Baseline Evaluation: CINDI Countrywide Integrated Noncommunicable Diseases Intervention Programme (Sitzungsberichte der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1991 / 1991/3)

CINDI is an European intervention programme against major noncommunicable diseases (NCD). 12 European countries, Canada, and Israel are participating in the programme which is coordinated by the World Health Organization. The book discribes the baseline situation in the countries prior to the start of the programme. Trends in the premature mortality of some major NCDsare given as well as the prevalence of risk factors for NCDs in the population (high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, overweight, smoking). The results presented stress the necessity of a country- wide integrated approach: NCDs account for two third of premature deaths in the CINDI countries and around 70% of the adult population are at risk for NCDs. Front Matter....Pages I-IX Introduction....Pages 1-2 Preventing Noncommunicable Diseases: an Opportunity to Contribute towards Achieving Health for All....Pages 3-6 Evaluation Framework and Epidemiological Indicators for the First Baseline Evaluation....Pages 7-9 Overview of the Epidemiological Baseline Indicators....Pages 11-35 Additional Baseline Indicators and Plans for Future Development of the Evaluation Framework....Pages 37-40 Implications for Evaluation of CINDI Programmes....Pages 41-42 Annex....Pages 43-54 The views expressed in this book do not necessarily repre- sent the decisions of the stated policy of the World Health Organization