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Abstract<br />

There is no greater threat to the <strong>health</strong> <strong>of</strong> people <strong>in</strong> the WHO <strong>European</strong> Region than that <strong>of</strong> noncommunicable diseases,<br />

yet this is an area where the greatest <strong>health</strong> ga<strong>in</strong>s are available at relatively modest cost. This book gives a detailed <strong>in</strong>sight<br />

<strong>in</strong>to the <strong>policy</strong> <strong>development</strong> <strong>in</strong> eight <strong>European</strong> countries over several decades to address the challenge <strong>of</strong> noncommunicable<br />

diseases, and draws out the ma<strong>in</strong> themes to assist <strong>policy</strong>-makers <strong>in</strong> formulat<strong>in</strong>g their own response. While orig<strong>in</strong>ally<br />

developed to support countries <strong>in</strong> the implementation <strong>of</strong> the WHO <strong>European</strong> Strategy for the Prevention and Control <strong>of</strong><br />

Noncommunicable Diseases, the <strong>in</strong>sights are likely to be <strong>of</strong> benefit to a much wider audience.<br />

Keywords<br />

CHRONIC DISEASE - prevention and control ISBN 978-92-890-4179-9<br />

HEAlth PROmOTION<br />

<strong>health</strong> POlicy - <strong>analysis</strong><br />

<strong>policy</strong> mak<strong>in</strong>g<br />

NATIONAl HEAlth PROgrams<br />

PROgram DEvelopmENT<br />

euROPE<br />

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