Question

There are several healthy policies over the years designed to decrease the burden of non-communicable diseases and injuries. What new policy or intervention you may think of, in your community or globally, which could impact the burden of non-communicable diseases? (a specific disease or overall)

Answer 1

Early screening and prevention

- a family with father history of any non communicable disease should be screened from very young age for the disease and educate them about the ways and importance of prevention of the disease.

- such individuals should be regularly screened for the disease eg:- once in 3 or 6 months

-there body weight , BMI is to be assessed and the diet should be modified.

- screening centers are to function in school as well as in local hospital

- everyone should be aware of it

- it should be mandatory during slchool admission to check the health and to maintain a record of it, if any variation from normal should be reported and seek medical treatment.

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