Nurses’Roles in Primary Care Management of Non-Communicable Diseases toward Sustainable Development Goals

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Trends of Health situation worldwide continuously increase in mortality and morbidity caused by Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). The United Nations released the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 with an aim to develop economic, social, health and ecology for global population. In Thailand, there are developments targeting SDGs. In health care, health team can apply the Package of Essential Non-communicable (PEN) Disease Intervention for Primary Health Care in Low-Resource Setting developed by World Health Organization. Nurses working in primary care settings, therefore, play major roles in provision of holistic care for all populations including children, adults and older adults through their roles. These roles are planning, nursing practice using evidence-based, innovation, case management, and coordination including community engagement and networking, as well as academic services consisting of training and coaching, research formulating new knowledge and disseminating information to the public aimed for mobilizing primary care to effectively decrease NCDs and complications toward sustainability.