title: [Chronic non-communicable diseases in Brazil: priorities for disease management and research].
abstract: Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases are the main source of disease burden in Brazil. In 2011, the Brazilian Ministry of Health launched the Strategic Plan of Action for Management of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases focusing on population-based interventions to manage cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, and chronic respiratory diseases mainly through fighting tobacco use, unhealthy diets, physical inactivity and the harmful use of alcohol. Although a significant number of scientific studies on chronic diseases and their risk factors have been undertaken in Brazil, few are of cohort design. In this context, the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil), a cohort study of 15,105 Brazilian public servants reflects the reality of high prevalences of diabetes, hypertension and the main chronic diseases risk factors. The diversity of information that the Study will produce can provide important input to better understand the causes of chronic diseases and to support public policies for fighting them.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. bbduncan@ufrgs.br
authors.forename: Bruce Bartholow
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: Dóra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chor
authors.forename: Estela M L
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Aquino
authors.forename: Isabela M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Bensenor
authors.forename: José Geraldo
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Mill
authors.forename: Maria Inês
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Paulo Andrade
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Lotufo
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vigo
authors.forename: Sandhi Maria
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Barreto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006292:Health Priorities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D011634:Public Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011640:Public Policy; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors