Gorry C

Language: Spanish
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Statistics have the capacity to startle: in Cuba, suicide is one of the top ten causes of death and 25% of people presenting in health facilities have been diagnosed with depression. Almost 25% of all Cuban adults smoke, and while smoking overall is on the decline, the figure spikes at 31% for both men and black Cubans. Meanwhile, 25% of those admitted to Cuban emergency rooms test positive for alcohol use and there’s a slow upward alcohol consumption trend among Cuban women aged 15–24 years.

REFERENCES

1. Anuario Estadístico de Salud 2012. Havana: Ministry of Public Health (CU), National Medical Records and Health Statistics Bureau; 2013. p. 31. Spanish.

2. Proyecciones de la Salud Pública en Cuba para el 2015. Havana: Ministry of Public Health (CU); 2006. p. 23, 40. Spanish.

3. Reed G. New Survey Results Enhance Cuba’s NCD Surveillance: Mariano Bonet MD. MEDICC Rev. 2011 Oct;13(4):11–3.

4. Health Myths and Facts [Internet]. United States: US Dept of Health and Human Services; 2010 [cited 2013 Oct 20]; [about 1 screen]. Available from: www.mentalhealth.gov/basics/myths-facts/index.html

5. World Health Organization. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008: the MPOWER Package. [Internet] Geneva: World Health Organization; 2008 [cited 2013 Oct 18]. Available from http://www.who.int/tobacco/ mpower/2008/3n/index.html

6. Gorry C. Primary Care Forward; Raising the Profi le of Cuba’s Nursing Profession. MEDICC Rev. 2013 Apr;15(2):5–9.

7. Coyula M. Havana: Aging in an Aging City. MEDICC Rev. 2010 Oct;12(4):27–9.