nc disease

• NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

  • leading cause of mortality
  • medical condition that is non-infectious and non-transmissible
  • referred as chronic disease due to long duration
• NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE

  <120/80
• ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE

  120-129/<80
• High blood pressure (hypertension) stage 1

  130-139/80-89
• High blood pressure (hypertension) stage 2

  >140/>90
• Hypertensive crisis (consult doctor immediately)


  >180/>120
• CANCER

  • One of the most common causes of death worldwide
  • In the Philippines, 50,000 cancer cases have been recorded and this number is estimated to increase by 5 % every year
• DIABETES

  A group of metabolic disease in which an individual has high blood sugar because the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or the cells do not respond to the insulin produced.
• COMMON EFFECT OF DIABETES

  hyperglycemia
• SMOKING


  a major risk factor for developing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, lung cancer, and chronic lung disease
• MENTAL HEALTH

  • integral part of every individual
  • a state of social well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential
• MENTAL ILLNESS


  mental health condition that has negative effect on the way individual thinks, feels, and behaves.
• DISABILITY

  general term for impairments, activity, limitations and participation restrictions.
• BLINDNESS

  defined as a visual acuity worse than 20/400 with the best possible correction, or a visual field of 10 degrees or less.
• CORONARY HEART DISEASE


  disease of the blood vessels supplying the heart muscle.
• CEREBROVASCULAR HEART DISEASE


  disease of the blood vessels supplying the brain
• PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL HEART DISEASE


  disease of blood vessels supplying the arms and legs
• RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE


  damage to the heart muscle and heart valves from rheumatic fever, caused by streptococcal bacteria
• CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)

  
  

  A disease of the lungs in which the airways narrow over time.

  It includes:

  • Chronic bronchitis
  • Chronic asthma
  • Emphysema
• Mental Health Program

  • DOH Administrative Order No. 8 series of 2001 The National Mental Health Policy
  • DOH Administrative Order No. 2016-0039 Revised Operational Framework for a Comprehensive National Mental Health Program
  • Republic Act No. 11036 Mental Health Act
• IMPAIRMENT


  loss of a limb, loss of vision or memory loss
• ACTIVITY LIMITATION


  difficulty seeing, hearing, walking, or problem solving
• PARTICIPATION RESTRICTIONS


  working, engaging in social and recreational activities, and obtaining health care and preventive services
• CHRONIC BRONCHITIS


  Inflammation and excess mucus in bronchial tubes cause a persistent cough with phlegm
• CHRONIC ASTHMA


  Airway inflammation and narrowing lead to wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing, often triggered by allergens or irritants.
• EMPHYSEMA


  Damage to lung air sacs reduces elasticity, causing shortness of breath, chronic cough, wheezing, fatigue, and weight loss