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World Health Organization Study Group on Diet, Nutrition and Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases. 2003. Diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases: Report of a Joint WHO/FAO expert group. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, 149 pp. (WHO Technical report; no. 916)

Annotation: This report discusses preventing chronic diseases related to emerging "affluent" diets in developing countries and reducing the impact of these diseases in developed countries. It was produced by a WHO study group on diet, nutrition, and prevention of noncommunicable diseases meeting in Geneva January 28-Feburary 1, 2002. The report provides information on changes in patterns of disease in relation to changes in diet, the relationships between diet and chronic diseases, information on nutritional and dietary relationships to disease, nutrient goals, nutrition and food policies, experiences in promoting healthy diets in developed countries, food strategies in developing countries, and WHO recommendations. It ends with a list of references and six appendices on recommended dietary allowances, dietary guidelines for diabetes, safe food preparation, dietary recommendation in developed and developing countries, national recommendations, and nutritional approach to food labeling.

Keywords: Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Developed countries, Developing countries, Diabetes, Diet, Dietary guidelines, Disease prevention, Health policy, Health promotion, Nutrition, Oral health, Osteoporosis, Recommended dietary allowances

Adamson P, ed. 1993-. The progress of nations. New York, NY: UNICEF, annual.

Annotation: This report looks at the health status and social status of women and children in developed and developing countries. Several areas of health are examined. These include child mortality under age 5; malnutrition; measles immunization; primary education; birth rates; family size; maternal mortality; and family planning. Data from all countries is provided where available. Countries are ranked against each other by region with the industrialized nations being their own category. Each section contains a narrative summarizing the situation for a certain health problem or social condition. The final section examines industrialized nations as a group. A table shows which countries have signed or ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child and have finalized the National Program of Action for reaching year 2000 goals.

Keywords: Child health, Developed countries, Developing countries, International health, Social conditions, Statistics, Women's health

Hewlett SA. 1993. Child neglect in rich nations. New York, NY: United Nations Children's Fund, 61 pp.

Annotation: This book assesses international trends in the ways that governments deal with child neglect in the developed countries. It discusses the depth and scope of child neglect in the more developed countries and reviews social trends that contribute to the problem. It considers government policies developed in the Anglo-American countries which have not been particularly successful in dealing with the problem, and it examines initiatives developed by various Western European countries that are more successful. It concludes with an analysis of barriers that must be overcome to improve the situation in the future. The English edition of this publication is out of print, but it is currently available in French.

Keywords: Child neglect, Developed countries, International perspectives, International programs, Non English language materials, Public policy, Social problems

U.S. Congress, House of Representatives, Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. 1990. Children's well-being: An international comparison. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 149 pp. (101st Congress, 2d Session, Committee Print)

Annotation: This report present the majority and minority views and the text of a study of the same name which was prepared in 1990 by Frank Hobbs and Laura Lippman of the Center for International Research, Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce. Information and data are presented on the populations and demographics of youth internationally, on family characteristics, marriage and fertility patterns, economic conditions, health indicators, injuries and mortality, and education and employment. The study compares conditions affecting the well-being of children, adolescents, and young adults in developed and developing countries. and the findings are discussed with particular reference to the United States.

Keywords: Adolescents, Cause of death, Children, Demographics, Developed countries, Developed nations, Developing countries, Education, Employment, Fertility, Health status, Injuries, International data, Marital status, Mortality, Socioeconomic factors, Young adults
   

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