Chronic non-communicable diseases in Ghana : multidisciplinary perspectives / editors, Ama de-Graft Aikins, Samuel Agyei-Mensah, Charles Agyemang.

Table of Contents: “…Modifiable risk factors of chronic non-communicable diseases in Ghana: insights from national and community based surveys; Introduction; Methods; Results; Conclusion; References; Chapter 8. …”
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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in developing countries / Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya and Dimitri Tassiopoulos, editors.

Table of Contents: “…[and others] -- The role of chronic non-communicable diseases in mortality rates in South Africa, 1997-2006 / Eric Udjo -- Chronic NCD surveillance / Italia Rolle ... …”
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Health in transition : translating developmental origins of health and disease science to improve future health in Africa / editors: Andrew J. Macnab, Abdallah Daar et Christoff Pauw.

Table of Contents: “…Intersectoral approaches to health and non-communicable disease prevention in Africa /…”
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Healthcare as a human rights issue : Healthcare as a human rights issue : normative profile, conflicts and implementation / Sabine Klotz [and three others] (editors).

Table of Contents: “…The Right to Health and the Global Rise of Non-Communicable Diseases /…”
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Health education in context : an international perspective on health education in schools and local communities / editors: Neil Taylor [and others].

Table of Contents: “…Priorities For Health Education in Hong Kong in Relation to Non-Communicable Diseases: Emmy Man Yee Wong and May May Hung Cheng --…”
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Applied theatre : performing health and wellbeing / [edited by] Veronica Baxter and Katharine E. Low.

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Principles of medicine in Africa / edited by David Mabey [and others].

Table of Contents: “…Fungal infections; Part X. Non-Communicable Diseases: 56. Chronic and non-communicable disease in Africa; 57. …”
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Social injustice and public health / edited by Barry S. Levy, Victor W. Sidel.

Table of Contents: “…Larry Brown -- Chronic non-communicable disease / Karen R. Siegel, K.M. Venkat Narayan, and Derek Yach -- Mental health / Carles Muntaner, Edwin Ng, Haejoo Chung, and William W. …”
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Global handbook on noncommunicable diseases and health promotion / David V. McQueen, editor.

Table of 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 publich 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 phhsical 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, concers, 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 healt promoting hospital perspective.…”
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Public health law : power, duty, restraint / Lawrence O. Gostin and Lindsay F. Wiley. by Gostin, Lawrence O. (Lawrence Ogalthorpe), Wiley, Lindsay F., 1977-

Table of Contents: “…A theory and definition of public health law -- Public health regulation : a systemic evaluation -- Public health law in the constitutional design : public health powers and duties -- Constitutional limits on the exercise of public health powers : safeguarding individual rights and freedoms -- Delegation and democracy -- Direct regulation for the public's health and safety -- Tort law and the public's health : indirect regulation -- Taxation, spending, and the social safety net : hidden effects on public health -- Surveillance and public health research : privacy, security, and confidentiality of personal health information -- Infectious disease prevention and control -- Public health emergency preparedness : disasters, pandemics, and terrorism -- Promoting healthier lifestyles : non-communicable disease prevention -- Promoting safer lifestyles : a public health perspectives on "accidents" and violence -- "Health justice" and the future of public health law.…”
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MICROBIOTA : current research and emerging trends.

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Contents -- Current Books of Interest -- Preface -- 1: Microbiome: Effects of Ageing and Diet -- Introduction -- The physiology and the immune status in the elderly -- High-throughput techniques for the study of the microbiome -- The evolution of the intestinal microbiota through ageing -- Gastrointestinal infections in the elderly -- An integrated approach to changes on the intestinal microbiota, dietary patterns and lifestyle factors: from adulthood to senescence -- Restoring a balanced microbiome through diet and lifestyle -- Concluding remarks -- 2: Dysbiosis in Infants is an Important Environmental Factor of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease -- Introduction -- The microbiome in early life and childhood: a dynamic interplay with the host as an important factor in DOHaD -- Factors influencing the early life gut microbiota composition -- DOHaD and the non-communicable disease epidemic -- DOHaD and dysbiosis -- Pathophysiological role of host microbiota in DOHaD -- Conclusion -- 3: Beneficial Effects of Probiotics for Infants and Children with Dysbiosis -- Introduction -- Intestinal microbiota composition in infants and children -- Dysbiosis in infants and children -- Probiotics: definition from the FAO/WHO guideline -- Probiotics in the prevention and treatment of disease in infants and children -- Applicability of probiotics for healthy children -- Conclusion -- 4: Metaproteomics Approach to Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease -- Introduction -- From metagenomics to metaproteomics -- Overcoming the main challenges in metaproteome characterization -- The gut metaproteome in health and disease -- Future perspectives in metaproteomic research -- 5: Gut Microbiome: The Role in Neurodevelopment -- Introduction -- Prevalence of neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders -- A symbiotic composition.…”
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Climate change and urban health : the case of Hong Kong as a subtropical city / Emily Ying Yang Chan. by Chan, Emily Ying Yang

Table of Contents: “…Health impact of climate change : an overview -- Principles of health, public health and climate change -- Climate change impact on disease and health -- Climate change and disasters -- Research methodology I : climate and health outcome modelling -- Research methodology II : climate and human behavioural model -- The case of Hong Kong -- Health impact of extreme temperature and heat island effect on mortality -- Temperature impact on general and communicable disease-related morbidities -- Temperature and non-communicable disease hospitalisation -- Climate change behavioural adaptation I : help-seeking and information-seeking behaviours under extreme climate events -- Climate change behavioural adaptation II : bottom-up approach of community risk perception and self-help behaviours under extreme climate events -- Climate change mitigation, policies, research gaps and next steps.…”
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Epidemiological change and chronic disease in sub-saharan Africa : social and historical perspectives / edited by Megan Vaughan, Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo and MArissa Mika.

