Non-Communicable Diseases

1. What are cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer examples of?

• a. Communicable diseases
  

• b. Non-communicable diseases
  

• c. Infectious diseases
  

• d. Belizean diseases

2. What is one reason mentioned for the increase in non-communicable diseases?

• a. Decrease in population
  

• b. Urbanization
  

• c. Improved lifestyles
  

• d. Decrease in junk food availability

 

3. What is one action governments can take to help prevent non-communicable diseases?

• a. Making healthy food more expensive

• b. Banning junk food advertisements
  

• c. Reducing access to health services
  

• d. Limiting the availability of fresh foods