Challenges of non-communicable-diseases and control policies in China
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6672.2013.07.018
- VernacularTitle:我国慢性病挑战与防控对策
- Author:
Chunqi LIANG
;
Guang SHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Non-communicable-diseases;
Prevention and control;
Policy and strategy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
2013;29(7):534-537
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Non-communicable-diseases(NCDs)have become leading death causes and major health challenges for the Chinese people,incurring direct and indirect economic burden of diseases on families and the society,and even posing a serious threat to social-economic development sustainability of the country.Given their complex causes,NCDs mostly result from unhealthy lifestyle of the individuals,along with complex multiple social determinants.Evidences from home and abroad prove NCDs as preventable and controllable,which call for powerful government policy commitments and leadership.The government should make health policies part of social policies,build such intervention platform as Healthy City,rebuild the health service system,promote universal coverage of cost-effective interventions,and involve the entire society,reinforce general measures such as planning and performance monitoring.All of which can achieve desired outcomes for NCD control in the end.
