Recall that many human non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and Type 2 diabetes, are triggered by complex interactions between multiple risk factors.
Explain the profound effects of lifestyle choices—specifically exercise, diet, alcohol, and smoking—on the incidence rates of these diseases globally, nationally, and locally.
Describe established causal mechanisms between specific risk factors and diseases, such as obesity and Type 2 diabetes, or smoking and lung cancer.
Interpret data charts and scatter diagrams to identify correlations between risk variables and the incidence of non-communicable diseases.
Discuss and evaluate the severe human and financial costs associated with the prevalence of non-communicable diseases on communities and healthcare systems.
