The Prevention of Communicable Diseases. Pupil's Guide Book

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...

[Prevention and control of communicable diseases].

A methodology for the prevention of non-communicable diseases.

The prevention of communicable diseases in Hong Kong.

Some of the recent communicable disease problems in Hong Kong are summarised to illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of how Hong Kong currently controls and prevents communicable diseases. Suggestions on how Hong Kong could improve the control and prevention of communicable diseases are made.

Air Pollution and Primordial Prevention of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases