Overview of Public Health Issues In Armenia

1. Public Health Aspects in
Armenia
Training the trainers workshop
Romania, 2012

2. Ranks of cause of
mortality
1. Cardiovascular diseases
2. Cancer
3. Diabetes
4. Pulmonary diseases
5. Injures
6. Digestive tract

3. Negative Trends
Increase of STI rates
Early sexual contacts, unwanted pregnancies
among adolescents
Increase of alcohol consumption
Increase of drug abuse

4. Major Risk Factors
Smoking
Alcohol use
Obesity (excess weight)
Hypertension
Sedentary lifestyle

5. Occupational risk factors
Environmental risk factors

6. Possible topics of research
and intervention
Antismoking campaign
Research in alcohol use pattern and development of
strategy for intervention
Study of diet habits and development of strategy for
intervention
Promotion of physical activity among adolescents and
young people.
Occupational health and safety in construction

7. Possible topics of research
and intervention
Health protection and safety in agriculture
Rural community empowerment
POPs as a public health issue
Changing sexual risky behavior of adolescents
thru education
Reproductive health promotion
Design and implementation of antidrug campaign
among adolescents

8. Thank You
for attention