Wolfgang Morgenstern – författare

CINDI is an European intervention programme against majornoncommunicable diseases (NCD). 12 European countries,Canada, and Israel are participating in the programme whichis coordinated by the World Health Organization.The book discribes the baseline situation in thecountries prior to the start of the programme. Trends in thepremature mortality of some major NCDsare given as well asthe prevalence of risk factors for NCDs in the population(high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, overweight,smoking).The results presented stress the necessity of a country-wide integrated approach: NCDs account for two third ofpremature deaths in the CINDI countries and around 70% ofthe adult population are at risk for NCDs.

In 1993 three institutes belonging respectively to the Heidelberg Academy for Humanities and Sciences, to the Russian Academy of Sciences, and to the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, launched a cooperative research project. The main aim of the project is to develop mathematical methodologies needed for better information support in health policy decision-making in the area of primary health care provision for the Russian populations affected by radiation due to the Chernobyl accident. At present, the major data basis of the project is the Russian National medical and Dosimetric (Chernobyl) Registry administered at the Medical Radiological Research Centre, Obninsk. The book describes the general mathematical approaches to the project and the given conditions of the registry.

In 1993 three institutes belonging respectively to the Heidelberg Academy for Humanities and Sciences, to the Russian Academy of Sciences, and to the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, launched a cooperative research project. The main aim of the project is to develop mathematical methodologies needed for better information support in health policy decision-making in the area of primary health care provision for the Russian populations affected by radiation due to the Chernobyl accident. At present, the major data basis of the project is the Russian National medical and Dosimetric (Chernobyl) Registry administered at the Medical Radiological Research Centre, Obninsk. The book describes the general mathematical approaches to the project and the given conditions of the registry.