The CRRIS study: Beginning of a new era of enquiry and educational intervention in India

摘要

Lifestyle diseases in adults have been related to the prevalence of risk factors in childhood and adolescence. They are a result of interactions between the environment, genetics and lifestyle. Diseases like hypertension, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, and Type 2 diabetes mellitus with their complications have now emerged as the most serious health problems in developed and developing countries like India. They ultimately culminate in premature sickness, disability, death and have a major economic impact on its victim and health care delivery system. ICMR and WHO predict that cardiovascular diseases would be the biggest cause of mortality and morbidity in India. South Asians seem to be particularly susceptible to coronary artery diseases (CAD) with possible early onset of disease and perhaps more severe type of disease. CRRIS study focuses on reducing this burden of cardiovascular diseases through multi-component educational intervention program in school going adolescents.