Governance of Multi-sectoral Interventions to Promote Healthy Living in Latin America and the Caribbean

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dc.creatorBonilla-Chacín, María E.
dc.date2014-02-12T19:54:30Z
dc.date2014-02-12T19:54:30Z
dc.date2013-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:48:01Z
dc.descriptionThe Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has been experiencing a rapid demographic and epidemiological transition which has important health and economic consequences. Not only is the population aging rapidly, but it is also experiencing major changes in lifestyle. This has altered the disease and mortality profile, reflected in the increasing weight of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), such as heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes. These conditions also represent an increasing economic and development threat to households, health systems, and economies. The study also ranked tobacco use among the first five risk factors in LAC and alcohol abuse as the main risk factor in all sub-regions, with the exception of the Caribbean and southern LAC, where alcohol was ranked among the first five. However, voluntary actions are often ineffective and policymakers have replaced them with regulations. For example, in Europe, Canada, and the US, early voluntary nutrition labeling actions failed to meet government standards and expectations which led governments to use mandatory guidelines. In New York City, authorities encouraged restaurants to voluntarily provide easily-seen nutrition information to customers, but, as this did not occur, the City passed a regulation. In general, policymakers and health advocates often gauge and mobilize public opinion to support these health promotion policies and ensure their design and implementation.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17262177/governance-multi-sectoral-interventions-promote-healthy-living-latin-america-caribbean
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17045
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/17045
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/411189
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationEn breve;no. 181
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADOLESCENT
dc.subjectAGING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectALCOHOL
dc.subjectALCOHOL ABUSE
dc.subjectALCOHOL POLICIES
dc.subjectALCOHOL PURCHASE
dc.subjectALCOHOL SALES
dc.subjectBUTTER
dc.subjectCARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH
dc.subjectCHRONIC DISEASES
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectCORONARY HEART DISEASE
dc.subjectCOST EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectDANGERS
dc.subjectDIABETES
dc.subjectDIETS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE TOBACCO CONTROL
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES
dc.subjectFATS
dc.subjectFOOD INDUSTRY
dc.subjectFOOD PREFERENCES
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFRUITS
dc.subjectGAUGE
dc.subjectGLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC
dc.subjectHEALTH PROMOTION
dc.subjectHEART DISEASE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectLABELING
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEGAL DRINKING AGE
dc.subjectLIFESTYLES
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOBESITY
dc.subjectOVERWEIGHT
dc.subjectPHYSICAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectPHYSICIANS
dc.subjectPROCESSED FOODS
dc.subjectPUBLIC AWARENESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC PLACES
dc.subjectREDUCING TOBACCO USE
dc.subjectRESTAURANTS
dc.subjectRISK ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectRISK FACTORS
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectSMOKING IN PUBLIC
dc.subjectSODIUM
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.subjectSUGARS
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONTROL
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONTROL MEASURES
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONTROL POLICY
dc.subjectTOBACCO EPIDEMIC
dc.subjectTOBACCO INDUSTRY
dc.subjectTOBACCO USE
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.titleGovernance of Multi-sectoral Interventions to Promote Healthy Living in Latin America and the Caribbean

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