Primary Health Care: a strategic framework for the prevention and control of chronic non-communicable disease

In 2014, chronic, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent the leading causes of global mortality and disability. Government-level concern, and resulting policy changes, are manifesting. However, there continues to be a paucity of guiding frameworks for legislative measures. The surge of NCDs will...

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Published in:Global health action 2014-01, Vol.7 (1), p.24504-24504
Main Authors: Demaio, Alessandro R., Nielsen, Karoline Kragelund, Tersbøl, Britt Pinkowski, Kallestrup, Per, Meyrowitsch, Dan W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chronic Disease - prevention & control
Chronic illnesses
Colleges & universities
Community Participation
Cost analysis
Current Debate
Declarations
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
Diabetes
Disability
Disease
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Global Health
Governance
Health care
health policies
Health promotion
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
Infectious diseases
Integrated approach
LMICs
Mortality
NCDs
Obesity
PHC
Policy making
Primary care
Primary Health Care
Primary Prevention - organization & administration
Public health
Public-Private Sector Partnerships
Sweden
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Summary:In 2014, chronic, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent the leading causes of global mortality and disability. Government-level concern, and resulting policy changes, are manifesting. However, there continues to be a paucity of guiding frameworks for legislative measures. The surge of NCDs will require strong and effective governance responses, particularly in low and middle-income countries. Simultaneously following the 2008 World Health Report, there has recently been renewed interest in Primary Health Care (PHC) and its core principles. With this, has come strengthened support for revitalizing this approach, which aims for equitable and cost-effective population-health attainment. In this light and reflecting recent major global reports, declarations and events, we propose and critique a PHC approach to NCDs, highlighting PHC, with its core themes, as a valuable guiding framework for health promotion and policy addressing this group of diseases.
ISSN:1654-9716
1654-9880
DOI:10.3402/gha.v7.24504