title: Scaling up chronic disease prevention interventions in lower- and middle-income countries.
abstract: Chronic diseases are increasingly becoming a health burden in lower- and middle-income countries, putting pressure on public health efforts to scale up interventions. This article reviews current efforts in interventions on a population and individual level. Population-level interventions include ongoing efforts to reduce smoking rates, reduce intake of salt and trans-fatty acids, and increase physical activity in increasingly sedentary populations. Individual-level interventions include control and treatment of risk factors for chronic diseases and secondary prevention. This review also discusses the barriers in interventions, particularly those specific to low- and middle-income countries. Continued discussion of proven cost-effective interventions for chronic diseases in the developing world will be useful for improving public health policy.
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. tgaziano@partners.org
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Gaziano
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pagidipati
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003906:Developing Countries; D015444:Exercise; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary; D044242:Trans Fatty Acids
chemical_list: D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary; D044242:Trans Fatty Acids