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    Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, are the leading cause of death worldwide, responsible for 63% of all annual deaths. The four main NCDs are cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes. NCDs such as these are caused by both genetic and environmental factors, including behavioral risk factors like tobacco use, alcohol consumption, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity. Addressing modifiable risk factors through interventions could prevent a large portion of NCD cases and deaths.

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    Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, are the leading cause of death worldwide, responsible for 63% of all annual deaths. The four main NCDs are cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes. NCDs such as these are caused by both genetic and environmental factors, including behavioral risk factors like tobacco use, alcohol consumption, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity. Addressing modifiable risk factors through interventions could prevent a large portion of NCD cases and deaths.

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    Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, are the leading cause of death worldwide, responsible for 63% of all annual deaths. The four main NCDs are cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes. NCDs such as these are caused by both genetic and environmental factors, including behavioral risk factors like tobacco use, alcohol consumption, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity. Addressing modifiable risk factors through interventions could prevent a large portion of NCD cases and deaths.

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    PROJECT IN HEALTH 7

    NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES and ITS PREVENTION and CONTROL


    Noncommunicable - or chronic - diseases are diseases of long duration and
    generally slow progression. The four main types of noncommunicable
    diseases are cardiovascular diseases (like heart attacks and stroke), cancer,
    chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructed pulmonary disease
    and asthma) and diabetes.

    Noncommunicable diseases, or NCDs, are by far the leading cause of death in


    the world, representing 63% of all annual deaths. Noncommunicable diseases
    (NCDs) kill more than 36 million people each year. Some 80% of all NCD
    deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.

    Noncommunicable diseases are not passed from person to person. They are
    typically of a long duration and progress slowly. The most common NCDs
    include cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers,
    chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    and asthma), and diabetes. NCDs share several common, modifiable risk
    factors – tobacco use, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity, and unhealthy
    diet. Mitigating the effects of these common risk factors is critical to
    combatting NCDs worldwide.

    EXAMPLES OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE (NCDs)

     Hypertension
     Coronary Heart Disease
     Diabetes
     Strokes
     Maligracies
     Obesity
     Blindness
     Psychiatric Disorders
     Others
    A combination of genetic, physiological, lifestyle, and environmental factors
    can cause these diseases. Some risk factors include:

     unhealthy diets
     lack of physical activity
     smoking and secondhand smoke
     excessive use of alcohol
    Risk factors
    Risk factors such as a person's background; lifestyle and environment are
    known to increase the likelihood of certain non-communicable diseases. They
    include age, gender, genetics, exposure to air pollution, and behaviors such
    as smoking, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity which can lead
    to hypertension and obesity, in turn leading to increased risk of many NCDs.
    Most NCDs are considered preventable because they are caused by modifiable
    risk factors.
    The WHO's World Health Report 2002 identified five important risk factors for
    non-communicable disease in the top ten leading risks to health. These are
    raised blood pressure, raised cholesterol, tobacco use, alcohol consumption,
    and being overweight. The other factors associated with higher risk of NCDs
    include a person's economic and social conditions, also known as the "[social
    determinants of health]."
    It has been estimated that if the primary risk factors were eliminated, 80% of
    the cases of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes and 40% of cancers
    could be prevented. Interventions targeting the main risk factors could have a
    significant impact on reducing the burden of disease worldwide. Efforts
    focused on better diet and increased physical activity have been shown to
    control the prevalence of NCDs .
    Environmental diseases
    NCDs include many environmental diseases covering a broad category of
    avoidable and unavoidable human health conditions caused by external
    factors, such as sunlight, nutrition, pollution, and lifestyle choices. The diseases
    of affluence are non-infectious diseases with environmental causes. Examples
    include:

     Many types of cardiovascular disease (CVD)


     Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) caused by smoking tobacco
     Diabetes mellitus type 2
     Lower back pain caused by too little exercise
     Malnutrition caused by too little food, or eating the wrong kinds of food
    (e.g. scurvy from lack of Vitamin C)
     Skin cancer caused by radiation from the sun
     Obesity

    Submitted By : Katherine Mercado

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