Culture Change as a Universal Intervention of Behaviour...

Culture change as a universal intervention of behaviour change in tobacco and alcohol use and suicide GENERAL INTRODUCTION Impact, personal and otherwise, of alcohol, tobacco and suicide is pervasive and pronounced. Primary and secondary prevention of tobacco and alcohol use and suicide have mixed stories of success. Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) attributable to alcohol use is relatively much higher than for many other conditions (1). In the Global Burden of Disease study from 2010 alcohol is estimated to account for 3.9% of life years lost globally, up from 3.0% in 1990. This makes alcohol the fifth leading risk factor globally for ill health and premature deaths (1). Impact of tobacco use and suicide is equally significant. Across the world five million people die every year due to tobacco smoking and 600,000 die due to second-hand smoke (2). One million die due to suicide every year (3). Alcohol and tobacco use and suicidal behaviour are three common health conditions for clinicians as well as public health professionals. Behaviour is fundamental in causation and in treatment of these conditions, compared to conditions such as pneumonia or sceptic arthritis. Universal models of primary and secondary prevention for pneumonia and sceptic arthritis are available (4) (5). Although such models are available for conditions such as alcohol use, their effectiveness is not remarkable. For an example the UKMAS (United Kingdom Multicentre Acamprosate Study) reportedShow MoreRelatedOld Peoples : Quality Of Life2254 Words   |  10 Pagespeople retire (World Health Organisation 2011a). However in many developing countries, perception of old age is changing, in social role and functions and not just retirement. Moreover chronological ageing has different meaning in different countries, cultures and societies as a social structure. However chronological ageing is misleading when it comes to mental health in elderly. Mental Health according to the WHO (2011a) is a state of wellbeing in which every individual is able to make contribution toRead MoreResearch Paper on Health5553 Words   |  23 Pages* The big change, the big challenge Puberty, which usually begins between the age of 10 and 16, is the gradual process of changing from a child to an adult. Each person starts to change at a different time. Changes in the body, behavior and lifestyle are some of them. The changes that occur during the process are   1. Hands, feet, arms, legs, hips and chest will become larger.  The body will produce hormones which are special chemical messengers that tell the body how to grow and change. 2. The  privateRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 Pagespermission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. To obtain permission(s) to use material from this work, please submit a written request to Pearson Education, Inc., Permissions Department, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458, or you may fax your request to 201-236-3290. Many of the designations by manufacturersRead More_x000C_Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis355457 Words   |  1422 Pagesmanner—without the written permission of the publisher. Thomson Higher Education 10 Davis Drive Belmont, CA 94002-3098 USA For more information about our products, contact us at: Thomson Learning Academic Resource Center 1-800-423-0563 For permission to use material from this text or product, submit a request online at http://www.thomsonrights.com. Any additional questions about permissions can be submitted by e-mail to thomsonrights@thomson.com. Printed in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 7