And Why So Great a “No?”

Chronic diseases are the dominant issues for global public health in terms of mortality, morbidity, and cost, and they have been identified as such for>40 years. Despite their predominance, however, these diseases —cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, cancer, pulmonary disease, mental health, and dementia—attract little attention in the public health curriculum and even less from the funding community. We explore the rationales that have perpetuated this inability or unwillingness to match need with ef fort.

Source: CVD Prevention and Control - November 30, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Henry Greenberg, Stephen R. Leeder, Susan U. Raymond Tags: Review Source Type: research