Improved hypertension care requires measurement and management in health facilities, not mass screening.
Mass hypertension screening diverts resources from primary care. Universal facility-based blood pressure measurement is more...
Unlocking health equity by eliminating copayments for essential antihypertensive medications
Eliminating copayments for antihypertensive medications increases adherence and blood pressure control while reducing cardiovascular events,...
Fourth Time a Charm?—How to Make the UN High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases Effective
Noncommunicable diseases cause three-fourths of global deaths but receive only 2% of development health assistance,...
The road to achieving epidemic-ready primary health care
Epidemic-ready primary health care can identify outbreaks, maintain essential services during disruptions, and strengthen resilience....
Keep it simple: designing a user-centred digital information system to support chronic disease management in low/middle-income countries
Simple, a user-centred digital app, scaled to over 11,400 facilities in four countries, managing 3...
7-1-7: an organising principle, target, and accountability metric to make the world safer from pandemics
Clear, universal performance standards for outbreak detection, reporting and control can improve accountability, save lives,...
No U-turn on sodium reduction
Sodium reduction prevents cardiovascular deaths. Implementation requires tailored interventions for packaged foods, home-cooked meals, and...
Reducing Premature Mortality from Cardiovascular and Other Non-Communicable Diseases by One Third: Achieving Sustainable Development Goal Indicator 3.4.1
The UN aims to reduce premature NCD deaths by one third by 2030. Seven key...
Scaling up effective treatment of hypertension-A pathfinder for universal health coverage
Five essential components and standardized protocols can improve hypertension control. Better management could save 100...
REPLACE: a roadmap to make the world trans fat free by 2023
Trans fat causes 540,000 deaths yearly and increases cardiovascular disease risk. WHO's REPLACE roadmap provides...
Saving an additional 100 million lives
Building on tobacco control success that prevented 30 million deaths, the new Resolve cardiovascular health...
A Safer, Healthier U.S.: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009–2016
CDC strengthened public health systems from 2009-2016 through improved surveillance, laboratory science, and data dissemination,...
Ten Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Became a Health Officer
Ten essential lessons for public health officers: prioritize strategically, manage data effectively, hire great people,...
Stronger national public health institutes for global health
National public health institutes monitor and respond to health threats through surveillance and outbreak control....
A Framework for Public Health Action: The Health Impact Pyramid
AJPH | A 5-tier pyramid best describes the impact of different types of public health...
Ounces of Prevention — The Public Policy Case for Taxes on Sugared Beverages
Sugar-sweetened beverages drive obesity. A penny-per-ounce excise tax could reduce consumption by over 10% and...
How to prevent 100 million deaths from tobacco
Tobacco is the world's leading man-made cause of death and will kill 1 billion people...
The Dirty Dozen: 12 Myths That Undermine Tobacco Control
Twelve myths about smoking encourage people to start or continue smoking. Comprehensive tobacco control programs...
Rapid DOTS expansion in India.
Since late 1998 the coverage of the DOTS strategy in India has been expanded rapidly....
A Multi-institutional Outbreak of Highly Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
A New York City investigation examined a multi-institutional outbreak of highly drug-resistant tuberculosis affecting 357...
