Author : World Health Organization
Release : 2011
Genre : Health & Fitness
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 151/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health by : World Health Organization
Download or read book Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health written by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***This book has been highly commended in the public health category at the British Medical Association Medical Book Awards 2012*** in recent years a greater number of countries have been providing increasingly concise data allowing WHO to create a more comprehensive picture of the global situation on alcohol useand its health consequences. However many gaps remain in the data so a detailed exactpicture cannot be clearly drawn for all countries and regions. This information is critical formonitoring progress in reducing the harmful use of alcohol at all levels and since endorsementof the Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol by World Health Assembly formonitoring and evaluation of progress made in implementation of the global strategy. the Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health (2011) presents a comprehensive perspectiveon the worldwide regional and country consumption of alcohol patterns of drinking healthconsequences and policy responses in Member States. It represents a continuing effort by WHOto support Member States with global information in their efforts to reduce the harmful use ofalcohol and its health and social consequences.