Geography Of Disease (Case Study) Coronary Heart Disease - Non-Communicable Disease

Question 1

What are the statistics behind CHD?

Answer 1

Caused 15.5% of global deaths in 2015.

Question 2

What increase the risk of CHD?

Answer 2

Age, obesity, lazy lifestyle, too much alcohol, diet high in unsaturated fat and salt, long term exposure to pollution.
Cases of CHD increasing in LICs as their economies are emerging, but death rates due to CHD remain high

Question 3

How can CHD affect health and wellbeing?

Answer 3

Chest pain, shortness of breath, can lead to heart attack and death.
Depression, continually taking medication, time off work, economic burden nationally.

Question 4

What are the mangement strategies battling CHD?

Answer 4

Drugs and surgery, however drugs can have serious side effects like kidney failure and liver damage, and heart surgery brings risk of blood clots and infection.

Question 5

What are the national management strategies fighting CHD?

Answer 5

Help to quit smoking, NHS stop smoking service
Taxing foods high in salt, sugar and fat for example tax on soft drinks in France
Healthy school meals, Uk scheme to provide free fruit to primary school children

Question 6

What is the pattern of CHD across the world?

Answer 6

It’s more common in HIC’s such as the USA and UK, however death rates are falling because of improvements in diagnosing people at risk, effective treatments and awareness campaigns.