The WHO CINDI Programme

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The WHO CINDI Programme 2003 Highlights

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NONCOMMUNICABLED - DISEASESI - INTERVENTION
CINDI
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CINDI
CINDI is a WHO/Europe regional programme to
implement an integrated approach towards NCD
prevention and control through a network of 30
(28 full members and 2 applicant )countries

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CINDI
Three levels of the CINDI network
National 106 demonstration areas Regional
30 Member States Global
HQGlobal Forum, Mega
countries,other WHO
regions
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CINDI
In 2003 focused on 1. Participation in the
development of a strategy for NCD the WHO
European Region 2. Intervention initiatives to
prevent NCD at national and international
levels 3. Capacity building in health promotion
and disease prevention 4. Prevention
research for NCD policy development and
dissemination of knowledge gained
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CINDI
1. Participation in the development of a
strategy for NCD the WHO European
Region A document Public health action to
prevent and control NCD A strategy for
Europe. A proposal by CINDI collaborators (first
draft) was submitted to Regional Director
on 3 November 2003.
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2. Intervention initiatives to prevent NCD at
national and international levels
Examples National Measure your blood pressure
and walk an initiative of CINDI-Portugal to
promote physical activity and nonpharmaceutical
management of BP International Joint
CINDI/EuroPharmForum project on pharmacy-based
hypertension Management in 6 pilot countries. In
2003, FIN, GER, MDA, URK joined the
project. Quit and Win preparatory work for the
2004 campaign was started
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3. Capacity building in health promotion and
disease prevention International The 6th CINDI
Winter School hosted by CINDI-Finland The 2nd
Evidence Based Public Health Course on Chronic
Disease Prevention hosted by CINDI-Austria. A
joint effort of the WHO/CINDI programme, Centres
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Atlanta, USA, St. Louis University, School of
Public Health, USA, CINDI/Austria, CINDI/Canada,
CINDI/Finland and CINDI/Lithuania The 1st
training course on evidence based NCD prevention
organized by CINDI-Russia with the participation
of neighbouring Countries 2nd edition of the
CINDI document Prevention in primary care (in
Russian) for distribution in Central Asian
Republics
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3. Capacity building in health promotion and
disease prevention National
Examples The 1st training course on evidence
based NCD prevention organized by CINDI-Bulgaria
for the teams of CINDI regions Development of
material for undergraduate training by
CINDI-Lithuania on evidence based NCD prevention
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• 4. Prevention research for NCD policy
  development and dissemination of knowledge gained
  
• Further analysis of data on NCD policy
  development in CINDI/CARMEN
• countries with support of CINDI-Canada and
  CINDI-Russia
• Further development of CINDI database
• Elaboration of a framework for a comprehensive
  integrated data system with support of CCDPC,
  Health Canada
• Piloting the CINDI Health Monitor with support of
  CINDI-Finland, CINDI-Lithuania, CINDI-Russia
• CINDI Health Monitor surveys in 22 countries
• Database on the methodology of CINDI Health
  Monitor
• Recommendations on physical activity measurement
  at community level

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Collaborative support provided by CINDI
participating countries, CCDPC, Canada, CDC and
St. Louis University, USA, KTL, Finland,
WHO/HQ is greatly appreciated.