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The latest from the School of Public Health. The field of public health has become more visible than ever before—each month host Megan Hall interviews researchers who make this work possible, in this podcast from the School of Public Health. The latest from the School of Public Health.From feature articles to faculty interviews, we have all the latest news from Brown’s School of Public Health.Continuum Magazine, the official publication of the School of Public Health, takes a closer look at our research, students and faculty in order to unearth the...

OverviewNoncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, tend to be of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioural factors.The main types of NCD are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.NCDs disproportionately affect people in low- and middle-income countries, where more than three quarters of global NCD deaths (31.4 million) occur.People at riskPeople of all age groups, regions and countries are affected by NCDs. These conditions...