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Multi-Sectoral Action for Addressing Social Determinants of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mainstreaming Health Promotion in National Health Programmes in India

Arora M, Chauhan K, John S, Mukhopadhyay A. Indian J; Community Med 2011;36:43-9.

Major noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) share common behavioral risk factors and deep-rooted social determinants.  This report presents a critical appraisal of social determinants influencing NCDs, in the Indian context, and how multi-sectoral action can effectively address such challenges through mainstreaming health promotion into national health and development programs.

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Exercise and Life Expectancy

This article was published as a Commentary in The Lancet, vol. 379, issue 9818 (pp 799-800).