NCDs
What is a noncommunicable disease?
Any disease that is NOT passed from one person to the next through direct or indirect means and is not associated with an infectious agent.
What are 4 modifiable factors that decrease the risk of NCDs?
Proper nutrition
Increased physical activity
Decreasing or omission of tobacco use
Decreasing or omission of alcohol use
What are two major categories of risks?
Lifestyle or behavioral risk factors and Socioeconomic risk factors
What is secondary prevention?
Reducing the mortality and morbidity, example screening.
Increases in NCDs contribute to?
Chief cause of death globally
What percent of death did NCDs account for in the United States during 2016?
88%
What is human genomics?
The study of the genetic structure or genome of a living human
What is tertiary prevention?
Reducing the adverse consequences experienced by a person who has already been diagnosed with a disease.
Care of existing NCDs should be provided within what type of prevention?
Secondary and Tertiary
What were the top 3 NCDs in 2016 according to the WHO?
1. Cardiovascular Diseases (30%)
2. Other NCDs (24%)
3. Cancers (22%)
What are 3 of the 10 social determinants of health?
The social gradient, stress, early life, social exclusion, work, unemployment, social support, addiction, food, and transport.
Prevention focuses on what?
Prevention focuses on reducing the risk factors.
What is long term treatment aimed at?
Reducing morbidity and mortality
How many thirds of adults have two or more risk factors for heart disease and stroke such as high blood pressure, obesity, or current smoking?
two- thirds
What NCDs have a genetic factor?
Cancer, diabetes, health disease, and asthma
How does prevention become successful?
Success of prevention efforts require multifaceted interventions at the individual, family, community, and policy levels.
What is burden of disease?
“The overall impact of diseases and injuries at the individual level, at the societal level, or to the economic costs of diseases.”
What is the goal of Healthy People 2020?
“Attain high quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury and premature death.”
What is the current focus on decreasing lifestyle or behavioral risk factors?
Healthy nutrition, adequate exercise, and avoidance of substance misuse, particularly tobacco and alcohol.
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