Estimating the Contributions of Lifestyle-Related Factors to Preventable Death

Estimating the Contributions of Lifestyle-Related Factors to Preventable Death

A Workshop Summary

  • Editor: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309096904
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309551601
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309181792
  • Lloc de publicació:  United States
  • Any de publicació digital: 2005
  • Mes: Juny
  • Pàgines: 81
  • DDC: 614
  • Idioma: Anglés

This report is the summary of a workshop held by The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Science December 13-14, 2004 to estimate the contributions of lifestyle-related factors to preventable death. The summary of this workshop includes presentations from experts in statistical design, epidemiology, quality-of-life measures, communication, and public policy and discussions among the participants. Panels of experts addressed the following topics: methodological issues when estimating the public health burden of lifestyle factors; estimating "attributable risk" in practice; alternative ways of measuring the health burden; and public policy issues.

  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • Workshop Summary
  • Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
  • Appendix B: Speaker Biosketches
  • Appendix C: Workshop Participants
  • Appendix D: Acronym List