preventing of non-communicable diseases through Community Empowerment and Health Promotion

Abstract

Introduction: Promoting health and preventing chronic non-communicable diseases is very important in reducing morbidity and mortality rates from chronic non-communicable diseases. Community empowerment is one of the key strategies for sustainable health promotion and disease prevention.

objectives: To study 1) the concept of community empowerment in promoting health and preventing NCDs, and 2) methods or approaches to community empowerment for health promotion and prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases.

Key issues: Guidelines to community empowerment include 1) preparing communities and public health officials 2) creating awareness of the importance of the problem 3) Action the implementation of health promotion and disease prevention according to plan and 4) Setting measures and agreements together that everyone is informed and follows the guidelines in a concrete way.

Conclusion: Health team personnel can apply the concept of community empowerment to promote health and prevent NCDs for people at risk of NCDs in the community. By applying approaches or methods to strengthen communities that are consistent with the context, way of life, and culture of the area.

Implications: Developing models for health promotion and prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases to achieve sustainable success is emphasis on changing behavior to promote individual health, development of the potential, and participation of the community to make the community aware of the problem, understand causes of problems facing communities. Including helping each other to set goals of troubleshooting and joint solutions that are consistent with the context and needs of each community. which will lead to the result of creating a healthy community in the future.