Strategic Action to Combat the Obesity Epidemic

Diana Gosálvez Prados — last modified 16/12/2013 10:28

Description:
Obesity is a major contributor to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The rising global pandemic of obesity and its related diseases pose a grave threat to national health systems and economies.

How to cite:

Kumanyika S, Libman K. Strategic Action to Combat the Obesity Epidemic. Doha: Qatar Foundation; 2013. Available at: http://www.wish-qatar.org/app/media/383

KumanyikaPartnering with Patients, Families, and Communities For Health: A Global Imperative. Doha: Qatar Innovation; 2013. Available at: http://www.wish-qatar.org/app/media/383

Edgman-Levitan S, Brady C, Howitt P. Partnering with Patients, Families, and Communities For Health: A Global Imperative. Doha: Qatar Innovation; 2013. Available at: http://www.wish-qatar.org/app/media/387 - See more at: http://www.opimec.org/documentacion/3336/partnering-with-patients-families-and-communities-for-health-a-global-imperative/#sthash.xQgvM7wq.dpuf

Document Type:
Report

Creation date:
16/12/2013

While deaths from communicable disease are dramatically decreasinf globally, deaths from NCDs are projected to increase 77 percent between 1990 and 2020, growing from 28.1 million to 49.7 million deaths annually.

Authors:
Kumanyika S, Libman K.

Geographical area:
Norte América