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    This document discusses programs for preventing non-communicable diseases like cardiovascular diseases, cancer, COPD, and diabetes. It notes that these diseases caused 60% of deaths worldwide in 2005 and outlines risk factors like tobacco smoking, physical inactivity, and unhealthy diet. The document recommends an integrated, community-based approach focused on primary prevention through health education, advocacy, screening, and addressing social and economic determinants of disease. Public health nurses can play a role by educating communities, organizing prevention efforts, and providing care for people with non-communicable diseases.

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    Non Communicable Disease

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    NON-COMMUNICABLE

    DISEASE
    PREVENTION AND
    CONTROL
    This chapter discusses programs aimed at
    preventing non-communicable diseases (as
    distinguished from infectious or
    communicable diseases)
    INTEGRATED COMMUNITY BASED
    NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
    PREVENTION AND CONTROL
    PROGRAM
    Four major non-communicable
    diseases

     Cardiovascular diseases
     Cancer

     Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

     Diabetes Mellitus
    In 2005
     35 million deaths occurred.

     Contributing 60% deaths worldwide.

    DALY-(disability adjusted life year) measure


    the burden of diseases, which combines the
    number of years of healthy life lost to
    premature death with time spent in less than
    full health.
    The life expectancy of a Filipino in 2002 has
    gone up to 69.6 years. Mortality statistics in
    2002 showed that 7 out of 10 leading causes
    of deaths in the country are diseases which
    are lifestyle related: diseases of the heart
    and vascular system, cancers, chronic
    obstructive pulmonary diseases, accidents,
    diabetes, accidents, kidney problems.
    Morbidity statistics in 202 also showed that
    HPN and diseases of the heart are among
    top ten leading causes of illnesses in the
    country.

    Three major risk Factors


     Tobacco smoking

     Physical inactivity

     Unhealthy diet
    70.00%
    60.50%
    60.00%
    risk factors w/
    50.00%
    corresponding
    40.00% 34.80% prevalances
    30.00% 22.50%
    20.00%
    8.50%
    10.00% 4.90% 4.60%
    0.00%
    HPN
    Smoking

    obesity

    diabetes
    Physical inactivity

    Hypercholesterolemia
    Prevention
    Goal:
    Reduce the toll pf morbidity, disability and
    premature deaths due to chronic, non-
    communicable lifestyle related disease.
    Objectives:
     Analyze the social, economic, political and
    behavioral determinants of NCD that will save as
    bases for:
    a.developing policy guidelines;
    b. Setting legislative and political directions, and
    c. Providing financial measures to support NCD
    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 people with NCD through
    health sector reforms and cost effective
    interventions.
    To achieve significant reduction in morbidity
    and mortality from major NCDs, the ff.
    approaches should characterizes the
    program;
     Comprehensive Approach Focused on
    Primary Prevention
     Community-based Approach

     Integrated Approach
    The role of Public Health Nurse in
    Prevention and Control
     Health Advocate
     Health Educator

     Health Care Provider

     Community Organizer

     Health Trainer

     Researcher

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