Estimating the Contributions of Lifestyle-Related Factors to Preventable Death: A Workshop Summary

Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Planning Committee on Estimating the Contributions of Lifestyle-Related Factors to Preventable Death,National Academy of Sciences

Estimating the Contributions of Lifestyle-Related Factors to Preventable Death: A Workshop Summary
Format
Paperback
Publisher
National Academies Press
Country
United States
Published
2 June 2005
Pages
80
ISBN
9780309096904

Estimating the Contributions of Lifestyle-Related Factors to Preventable Death: A Workshop Summary

Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Planning Committee on Estimating the Contributions of Lifestyle-Related Factors to Preventable Death,National Academy of Sciences

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.

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