Abstract

HERNANDEZ HERRERA, Juan Manuel. Progress in health promotion and prevention of chronic diseases in Costa Rica. Rev. costarric. salud pública [online]. 2010, vol.19, n.1, pp.48-55. ISSN 1409-1429.

The modification of determinant factors for the development of chronic diseases such as pandemic Overweight-Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension and Dyslipidemia permit from the perspective of management and health management, a shift towards benefit in the indicators of population health, which will affect the cost per visit due to the large number of patients that must be addressed by the chronic diseases of unknown etiology. It is developed in this literature review a chronicle of the major advances in health promotion and disease prevention after non-transmissible to set out in Costa Rica.

Keywords : chronic disease; health promotion; primary prevention; overweight; obesity; Diabetes Mellitus; hypertension; dyslipidemias.

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