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    NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES Brochure

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    Investing in strategies to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like heart disease, cancer, and diabetes could save millions of lives and billions of dollars in economic losses according to the document. The CDC collaborates with partners to support economic evaluations of NCD prevention programs, increase research on the economics of NCDs, and train others on evaluation. This helps countries adopt effective policies and strategies to address the growing burden of NCDs.

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    Investing in strategies to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like heart disease, cancer, and diabetes could save millions of lives and billions of dollars in economic losses according to the document. The CDC collaborates with partners to support economic evaluations of NCD prevention programs, increase research on the economics of NCDs, and train others on evaluation. This helps countries adopt effective policies and strategies to address the growing burden of NCDs.

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    Investing in strategies to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like heart disease, cancer, and diabetes could save millions of lives and billions of dollars in economic losses according to the document. The CDC collaborates with partners to support economic evaluations of NCD prevention programs, increase research on the economics of NCDs, and train others on evaluation. This helps countries adopt effective policies and strategies to address the growing burden of NCDs.

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    NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES Brochure

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    Investing in strategies to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like heart disease, cancer, and diabetes could save millions of lives and billions of dollars in economic losses according to the document. The CDC collaborates with partners to support economic evaluations of NCD prevention programs, increase research on the economics of NCDs, and train others on evaluation. This helps countries adopt effective policies and strategies to address the growing burden of NCDs.

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    PREVENTION nongovernmental researchers that

    produces and shares peer-


    Investing in NCD prevention and reviewed research on the impact of
    control strategies could prevent NCD prevention and control
    millions of premature deaths and programs and policies.
    billions in economic loss.1
    Research that evaluates the
    economic impact of NCDs and
    NCD interventions enables
    countries to adopt effective
    programs and policies. CDC
    collaborates with partners to:

     Support economic evaluation of


    NCD programs, such as the Health 7
    HEARTS approachexternal icon
    for CVD prevention in primary
    NON-COMMUNICABLE
    care
     increase scientific research on DISEASES
    the economics of NCDs
     create tools to evaluate NCD
    costs
     train global partners on
    economic analysis and
    evaluation
     use evidence to inform NCD
    strategy development

    CDC also supports and co-chairs


    the International NCD Economics
    Research Network, a global
    coalition of academic,
    governmental, and
    NON-COMMUNICABLE diseases, strokes, type 2 diabetes The most common causes of NCD
    DISEASES and over one third of cancers can are strongly correlated to metabolic
    be prevented by: cutting out and behavioral risk factors, and
    Non-communicable diseases are tobacco, eating a healthy diet, contribute to four key metabolic
    diseases that are not spread being physically active and changes that increase the risk of
    through infection or through other stopping harmful use of alcohol. NCDs:
    people, but are typically caused by
    unhealthy behaviours. They are the Our millions of community (1) Raised blood pressure
    leading cause of death worldwide volunteers worldwide help people
    and present a huge threat to health to adopt these healthy behaviours (2) Overweight/obesity
    and development, particularly in and reduce their risk of contracting
    low- and middle-income countries. non-communicable diseases. (3) Hyperglycemia
    Combined with improved disease
    FOUR TYPES OF NON- management and access to quality (4) Hyperlipidemia
    COMMUNICABLE DISEASES and affordable health services, this
    ACCOUNT FOR OVER TWO helps people to live longer and To better understand the risk of
    THIRDS OF DEATHS healthier lives. NCDs, let us consider the positive
    GLOBALLY: and negative feedback loops
    CAUSES AND EFFECT: (NFbLs) in human health.
     Cardiovascular diseases
     Cancers
     Diabetes
     Chronic respiratory diseases

    Yet these diseases are largely


    preventable. 80% of heart

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