Chronic Disease and Global Health

CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion works with global partners to contribute CDC skills and resources to support strategic efforts to prevent chronic disease and promote healthy living.

• The Global Cancer Burden (podcast)
  This podcast describes the global burden of cancer and efforts by CDC and others to reduce that burden.
• Global Health Reports
  CDC has collaborated on several international heart-health declarations.
• Global Reproductive Health
  CDC’s Division of Reproductive Health (DRH) works in countries and through partnerships to improve reproductive health knowledge and services.
• Global Student Health Survey (GSHS)
  The Global Student Health Survey (GSHS) is a school-based survey conducted primarily among students aged 13–17 years.
• Global Tobacco
  • Global Tobacco Surveillance System Data (GTSSData)
    GTSSData is a Web-based application that houses and displays data from four tobacco-related surveys conducted around the world.
  • Global School Personnel Survey (GSPS)
    The GSPS was initiated in 2000 to collect information on tobacco use, knowledge and attitudes of school personnel toward tobacco, existence and effectiveness of tobacco control policies in schools, and training and materials available for implementing tobacco prevention and control interventions.
  • Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS)
    The World Health Organization (WHO), CDC, and the Canadian Public Health Association developed the GHPSS to collect data on tobacco use and cessation counseling among health professional students in all WHO member states.
  • Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)
    GATS is the global standard to systematically monitor adult tobacco use and track key tobacco control indicators. It is intended to generate comparable data within and across countries.
• IMMPaCt, International Micronutrient Malnutrition Prevention and Control Program (currently under review)
  The IMMPaCt Program works with global partners to contribute CDC skills and resources to eliminate vitamin and mineral deficiencies (micronutrient malnutrition) among vulnerable populations throughout the world.
• Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) Journals
  PCD is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP). Articles focus on preventing and controlling chronic diseases and conditions, promoting health, and examining the biological, behavioral, physical, and social determinants of health and their impact on quality of life, morbidity, and mortality across the life span. Global PCD resources include
  • Factors Associated With Exposure to Antismoking Information Among Adults in Vietnam, Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2010
  • Impact of Data Editing Methods on Estimates of Smoking Prevalence, Global Youth Tobacco Survey, 2007–2009
  • Office-Based Physical Activity and Nutrition Intervention: Barriers, Enablers, and Preferred Strategies for Workplace Obesity Prevention, Perth, Western Australia, 2012
    

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