How we can improve the responsiveness to prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases using an epidemiological approach in lower and middle-income countries?
Given that the low and middle-income countries are characterized by low capital and poor medical infrastructure, there is a need to improve the responsiveness to the prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases. Therefore, the epidemiological approach helps health practitioners to evaluate the risk factors and the possible prevention strategies of non-communicable diseases. For instance, the epidemiological approach helps to determine the causes of chronic diseases such as diabetes, respiratory disease, and cancer-related diseases. According to Dart et al. (2016), regular physical exercises, and eating healthy food is an epidemiological approach solution used to prevent diseases such as diabetes, chronic kidney, and osteoporosis. Besides, avoiding exposure to risk factors such as cigarette smoke helps to prevent respiratory diseases.
Reference
Dart, H., Nguyen, N., & Colditz, G. A. (2016). Physical activity and chronic disease prevention. In The Young Female Athlete (pp. 163-179). Springer, Cham.