Kuwait National Programme for Healthy Living: First 5-Year Plan (2013-2017)

被引:24
作者
Behbehani, Kazem [1 ]
机构
[1] Dasman Diabet Inst, Dasman 15462, Kuwait
关键词
Kuwait; Healthy living; Lifestyle; Social factors; Population; School; Obesity; Diabetes; DIABETES-MELLITUS; PERIODONTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; ADOLESCENTS; CHILDREN; OBESITY;
D O I
10.1159/000358884
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
100201 [内科学];
摘要
The Kuwait National Programme for Healthy Living is an initiative to promote the health and well-being for individuals residing in the country. The plan has been created based on current data and available information pertaining to the various lifestyles of the populations living in Kuwait and their impact on health in general and chronic diseases in particular. Leading a healthy lifestyle is important because it means living in an environment, such as the Kuwaiti society, where chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and coronary heart diseases are significantly reduced. Several factors regarding lifestyles among the various ethnic groups residing in Kuwait have been identified, including inactivity resulting from the lack of need for physical exertion in daily-life activities and social rituals involving the serving of food amongst the various ethnic groups residing in Kuwait. For Kuwaitis and other ethnicities as well, traditional social gatherings include serving food as an integral element of the social ritual. The environments of school and work also contribute to an individual's lifestyle. The goal of the programme is to address the contribution of lifestyle choices and the social environment to health with the goal of creating a healthy environment that will sustain good health and social well-being. This can be accomplished by involving the various stakeholders in promoting the aim of the programme. Finally, addressing the research needs for healthy lifestyle issues can have a huge impact on the outcome of the programmes designed and would aid in creating a healthy living environment. (C) 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel
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