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Describe the Impacts of Coronary Heart Disease |
1. Impact on life expectancy, quality of life, and the reduced ability to live a 'normal' life as walking becomes difficult 2. Impacts families and their lives as they have to work as unpaid carers as well as lifestyle impacts 3. Linked risks include obesity and smoking. This reduces life expectancy by 14 years if you smoke and are obese 4. People may be unable to work and the costs of treatment and its impacts on other budgets such as education and infrastructure. 5. Costs may be linked to reducing the risks regarding education, advertisement campaigns regarding healthy lifestyles or policies to reduce the incidence such as banning smoking in public places. |
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Describe Management and Mitigation Strategies against Coronary Heart Disease |
1. Dietitians promote the benefits for heart health and of eating healthier food with less saturated fat. 2. Health education and nutrition labeling led to reductions in cholesterol levels. Education campaigns and increased treatment of high blood pressure. For example in schools. 3. Activities to engage public in physical activities to promote a healthy heart diet 4. advertisement bans 5. Smoke free areas 6. Health warnings on packets 7. Taxation and outright bans in public areas e.g. Singapore where smoking is banned. |
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Outline the role of International Agencies |
1. Responsible for the International Classification of Diseases which has become the worldwide standard for clinical and epidemiological purposes 2. Advising national ministries of health on technical issues and providing assistance on health systems and care services 3. Advising on the prevention and treatment of both communicable and non-communicable diseases. 4. Working with other UN agencies, NGO's and other partners on International health issues and other crisis. |
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Outline the Successes of the World Health Organization (WHO) |
1. The eradication of smallpox 2. Special attention to adapting global HIV/AIDS policies to fit specific needs of different regions. For example, in sub-Saharan Africa, it's spread through heterosexual relationships. And in Eastern Europe through the injection of drugs. 3. Global effort launched to mobilize resources for women and children's health to save lives. |
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What is UNICEF in association to CHD |
Work with various partners toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals and have mobilized both human and capital resources in their focus to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS and reverse the incidence of malaria and other diseases affecting children. |
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Define Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) |
Any non-profit association that operates independently of both government and of profitable businesses. They are alternative healthcare providers to the state, especially in developing countries. |
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Describe the attributes that increase the potential effectiveness of NGOs? |
1. Their ability to reach areas of severe need 2. Their promotion of local government 3. Their relatively low costs of operations 4. Their adaptivity and innovation, independence and sustainability |
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Outline the Role of NGO's |
1. Service Providers- Providers of clinical healthcare: treating illnesses in the absence of, or complementary to, any existing government or private provision 2. Social Welfare Activities- Providing or ensuring that the health infrastructure is in place for example food supply, clean water provision, public hygiene, sanitation and shelter for the unwell 3. Supporting Activities- Working with and training locals as health workers. 4. Research and Advocacy- Involvement in research to improve efficacy of prevention campaigns for both communicable and non-communicable diseases |
