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| Title |
A profile and approach to chronic disease in Abu Dhabi
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Globalization and Health, June 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1744-8603-8-18 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Cother Hajat, Oliver Harrison, Zainab Shather |
| Abstract |
As a country, the United Arab Emirates has developed very rapidly from a developing country with a largely nomadic population, to a modern and wealthy country with a Western lifestyle. This economic progress has brought undoubted social benefits and opportunities for UAE citizens, including a high and increasing life expectancy. However, rapid modernization and urbanization have contributed to a significant problem with chronic diseases, particularly obesity-related cardiovascular risk. In response the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi has significantly strengthened its data systems to better assess the baseline and measure the impact of targeted interventions. The unique population-level Weqaya Programme for UAE Nationals living in Abu Dhabi has recruited more than 94% of adults into a screening programme for the rapid identification of those at risk and the deployment of targeted interventions to control that risk. This article describes the burden of non-communicable disease in Abu Dhabi, and the efforts made by the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi to tackle this burden including the development of a whole population cardiovascular screening programme changes to health policy, particularly in terms of lifestyle and behaviour change, and empowerment of the community to enable individuals to make healthier choices. In addition, recommendations have been made for global responsibility for tackling chronic disease. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profile of 1 X user who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 103 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2% |
| Qatar | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 100 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 23 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 12% |
| Researcher | 12 | 12% |
| Other | 10 | 10% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 23 | 22% |
| Unknown | 17 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 37 | 36% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 8% |
| Engineering | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 12 | 12% |
| Unknown | 23 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 August 2019.
All research outputs
#7,355,485
of 25,373,627 outputs
Outputs from Globalization and Health
#855
of 1,226 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#49,852
of 177,510 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Globalization and Health
#14
of 17 outputs
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