Early-life prevention of non-communicable diseases

Early-life prevention of non-communicable diseases.

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are major causes of death worldwide and underlie almost two-thirds of all global deaths. Although all countries face epidemics of these diseases, low-income and middleincome countries, and the poorest and most vulnerable populations within them, are aff ected the most. There is a global imperative to create and implement eff ective prevention strategies, because...

PRIMARY PREVENTION: AVOIDING NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES BY REDUCING EARLY LIFE EXPOSURES Developmental Origins of Health and NonCommunicable Diseases

More than 35 million deaths per year—60 percent of all global deaths—are attributed to NCDs, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, and chronic lung diseases.1 Approximately 80 percent of these deaths are recorded in low to middle income countries; over the next decade, some of these coun­ tries will experience an increase in NCDs that is measurably higher than the anti...

Air Pollution and Primordial Prevention of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases

Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases: Status and Strategies

A methodology for the prevention of non-communicable diseases.