WHO Fact Sheets: Chronic Disease Risk Factors

This Lancet Series highlights oral health as a serious but often overlooked global health problem, citing high prevalence and substantial disease burden. The first paper in the series describes the scope of the global oral disease epidemic and sets it in the context of its high costs and social and commercial determinants. It argues that the high prevalence and unequal distribution of these preventable diseases are the result of broad inequities in access to care.…

This report from the World Health Organization (WHO) summarizes evidence about the ways tobacco impacts human well-being from an environmental perspective. It is the first-ever WHO report to describe the indirect social, economic, and environmental damage cause by the cultivation, production, distribution, consumption, and waste generation of tobacco products. The report also describes the negative consequences of tobacco farming on the health and well-being of women and children. In assembling and synthesizing a broad array…

This report from The Lancet presents the latest data on health and climate change, reporting on 47 indicators spanning five major areas: health hazards, exposures, and impacts; adaptation, planning, and resilience; mitigation actions and health co-benefits; economics and finance; and public and political engagement. This year's report focuses specifically on the health impacts of a rapidly changing climate– highlighting that 2023 saw the highest global temperatures in over 100,000 years. The 2023 report outlines the…