Young professionals for health development: the Kenyan experience in combating non-communicable diseases

被引：3
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作者：
Matheka, Duncan M. [1 ,2 ]
Nderitu, Joseph [2 ,3 ]
Vedanthan, Rajesh [2 ,4 ]
Demaio, Alessandro R. [2 ,5 ,6 ]
Murgor, Mellany [1 ,2 ]
Kajana, Kiti [2 ,7 ]
Loyal, Poonamjeet [2 ,3 ]
Alkizim, Faraj O. [1 ,2 ]
Kishore, Sandeep P. [2 ,8 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Nairobi, Dept Med Physiol, Sch Med, Nairobi, Kenya
[2] Young Profess Chron Dis Network, Boston, MA USA
[3] Univ Nairobi, Dept Human Anat, Sch Med, Nairobi, Kenya
[4] Mt Sinai Med Ctr, Icahn Sch Med Mt Sinai, Zena & Michael A Wiener Cardiovasc Inst, New York, NY 10029 USA
[5] Univ Copenhagen, Copenhagen Sch Global Hlth, Dept Int Hlth Immunol & Microbiol, Copenhagen, Denmark
[6] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Global Hlth & Social Med, Harvard Global Equity Initiat, Boston, MA USA
[7] Global Hlth Strategies, New York, NY USA
[8] Rockefeller Univ, Sloan Kettering Inst, New York, NY 10021 USA
来源：
GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION | 2013年 / 6卷
关键词：
diabetes mellitus; cancer; cardiovascular diseases (CVD); rheumatic heart disease (RHD); youth; young people; medical students; developing countries; Africa; screening medical camps;
D O I：
10.3402/gha.v6i0.22461
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
Young individuals (below 35 years) comprise an estimated 60% of the global population. Not only are these individuals currently experiencing chronic, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), either living with or at risk for these conditions, but will also experience the long-term repercussions of the current NCD policy implementations. It is thus imperative that they meaningfully contribute to the global discourse and responses for NCDs at the local level. Here, we profile one example of meaningful engagement: the Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network (YPCDN). The YPCDN is a global online network that provides a platform for young professionals to deliberate new and innovative methods of approaching the NCD challenges facing our societies. We provide a case study of the 2-year experiences of a country chapter (Kenya) of the YPCDN to demonstrate the significance and impact of emerging leaders in addressing the new global health agenda of the 21st century.
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