BookDavid V. McQueen, editor.
Contents:
Section I. Theoretical and methodological issues
High-risk versus population prevention strategies for NCDs: Geoffrey Rose revisited in the twenty-first century
Current and future theoretical foundations for NCDs and health promotion
The nature of causality: beyond traditional evidence
Surveillance for NCDs and health promotion: an issue of theory and method
Section II. Lenses for understanding NCDs
Learning from the social sciences in chronic diseases health promotion: structure, agency and distributive justice
Contextual factors in health and illness
The social determinants of non-communicable diseases: a political perspective
Risk factors: tobacco
Physical inactivity and health promotion: evidence and challenges
NGOs addressing NCDs through a health promotion lens
Health literacy as a lens for understanding non-communicable diseases and health promotion
From healthy public policy to intersectoral action and health-in-all policies
Section III. Approaches to NCDs
Population health intervention research: a fundamental science for NCD prevention
Planning and management of cross-sectoral programs: strategies to address NCDs
The public policy approach: governments, institutions, welfare states and social justice
Accelerating action on NCDs: Understanding and applying a social determinants of health framework for changes
Cardiovascular health, risk, and disease: primordial and remedial strategies
Advocacy strategies to address NCDs: actions to increase the profile of physical activity
Advocacy strategies to address NCDs: tobacco control
Evidence synthesis to inform NCD prevention and health promotion
Using evidence to inform NCD prevention and heal promotion
The health promotion argument: NCDs and public health
Public health, NDCs, health promotion, and business partnering: benefits, concerns, remedies, and moving towards creative partnering
Section IV. Institutions and organizations
Framing international trade and chronic disease
Addressing NCDs through multilateral engagement at the United Nations: The role of WHO
Governance, policy, and institutions
NCDs and civil society: a history and a roadmap
Developing health promotion workforce capacity for addressing non-communicable diseases globally
Health promotion for NCDs in and by hospitals: a health promoting hospital perspective.