3CHN Monthlies: Non Communicable Diseases Flashcards
non-communicable disease prevention and control program
In the Philippines, NCDs are amongst the top killers and cause more than half of all deaths annually.
most common NCDs in the Philippines
- Cancer
- Chronic Lung Diseases; COPD
- Diabetes
- Cardiovascular diseases: Heart Disease and Stroke
NCD goal
Reduce the toll of morbidity, disability and premature deaths due to chronic, non-communicable and lifestyle related disease.
NCD major strategy
Promote HEALTY LIFESTYE – a way of life that promotes and protects health and well-being
objectives
- Analyze the social, economic, political, and behavioral determinants of NCD that will serve as basis for Developing policy guidelines, Setting legislatives and political
directions,Providing financial measures to
support NCP prevention and control - Reduce exposure of individuals and population to major determinants of NCD while preventing emergence of preventable
common risk factors - Strengthen health care for people with NCD
through health sector reforms and cost-effective interventions
approaches
- primary prevention
- community based
- integrated
Key Intervention Strategies:
- Establishing program direction and infrastructure
- Changing environments
- Changing lifestyle
- Reorienting heath services
causes of major NCDs
- underlying determinants
- common risk factors
- immediate risk factors
main chronic diseases
- heart disease
- cancer
- chronic respiratory disease
- diabetes
- stroke
- kidney disease
screening procedure
presumptive identification
- to detect a disease in its early stage
cardiovascular disease
A range of diseases that affect the heart and the blood vessels
hypertension
Suspect: BP > 140/90
serum cholesterol
Cholesterol is a fatty substance found in every cell of the body
Requires a carrier, a LIPOPROTEIN
diabetes
high blood sugar
cancer
Develops when cells undergo an abnormal change in its composition and begin to grow and spread within the body
Second leading cause of death next to cardiac diseases
prevention and control
part of the changing lifestyles - key intervention
- Physical activity and exercise
- Proper nutrition
- Smoke-free environment
- Stress management
Physical activity and exercise
Any body movement, can be
daily activities or planned/structured exercise
Moderate Intensity for 30 mins
for 5 days
Proper nutrition
- Aim for physical fitness
- Build healthy Nutrition-related practices
- Choose foods sensibly
Smoke-free environment (Five As)
- Ask = smoking status
- Advise = to stop smoking, can cause death
- Assess = willingness to quit
- Assist = quitting
- Arrange follow up = monitor
progress
RA 10351
Sin Tax Law
Excise tax on alcohol and
Tobacco for 5 years for the Universal Health Care program of the government
RA 7394
Consumer Act of the Philippines
Circular No. 2009 – 036
Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board of the Department of Transportation and Communications Memo,
Regarding smoking in public utility vehicles and land transportation terminals