Control and Eradication
53. 63. Integrated Management of the Sick Child
54. 64. General Primary Care
55. 65. The District Hospital
56. 67. Surgery
57. 72. Ensuring Supplies of Appropriate Drugs and Vaccines

Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors

1. 1. Measuring the Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors, 1990—2001
2. 2. Demographic and Epidemiological Characteristics of Major Regions, 1990—2001
3. 3. The Burden of Disease and Mortality by Condition: Data, Methods, and Results for 2001
4. 4. Comparative Quantification of Mortality and Burden of Disease Attributable to Selected Risk Factors
5. 5. Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analyses for Burden of Disease and Risk Factor Estimates
6. 6. Incorporating Deaths Near the Time of Birth into Estimates of the Global Burden of Disease

Priorities in Health

1. 1. Accomplishments, Challenges, and Priorities
2. 2. Success in Addressing Priorities
3. 3. Cost–Effectiveness Analysis
4. 4. Cost–Effective Strategies for the Excess Burden of Disease in Developing Countries
5. 5. Cost–Effective Strategies for Noncommunicable Diseases, Risk Factors, and Behaviors
6. 6. Providing Interventions
7. 7. Pillars of the Health System
8. 8. The Way Forward: A Blueprint for Action

Presentations

Chapter 45. The Growing Burden of Risk from High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Bodyweight

1. Deaths Attributable to High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Overweight, 2000
2. DALYs Attributable to High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Overweight, 2000
3. Global Cardiovascular Disease Burden Due to High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Overweight

Chapter 56. Community Health and Nutrition Programs

1. Estimated Contributions of Malnutrition to the Disease Burden in Developing Countries
2. Conceptual Framework for Causes of Malnutrition

Chapter 28. Stunting, Wasting, and Micronutrient Deficiency Disorders

1. Vitamin A Deficiency Among Children Under Age Five, By Region
2. Zinc Deficiency Among Children Under Age Five, By Region
3. Iron Deficiency Anemia Among Children Under Age Five, By Region
4. Percent of Underweight Children Under Age Five, By Region
5. Childhood Deaths and DALYs Attributable to Being Underweight, By Region
6. Iodine Deficiency Among Children Under Age Five, By Region
7. Cost-effectiveness of Nutrition Interventions for Underweight Children
8. Cost-effectiveness of Nutrition Interventions for Vitamin A Deficiency in Children
9. Cost-effectiveness of Nutrition Interventions for Iron, Iodine, and Zinc Deficiency in Children

Chapter 60. Occupational Health

1. Estimated Average Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions for Reducing Risk of Silicosis
2. Estimated Contribution of Occupational Exposures to Selected Diseases and Conditions
3. Impact of an Immunization Safety Program at Health Centers in Burkina Faso, 2000 and 2003
4. Impact of an Occupational Safety and Health Toolkit Used in Central America, 2002 and 2003

Chapter 41. Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Promotion

1. Median Construction Cost of Sanitation Technologies in Select Regions
2. Reductions in Diarrhea Attributable to Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Promotion
3. Cost-effectiveness of Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Promotion