A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted to identify the prevalence of common mental disorders and verify the association with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the self-reported number of chronic diseases. The Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) was applied in a multi-stage random sample of 1,276 adults aged 40 and older. Socio-demographic, behavioral, and health-rel...

In this article, we introduce briefly several strategies for preventing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and promoting healthcare for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). These novel strategies include four core elements of health - sleep, emotion, exercise, and diet - and consist of SEED intervention (SEEDi) and E(e)SEEDi due to supplementation of the environment as a core element, and Hu's...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading causes of death and responsible for highest mortality rates in world Indonesia. One programs controlling NCDs especially hypertension Diabetes at Public Health Center (PHC) is Prolanis. Prolanis monitoring dietary adherence among members. A descriptive research design was used as method. The samples this study were 34 members Sumurjomblang Bogo V...

BACKGROUND Most developing countries have only limited information on the burden of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) even though rapid transitions in these NCDs have been predicted. OBJECTIVES To describe the burden of selected NCDs and associated risk behaviours in an urban university community in Nigeria. METHODS A cross-sectional survey of 525 representative staff of a University in a la...

To develop and pilot a framework based on multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) to prioritize non-communicable diseases (NCDs) support health research funding decision-making. The involves identifying NCDs be prioritized, specifying prioritization criteria determining their weights from survey of stakeholders. mean the are applied NCDs’ ratings generate ‘total score’ for each NCD, by which pr...

In most countries, people who have a low socioeconomic status and those who live in poor or marginalised communities have a higher risk of dying from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) than do more advantaged groups and communities. Smoking rates, blood pressure, and several other NCD risk factors are often higher in groups with low socioeconomic status than in those with high socioeconomic statu...

The Interagency Emergency Health Kit (IEHK) provides a standard package of medicines and simple medical devices for aid agencies to use in emergencies such as disasters and armed conflicts. Despite the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in such settings, the IEHK includes few drugs and devices for management of NCDs. Using published data to model the population burden of acut...

December 2012 • Vol. 2 No. 2 • 020101 1 www.jogh.org • doi: 10.7189/jogh.02.020101 Over the past year the pandemic of non–communicable diseases (NCDs) has become a key focus of global political agenda. At the United Nations' high–level meeting on the prevention and control of NCDs in September 2011, a general consensus has been reached that NCDs were already the leading causes of death in all w...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), principally heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases, are a global crisis and require a global response. Despite the threat to human development, and the availability of affordable, cost-effective, and feasible interventions, most countries, development agencies, and foundations neglect the crisis. The UN High-Level Meeting (UN ...

Adult-onset chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) can originate from early life through so-called the "developmental origins of health and disease" (DOHaD) or "developmental programming". The DOHaD concept offers the "reprogramming" strategy to shift the treatment from adulthood to early life, before clinical disease is apparent. Melatonin, an endogenous indoleamine produced by the pineal gl...