Health in Times of Transition - Trends in Population Health and Health Policies in CIS Countries

Policy Briefs
1) Issues of tobacco consumption and related policies in NIS countries

• PB- Tobacco Armenia
• PB- Tobacco Azerbaijan
• PB- Tobacco Belarus
• PB- Tobacco Georgia
• PB- Tobacco Kazakhstan
• PB- Tobacco Kyrgyzstan
• PB- Tobacco Moldova
• PB- Tobacco Ukraine
• PB- Tobacco Ukraine (in UA language)
• PB- Regional Tobacco

2) Obesity: a growing epidemic in NIS countries

• PB- Obesity Armenia
• PB- Obesity Azerbaijan
• PB- Obesity Belarus
• PB- Obesity Georgia
• PB- Obesity Kazakhstan
• PB- Obesity Kyrgyzstann
• PB- Obesity Moldova
• PB- Obesity Russia
• PB- Obesity Ukraine
• PB- Obesity Ukraine (in UA language)
• PB- Regional Obesity

3) Irregular treatment of hypertension in NIS countries

• PB- Hypertension Armenia
• PB- Hypertension Azerbaijan
• PB- Hypertension Belarus
• PB- Hypertension Georgia
• PB- Hypertension Kazakhstan
• PB- Hypertension Kyrgyzstan
• PB- Hypertension Moldova
• PB- Hypertension Russia
• PB- Hypertension Ukraine
• PB- Hypertension Ukraine (in UA language)
• PB- Regional Hypertension

4) Access to healthcare in NIS countries

• PB-Access to Healthcare Armenia
• PB-Access to Healthcare Azerbaijan
• PB-Access to Healthcare Belarus
• PB-Access to Healthcare Georgia
• PB-Access to Healthcare Kazakhstan
• PB-Access to Healthcare Kyrgyzstan
• PB-Access to Healthcare Moldova
• PB-Access to Healthcare Russia
• PB-Access to Healthcare Ukraine
• PB-Access to Healthcare Ukraine (in UA language)
• PB-Regional Access to Healthcare

5) Diabetes care in times of transition

• PB-Diabetes care in Armenia
• PB-Diabetes care in Belarus
• PB-Diabetes care in Moldova
• PB-Diabetes care in Russia
• PB-Diabetes care in Ukraine
• PB-Diabetes care in Ukraine (in UA Language)
• PB-Diabetes care in five former Soviet countries

6) Issues of alcohol consumption and related policies in NIS countries

• PB-Regional alcohol consumption

7) Social and economic impacts of poor health in NIS countries

• PB-Regional social and economic impacts

HITT-CIS research reports

• HITT-CIS Household Survey (2010): Volume I – Methodological Report
• HITT-CIS Household Survey (2010): Volume II – Coding and Reference Book

HITT-CIS movie

HITT-CIS video with Englisch subtitles 30 minutes

HITT-CIS video with Englisch subtitles 10 minutes

HITT-CIS video with Russian subtitles 30 minutes

HITT-CIS video with Russian subtitles 10 minutes

HITT-CIS Book

• Health of Population and social transformation in the Post Soviet States

Project introduction

• HITT-CIS project introduction
• Press release

Print products

• HITT-CIS Bulletin, Issue 2 (Kazakh)
• HITT-CIS Bulletin, Issue 2 (Russian)
• HITT-CIS Bulletin, Issue 2 (English)
• HITT-CIS Bulletin, Issue 1 (English)
• HITT-CIS Bulletin, Issue 1 (Russian)
• HITT-CIS Bulletin, Issue 1 (Kazakh)
• Leaflet (English)
• Leaflet (Russian)
• Poster

Electronic newsletter (to subscribe, go to start page)

• Electronic Newsletter, Issue 1 (November 2010)
• Electronic Newsletter, Issue 2 (July 2011)
• Electronic Newsletter, Issue 3 (December 2012)

Media reports

• Success Story by FFG.at (Austria, 2009)
• HITT-CIS project of the month on incrEAST.eu (Germany, April 2010)
• Report about HITT-CIS by the Second National TV Channel ONT (Belarus, May 2011)
• Report about HITT-CIS in the newspaper “Zvyazda” (Belarus, May 2011)
• Report about HITT-CIS in the newspaper “Belorusskaya Niva” (Belarus, May 2011)
• Report about HITT-CIS in the newspaper “Narodnaya Gazeta” (Belarus, May 2011)
• Report about HITT-CIS from the news agency “Rosbalt” (Russia, June 2011)
• Report about HITT-CIS in the newspaper “Narodnaya Gazeta” (Belarus, July 2011)
• Report about HITT-CIS on “Radio Svoboda” (Russia, July 2011) (Audio file and transcript)
• Report about HITT-CIS on “Radio Svoboda” (Russia, October 2011) (Audio file and transcript)
• Report about HITT-CIS Principal Investigator Prof. Christian Haerpfer on “BELTELERADIOCOMPANY” (Belarus, December 2011) (www.tvr.by)

