This course will address the major non-communicable diseases (NCDs) (cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and chronic lung disease) and their risk factors (diet, exercise, tobacco, alcohol), which are responsible for considerable morbidity and premature adult mortality globally. The course will be run during Summer Term as a short 5-day intensive workshop. The course is based on understanding the evidential basis for the cause of NCDs from epidemiological and bio-medical studies, followed by detailed analysis of contemporary population health risk factors and the challenges they pose for population approaches to prevention and control of NCD. The course aims to provide students with the ability to critically evaluate evidence for causation and (cost)-effectiveness of NCD control in populations. The strengths, weaknesses and challenges of different population approaches to NCD control, and their record of success and failures, will be critically evaluated.