نتایج جستجو برای: communicable disease ncd

تعداد نتایج: 1501022  

2013
I. Lenoir-Wijnkoop P. J. Jones R. Uauy L. Segal J. Milner

Non-communicable diseases (NCD) are a major and increasing contributor to morbidity and mortality in developed and developing countries. Much of the chronic disease burden is preventable through modification of lifestyle behaviours, and increased attention is being focused on identifying and implementing effective preventative health strategies. Nutrition has been identified as a major modifiab...

Journal: :Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences 2015

The 21st century is an era of great challenge for humankind; we are combating terrorism, climate change, poverty, human rights issues and last but not least non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The burden of the latter has become so large that it is being recognized by world leaders globally as an area that it is in need of much greater attention. In light of this concern, the World Health Organiz...

2017
Jürgen Rehm Peter Anderson Jose Angel Arbesu Prieto Iain Armstrong Henri-Jean Aubin Michael Bachmann Nuria Bastida Bastus Carlos Brotons Robyn Burton Manuel Cardoso Joan Colom Daniel Duprez Gerrit Gmel Antoni Gual Ludwig Kraus Reinhold Kreutz Helena Liira Jakob Manthey Lars Møller Ľubomír Okruhlica Michael Roerecke Emanuele Scafato Bernd Schulte Lidia Segura-Garcia Kevin David Shield Cristina Sierra Konstantin Vyshinskiy Marcin Wojnar José Zarco

BACKGROUND Hazardous and harmful alcohol use and high blood pressure are central risk factors related to premature non-communicable disease (NCD) mortality worldwide. A reduction in the prevalence of both risk factors has been suggested as a route to reach the global NCD targets. This study aims to highlight that screening and interventions for hypertension and hazardous and harmful alcohol use...

2015
Oyinlola Oyebode Utz J. Pape Anthony A. Laverty John T. Lee Nandita Bhan Christopher Millett

BACKGROUND Understanding how urbanisation and rural-urban migration influence risk-factors for non-communicable disease (NCD) is crucial for developing effective preventative strategies globally. This study compares NCD risk-factor prevalence in urban, rural and migrant populations in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia and South Africa. METHODS Study participants were 39,436 adults within th...

2016
Hilary Tolley Wendy Snowdon Jillian Wate A. Mark Durand Paula Vivili Judith McCool Rachel Novotny Ofa Dewes Damian Hoy Colin Bell Nicola Richards Boyd Swinburn

BACKGROUND Non-communicable diseases (NCD) are the leading cause of premature death and disability in the Pacific. In 2011, Pacific Forum Leaders declared "a human, social and economic crisis" due to the significant and growing burden of NCDs in the region. In 2013, Pacific Health Ministers' commitment to 'whole of government' strategy prompted calls for the development of a robust, sustainable...

Journal: :Austin journal of public health and epidemiology 2022

Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) tend to be long-term and are caused by genetic, physiological, environmental, behavioral factors. Palestine is undergoing an epidemiological transition. It estimated nearly two out of three elderly Palestinians suffer from NCDs. This study aimed identify the barriers practicing physical activity eating a healthy diet among Palestinian non-communicabl...

Journal: :Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2015
Jeffrey K Edwards Helen Bygrave Rafael Van den Bergh Walter Kizito Erastus Cheti Rose J Kosgei Agnès Sobry Alexandra Vandenbulcke Shobha N Vakil Tony Reid

BACKGROUND Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has increased the life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLHIV); HIV is now considered a chronic disease. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and HIV care were integrated into primary care clinics operated within the informal settlement of Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya. We describe early cohort outcomes among PLHIV and HIV-negative patients, both of whom had NC...

2013
I. Lenoir-Wijnkoop P. J. Jones R. Uauy L. Segal J. Milner

Non-communicable diseases (NCD) are a major and increasing contributor to morbidity and mortality in developed and developing countries. Much of the chronic disease burden is preventable through modification of lifestyle behaviours, and increased attention is being focused on identifying and implementing effective preventative health strategies. Nutrition has been identified as a major modifiab...

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