Presentations

• Bayard Roberts “Irregular treatment of hypertension in the former Soviet Union” (NEW)
• Martin McKee “Public support for price increases on alcohol and tobacco in the former Soviet Union” (NEW)
  Conference “5th European Public Health Conference”, November 8-10, 2012, Malta
• Gulzhan Alimbekova and Aizhan Shabdenova:”Phenomenon of Trust in Power in Kazakstan” (NEW)
  Conference “22nd World Congress of Political Science”, July 8-12, 2012, Madrid, Spain
• Gulzhan Alimbekova:Round Table discussion at Kazakh National University (March 2012)(in Russian) (NEW)
• Gulzhan Alimbekova:Round Table discussion at Kazakh National University (February 2012)(in Russian) (NEW)
• Kirill Danishevskii: “Millenium Development Goals in the Case of Russia and the CIS” (in Russian)
  Conference “Twenty Years after 1991: The Reshaping of Space and Identity”, Moscow, 29 September – 1 October 2011
• Alexander Kizilov: “The Quality of Life in the Ukrainian State Today: Basic Trends in Change in Post-Soviet Times” (in Russian)
  Conference “Twenty Years after 1991: The Reshaping of Space and Identity”, Moscow, 29 September – 1 October 2011
• Gulzhan Alimbekova: “Social Stratification in Kazakhstan: New and Old Forms of Inequality” (in Russian)
  Conference “Twenty Years after 1991: The Reshaping of Space and Identity”, Moscow, 29 September – 1 October 2011
• Larissa Filinskaya: “Healthcare System and Health of the Population of the Republic of Belarus (Sociological Analysis)” (in Russian)
  Conference “Twenty Years after 1991: The Reshaping of Space and Identity”, Moscow, 29 September – 1 October 2011
• Gulzhan Alimbekova, Aizhan Shabdenova: “Urban versus countryside in Kazakhstan: A comparative sociological data analysis 2001 and 2010″ (in Russian)
  Conference “The Caucasus and Central Asia, twenty years after independences: Questioning the notion of South countries”, Almaty 25-27 August 2011
• Gulzhan Alimbekova: “Social well-being of citizens in the customs union: Perspectives of further integration processes” (in Russian)
  4th annual international conference “Independence of the state and capital of the country: connotation of meanings”, Astana 4-5 July 2011
• Gulzhan Alimbekova: “Astana. Character of a dynamically developing Kazakhstan” (in Russian)
  4th annual international conference “Independence of the state and capital of the country: connotation of meanings”, Astana 4-5 July 2011
• Christian Haerpfer: “Health in Times of Transition”
  Project Presentation at the Headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Minsk 30 May 2011
• Bayard Roberts: “Health in Times of Transition”
  Project Presentation at the Headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Minsk 30 May 2011
• Larissa Filinskaya: “Population Health in Belarus” (in Russian)
  Project Presentation at the Headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Minsk 30 May 2011
• Vil Bakirov, Alexander Kizilov, Kseniya Kizilova: “Population Health and Health Policies in Ukraine” (in Russian)
  Project Presentation at the Headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Minsk 30 May 2011
• Merab Pachulia: “Population Health and Health Policies in CIS Countries: The Caucasus” (in Russian)
  Project Presentation at the Headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Minsk 30 May 2011
• Gulzhan Alimbekova: “Population Health and Health Policies in Kazakhstan” (in Russian)
  Project Presentation at the Headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Minsk 30 May 2011
• Alexander Chvorostov: “Living conditions, lifestyles and trends in population health in NIS countries (LLH-HITT)”
  Project Presentation at the World Bank and at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC April 2011
• Danilenko I., Kizilova K., Kuzina I., Malikova N., Rapoport A., Telegina K.: “The main social determinants of health in Ukraine (according to the results of the international research project HITT-CIS)” (in Russian)
  15th International Conference “Kharkiv Sociological Readings”, Kharkiv 4-5 November 2010
• Pamela Abbott, Claire Wallace, Christian Haerpfer, Svitlana Babenko: “Socio-economic Influences on Health in the CIS”
  15th International Conference “Kharkiv Sociological Readings”, Kharkiv 4-5 November 2010
• Christian Haerpfer: “Health in Times of Transition”
  15th International Conference “Kharkiv Sociological Readings”, Kharkiv 4-5 November 2010
• Mariana Mascauteanu: “Factors and Characteristics of the Conditions of Health in the Republic of Moldova” (in Russian)
  15th International Conference “Kharkiv Sociological Readings”, Kharkiv 4-5 November 2010
• Alexander Chvorostov “Cooperation with the EU Neighbourhood Area: examples of two FP7 research projects”
  Conference “Reaching beyond Europe” Brussels 22-23 April 2010
• Alexander Chvorostov “First general assembly of the HITT-CIS research consortium”
  Kick-off conference September 2009 – Vienna
  
• Christian W. Haerpfer “Living conditions, life satisfaction and happiness in the CIS”
  Kick-off conference September 2009 – Vienna
• Martin McKee “Health trends in the CIS”
  Kick-off conference September 2009 – Vienna
• Marc Suhrcke “Socio-economic determinants and consequences of adult health in CIS countries”
  Kick-off conference September 2009 – Vienna
• Josep Figueras “Reflections on dissemination”
  Kick-off conference September 2009 – Vienna

Pictures

• Project Presentation at the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Minsk, Belarus, 30 May 2011
  
• 15th International Conference “Kharkiv Sociological Readings”, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 4-5 November 2010
  
• HITT-CIS Kick-off conference, 20-23 September 2009, Vienna