PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE to Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases and Integration into PRIMARY CARE
So What is the Prevention Message? Attributable Risk Don’t Smoke 26% Be More Active 24% Eat a Healthy Diet 12% Limit Alcohol Consumption 0.4% Combined Data – Those who did the above had life expectancies that were 17.9 years greater than those with the unhealthiest behaviours. PLOS Medicine, August 16, 2016
QUESTIONS for Discussion How do we give this clear message to Canadians? How do we integrate this into Primary Care?