title: Assessing the health care system of services for non-communicable diseases in the US-affiliated Pacific Islands: a Pacific regional perspective.
abstract: Non-communicable diseases (NCD) have been recognized as a major health threat in the US-affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) and health officials declared it an emergency.1 In an effort to address this emergent pandemic, the Pacific Chronic Disease Council (PCDC) conducted an assessment in all six USAPI jurisdictions which include American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Guam, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) and the Republic of Palau to assess the capacity of the administrative, clinical, support, and data systems to address the problems of NCD. Findings reveal significant gaps in addressing NCDs across all jurisdictions and the negative impact of lifestyle behaviors, overweight, and obesity on the morbidity and mortality of the population. In addition, stakeholders from each site identified and prioritized administrative and clinical systems of service needs.
authors.affiliation: College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa, USA. pcdc10@gmail.com
authors.forename: Nia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aitaoto
authors.forename: Henry M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ichiho
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018948:American Samoa / Q000453:epidemiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006298:Health Services Administration; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D008297:Male; D008849:Micronesia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000401:mortality; D055815:Young Adult
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