Community-Based Prevention : : Reducing the Risk of Cancer and Chronic Disease / / David McLean, Dan Williams, Hans Krueger, Sonia Lamont.
Cancer and chronic disease are a rapidly increasing global health burden: according to the Milken Institute, the annual cost to the national US economy of the seven most common chronic conditions will rise to $4.2 trillion by 2023. The data are just as dramatic in Canada, Europe, Australia, and incr...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017] ©2013 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (232 p.) :; 24 figures |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Part A. Purpose and Context
- 1. Introduction: Mastering the Surge in Chronic Diseases
- 2. Cancer, Chronic Disease, and the Relevance of CPEs
- 3. Prevention Educational Leaders in British Columbia
- Part B. Other Models of Community-Based Prevention Educators
- 4. Identifying Models of Prevention Coordination in the Community
- 5. North Karelia: Field Office Staff
- 6. Northern Ireland: Health Promotion Officers
- 7. Kentucky: Cooperative Extension Agents and Cancer Control Specialists
- 8. North Carolina: Community Health Ambassadors
- 9. Manitoba: Health Promotion Coordinators
- Part C. A Strategic Pattern for Prevention Educators
- 10. Important Elements of a CPE-like Program
- 11. Establishing a Foundation: Conceptual Frameworks
- 12. Tracking Outcomes: Evaluation Matters
- 13. Conclusion: Sustained Investment in Prevention
- Appendix I: Key Informants
- Appendix II: Cancer Prevention Program Standards in Canada