Control of Cardiovascular Diseases in Developing Countries Research, Development, and Institutional Strengthening (1998) / Chapter Skim
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ECONOMIC IMPACT As the CVD epidemic emerges in developing countries, it has an increasingly severe impact on men and women in their productive middle years, as well as on those who are older. The growing middle class of many developing countries is experiencing the first phase of the CVD epidemic, which for many is disrupting family stability and family income.
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As a similar epidemic of chronic diseases, especially CVD, emerges in developing countries, health professionals from developed countries are motivated to again share their experience of policies and approaches that have proven successful. NATIONAL RELEVANCE Worldwide immigration has created ethnic diversity in many countries such as the United States, Canada, Malaysia, and Singapore.
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For example, tobacco regulations in the United States, Canada, and Australia have successfully decreased tobacco use in these countries. Tobacco manufacturing and promotion have intensified already in developing countries, While the burden of CVD is rapidly increasing, global surveillance and action are required to monitor changes in environmental and behavioral risks as CVD and other chronic diseases reach epidemic proportions.
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