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Artículo en Inglés | IMSEAR | ID: sea-37899

RESUMEN

The increasing burden of non-communicable diseases in the developing world, and in particular diabetes, cancer and circulatory diseases, is an unfortunate fact of life. At the same time infection-related diseases, including sexually transmitted HIV-AIDS and HPV-dependent cervical cancer, remain important. One approach to alleviating the resultant stress on national health provision is to expand the knowledge base at the community level with contributions by lay health workers (LHWs). Here we take a brief look at the available literature and propose a model for intervention incorporating two way dialogue with the general populace to find effective means to package expertise in the medical/research community for lay consumption. Our argument is that particular attention should be paid to socioeconomic and behavioural aspects and to disease surveillance at the local level in order to be able to accurately assess the impact of interventions. For this purpose, we need to marshal volunteers from within communities taking account of their problems and motivations. Included are provision of assistance in setting up physical exercise programs, quit tobacco campaigns, alcohol awareness programs, running disease screening exercises and general help by providing advice as to risk and protective factors and clinical treatments, with an special focus on palliative care.


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Enfermedad Crónica/prevención & control , Agentes Comunitarios de Salud/educación , Femenino , Promoción de la Salud , Humanos , Modelos Organizacionales , Prevención Primaria , Proyectos de Investigación , Tailandia , Voluntarios/educación
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Artículo en Inglés | IMSEAR | ID: sea-37821

RESUMEN

It is increasingly clear that non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cancer, diabetes, hypertension and atherosclerosis, are important not only for the developed but also the developing world. Prevention efforts depend on community-based interventions and for these to be successful a participatory approach is necessary. The present paper describes experiences with middle-aged females living in a village in Isan, the Northeastern area of Thailand, focusing on the steps necessary to develop trust between researcher and subjects, the actual conditions of the women involved and their problems. From this base a number of interventions are planned taking into account the wishes of the villagers themselves, including a project to facilitate participation in physical exercise, a prime measure for prevention of cancer and other NCDs.


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Factores de Edad , Actitud Frente a la Salud/etnología , Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/prevención & control , Países en Desarrollo , Escolaridad , Femenino , Neoplasias de los Genitales Femeninos/prevención & control , Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud , Promoción de la Salud/organización & administración , Encuestas Epidemiológicas , Humanos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Enfermedades Musculoesqueléticas/prevención & control , Obesidad/prevención & control , Prevención Primaria/organización & administración , Factores de Riesgo , Población Rural , Factores Socioeconómicos , Tailandia , Salud de la Mujer
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