Home›Chronic Disease Prevention Program›Geographic ScopeBrowse ByGeographic ScopeGeographic scope sorts public health programs by how wide an area each one covers, from a single country to the whole world. Wikipedia calls the Global Polio Eradication Initiative "the largest international public health initiative in history," a scope spanning nearly every country on earth. This dimension lets a visitor separate global campaigns from local or regional ones.FactsGeographic ScopeSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested2008 1Geographic ScopeFilter Results22 entriesProgram KindAllDisease Surveillance (1)Health Education (16)Health Screening Program (8)Human Nutrition (3)Where (Country)AllAfrica (4)Argentina (1)Asia (4)Australia (1)Belgium (1)Chile (1)China (1)East Asia (4)Europe (6)India (1)Iran (1)Jamaica (1)Karelia (2)Malaysia (1)North America (2)South America (1)South Korea (1)Sri Lanka (1)Switzerland (1)Trinidad and Tobago (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (1)Era (Launch Year)All1913 (1)1950 (2)1961 (1)1972 (2)1975 (1)1978 (1)1979 (1)1982 (2)1984 (1)1994 (1)2003 (1)2008 (2)2009 (2)2010 (2)2011 (3)2012 (2)2013 (5)2014 (1)2016 (4)2017 (1)2018 (1)2021 (1)StatusAllConcluded (4)Ongoing (16)Target PopulationAllAll (2)Health GoalAllBehaviour (5)Eradication (2)Reduction (6)Sponsoring BodyAllNational Health Service (1)United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1)World Health Organization (2)Associated WithAllHealth Promotion (3)Preventive Care (18)Public Health (1)Disease or Condition AddressedAllBreast Cancer (2)Cancer (3)Cardiovascular Disease (6)Chronic Kidney Disease (1)Diabetes Mellitus (2)Obesity (2)Stroke (2)Tobacco Use Disorder (1)Type 2 Diabetes (1)Area (sq km)All5131 (1)10,991 (1)30,689 (1)41,291 (1)67,240 (1)100,472 (1)242,500 (1)330,803 (1)756,102 (1)1,648,195 (1)2,780,085 (1)3,287,263 (1)7,688,287 (1)9,572,900 (1)9,866,632 (1)10,186,000 (1)11,840,000 (1)17,840,000 (1)24,709,000 (1)30,370,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Country CountAll1 (1)12 (1)23 (1)44 (1)49 (1)54 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (4)One-Party (1)Republic (9)Highest Elevation (m)All2228 (1)5642 (1)5895 (1)6190 (1)6967 (1)8849 (1)Income GroupAllHigh (7)Lower-Middle (1)Upper-Middle (6)Independence or Founding YearAll1776 (1)1801 (1)1816 (1)1818 (1)1830 (1)1848 (1)1945 (1)1947 (1)1948 (1)1949 (1)1957 (1)1962 (2)1979 (1)LandlockedAllNo (13)Yes (1)PopulationAll1,512,779 (1)2,824,913 (1)9,154,242 (1)11,867,634 (1)19,629,588 (1)21,756,000 (1)27,801,023 (1)34,374,300 (1)46,735,004 (1)51,106,229 (1)69,414,000 (1)92,417,681 (1)340,587,000 (1)434,254,119 (1)592,296,233 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)1,600,000,000 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 22AfricaGeographic Scope2 entriesArgentinaGeographic Scope1 entryAsiaGeographic Scope5 entriesAustraliaGeographic Scope3 entriesBelgiumGeographic Scope1 entryChileGeographic Scope1 entryChinaGeographic Scope1 entryEast AsiaGeographic Scope1 entryEuropeGeographic Scope3 entriesIndiaGeographic Scope2 entriesIranGeographic Scope1 entryJamaicaGeographic Scope1 entryKareliaGeographic Scope1 entryMalaysiaGeographic Scope2 entriesNorth AmericaGeographic Scope8 entriesSouth AmericaGeographic Scope1 entrySouth KoreaGeographic Scope1 entrySri LankaGeographic Scope1 entrySwitzerlandGeographic Scope1 entryTrinidad and TobagoGeographic Scope1 entryUnited KingdomGeographic Scope3 entriesUnited StatesGeographic Scope2 entriesSources1. Wikipedia: Non-communicable diseasetier 2WikipediaNon-communicable disease, United Nations sectionQuote, Non-communicable disease, United Nations sectionIn May 2008, the 193 Member States of the WHO approved a six-year plan to address non-communicable diseases, especially the rapidly increasing burden in low- and middle-income countries.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.