51st PIHOA MeetingHon, HI

NCD Policy and Law

-PALAU-

What has been implemented?

Palau Public Health Strategic Plan (2009)

8 Priorities (6 of 8)Healthy Workplaces, Obesity, Alcohol,

Tobacco, Injury, and Depression

NCD

6 Directions (3 of 6)Broad definition of health; Work env that supports all aspects of health;

Data driven

Integrated Environmental Approach (IEA)

Integrated Environmental Approach to Wellness

Person

Sacredness

Natural

Physical

Social/Cultural/Political

Emotional

Behavioral

Spiritual

Mental

Environments

Harmonization of all the environments lead towellness despite the state of health or stage of disease.

Alignment andHarmonization

Health Promotion

- Chew Free Zone-Food Security & PACC

- Executive Order - NCD

Health Systems

Strengthening-Chew Free Zone

Executive Order – NCD-ICS_NCD

Health Protection- Executive Order –

NCD-Tobacco Ctrl Law-2012-Childhood Obesity Proj

- Chew Free Zone

Revitalizing Primary

Healthcare-Men’s Health/clinic

-IEA Referral

Next 2 years- Health in all policies thru NEC- Breast-feeding Law- Pharmacy Act- Food Security Policy

Support/Needs-TA on Health Policies (local policy workshops)- HR development activities, i.e. Nutrition, Informatics