Table of Contents: “…5 Sugar and Diabetes in Postwar South Africa -- Numbers and Categories -- 6 Validity of Measures for Chronic Disease in African Settings -- 7 Estimating and Monitoring the Burden of Non-Communicable and Chronic Diseases in Ghana -- Local Biologies and Knowledge Systems: 'New Diseases' in Context -- 8 The Para-Communicable: Living Between Infectious and Non-Communicable Conditions -- 9 Transitioning Societies: Non-Communicable Disease and 'The First 1000 Days' in South Africa -- 10 In Tandem: Breastfeeding Knowledge and Thinking from Southern Africa…”
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Organisational capacity building in health systems / Niyi Awofeso. by Awofeso, Niyi

Table of Contents: “…Evolution of capacity building in health systems -- Health systems -- Theories of health organisations -- Structures and functions of health organisations -- Management prescribed, observed, and interpreted -- Leadership and health organisations -- Capacity building in the health sector : conceptual framework -- Intervention points for effective capacity building in health systems -- Capacity building for communicable diseases control -- Capacity building for non-communicable diseases control -- Capacity building for health systems research -- Capacity building for health workforce and services delivery -- Capacity building for reducing maternal mortality -- Capacity building for facilitating optimal resource allocation to disease prevention and health promotion -- Capacity building for public health emergency preparedness -- Capacity building for efficient health care delivery to prisoners -- Capacity building for improved occupational health and safety -- Capacity building for improving mental health service delivery -- Challenges encountered in health systems : capacity building -- Assessing the impacts of organisational capacity building in health systems.…”
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Epidemics and the health of African nations / edited by Zamanzima Maibuko.

Table of Contents: “…CHAPTER SIX -Non-Communicable Disease Epidemics. Approaches to Prevention and Control in Sub-Saharan AfricaINTRODUCTION; TRENDS OF NCDS IN AFRICA; GLOBAL NCD POLICY CONTEXT; IMPLEMENTATION OF NCD PREVENTION AND CONTROL INTERVENTIONS IN THE SELECTED COUNTRIES; GOVERNANCE OF NCD PREVENTION AND CONTROL; MONITORING AND EVALUATION, AND RESEARCH; CHALLENGES TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NCD PREVENTION-AND-CONTROL INTERVENTIONS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER SEVEN -- Care, Context, and Chronic Illness. …”
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Genomics and World Health : Report of the Advisory Committee on Health Research. by Organization, World Health

Table of Contents: “…moglobin -- 5.2.2 Genetic resistance to communicable disease -- 5.2.3 The introduction of DNA diagnostics for communicable disease -- 5.2.4 Drug-resistant organisms -- 5.2.5 Pharmacogenomics -- 5.2.6 Non-communicable disease -- 5.3 The development and provision of services in clinical genetics and DNA technology -- 5.4 Genomics for the control of communicable disease: future directions…”
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The applied anthropology of obesity : prevention, intervention, and identity / edited by Chad T. Morris and Alexandra G. Lancey.

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Economic Dimensions of Covid-19 in Indonesia : Responding to the Crisis. by Lewis, Blane D.

Table of Contents: “…COVID-19 and health systems challenges of non-communicable diseases by Firman Witoelar and Riyana Miranti -- 10. …”
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Global health law / Lawrence O. Gostin. by Gostin, Lawrence O. (Lawrence Ogalthorpe)

Table of Contents: “…Global health justice: towards a transformative agenda for health equity -- Globalized health hazards: the need for collective global action -- Global health law in the broader currents of global governance for health -- Fulfilling the promise of the world health organization -- Old and new institutions: from the world bank to the global fund, GAVI alliance, and Gates foundation -- The international health regulations: responding to public health emergencies of international concern -- The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: the global response to tobacco -- Health and human rights: human dignity, global justice, and personal security -- Global health, international trade, and intellectual property: toward a fair deal for the global south -- "Getting to zero" : scientific innovation, social mobilization, and human rights in the AIDS pandemic -- The international migration of health workers: a troubling example of global injustice -- Pandemic influenza: a case study on global health security -- The "silent" pandemic of non-communicable diseases -- Imagining global health with justice.…”
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The digital pill : what everyone should know about the future of our healthcare system / Elgar Fleisch, Christoph Franz, Andreas Herrmann. by Fleisch, Elgar

Table of Contents: “…-- Medical Progress also Means New Challenges -- Economic Consequences -- Demographic Consequences -- Chapter 2: Non-communicable Diseases are Straining Our Healthcare System -- Non-communicable Diseases: Human Suffering and High Costs…”
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