Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion (보건교육건강증진학회지)

Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion (한국보건교육건강증진학회)
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Strategies to reduce risk factors of non-communicable diseases in South Korea

만성질환 위험요인 감소를 위한 전략과 방향

  • Khang, Young-Ho (Department of Health Policy and Management, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Institute of Health Policy and Management, Seoul National University Medical Research Center)
  • 강영호 (서울대학교 의과대학 의료관리학교실, 서울대학교 의료관리학연구소)
  • Received : 2016.09.01
  • Accepted : 2016.09.28
  • Published : 2016.10.01
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Abstract

Objectives: This review is to suggest strategies to reduce risk factors of non-communicable diseases (NCD) in South Korea. Methods: Prior research findings on the burden of NCD and associated risk factors and the effectiveness of intervention programs were reviewed. Strategies regarding the control of NCD risk factors were conceived. Results: The author presented research findings from the Global Burden of Disease study on the burden of non-communicable disease (NCD) and associated risk factors in South Korea. Strengths and limitations of population and high-risk strategies for preventing NCDs were introduced. The author also reviewed the evidence on the effectiveness of multiple cardiovascular risk factor interventions and community-based intervention programs on cardiovascular diseases conducted in industrialized countries. Finally, strategies to reduce NCD risk factors in South Korea were suggested. Conclusions: The evidence-based interventions and the importance of population strategies in NCD prevention were highlighted. The author indicated that strategies employed by unhealthy commodity industries to undermine effective public health policies and programs should be actively monitored. It has been suggested that effective high-risk strategies with ecological models to address social risks rather than medical risks among disadvantaged population should be further developed in South Korea.

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