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Engaging youth for global NCD agenda- experiences of youth parliament
Rachana Srivastava1, Praveen Kumar2, Kalyanashish Das3, Bhavneet Bharti4, Paramjyoti Thind5, Meenakshi Sharma1, Poonam Khanna1, JS Thakur1
1 Department of Community Medicine, School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
2 Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
3 Health Plan , New Delhi, India
4 Advanced Pediatric Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
5 Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram, Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Rachana Srivastava
School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jncd.jncd_45_17
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With speedy urbanization and globalization, there is looming threat of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, stroke, mental health disorders, and chronic respiratory illnesses, which are majorly preventable. Even though youngsters are affected more through NCDs and bear the emotional, financial, and social brunt of NCDs all through their lives, most preventive actions are not youth oriented. Therefore, active involvement of youngsters is desirable within all global development policy discussions and should be motivated. Youth Parliament can provide a forum to formulate pro-youth policies by engaging youngsters in critical thinking and discussions. Such forum can identify and discuss the key issues of NCDs and raise a collective voice to influence the policymakers of the government, nongovernmental organizations, donors, and civil society members.
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