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Tackling NCDs : a different approach is needed

DE MAESENEER, Jan
et al
May 2012

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"The NCD Alliance aims to put non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on the global agenda to address the NCD-crisis. Improving outcomes in morbidity and mortality by 2015 will clearly depend to a large extent on tackling the burden of NCDs, especially in developing countries"
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The Lancet, Vol 379, Issue 9829

Multiculturalism, chronic illness and disability

GROCE, Nora Ellen
ZOLA, Irving Kenneth
1991

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This paper advocates that to better service children and adults who have a chronic illness or disability within the multicultural society of the US, it is imperative that people understand the cultural beliefs and attitudes that determine behaviours, guide decisions, and effect interactions with the broader society

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