title: Chronic disease epidemiology, cancer and mobile global approaches to disease prevention.
abstract: The focus of this symposium was worldwide prevention of chronic disease through the use of inexpensive Internet pathways, as demonstrated with the Supercourse project, and other initiatives, including promoting mobile phone technology (m-health). This symposium highlighted the need to use the Supercourse to prevent cancer and other chronic diseases. It also highlighted several components of the Supercourse library, including the former Soviet Union network, the Latin American network, and some other initiatives.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Science, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, 5150 Centre Ave, Suite 4-C, Room 466, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA. Electronic address: faina.linkov@gmail.com.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Linkov
authors.affiliation: Institute of Internal Medicine, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shubnikov
authors.affiliation: University of Guanajuato Celaya Campus, Celaya, Mexico.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Padilla
authors.affiliation: NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McCallum
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: LaPorte
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011322:Primary Prevention; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education*; D017216:Telemedicine