Hiệu quả mô hình lồng ghép phòng ngừa và quản lý bệnh không lây nhiễm tại cộng đồng đối với cán bộ quản y tế thuộc một số xã tại huyện Đồng Hỷ, tỉnh Thái Nguyên

The study was to evaluate the effective wasof the prevention and control Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) model in community forknowledge and practice relevant to NCD prevention and control among commune health staffs in Dong Hy district, Thai Nguyen province. The results showed that the percentage of health staffs from the intervention communes having correct knowledge of prevention and control NCD was significantly higher than that from the control communes. The proportion ofhealth staffs (both commune health system staffs and village health workers) from the intervention communes took part in hypertension management and control activities in 2010 (100 percent and 66 percent, respectively) much higher than that from the control communes (88 percent and 25 percent, respectively). In conclusion, through the project, local health staffs have been strengthen knowledge and practice on prevention of NCDs. This showed that the model has achieved considerable successes.