National Cancer Strategy-Final

of colorectal cancer increases by the consumption of red meat
and canned food. Whereas the consumption of vegetables and
fruits decreases the cancer incidence rate.
Regular physical activity plays a great role in the prevention of
cancer, in this context, the PNSCCP considers the followings:
- preparing and implementing guidelines on healthy diet
and physical activity
- Setting a national policy and action plan – in cooperation
with related main stakeholders - as regards food and
nutrition focusing on food borne cancer diseases.
- Establishing a reliable Nutritional Surveillance system,
- Launching campaigns for mass media, information and
education to the targeted people to encourage healthy
diet systems and physical exercise.
- Creating healthy school environment as well as student
and youth programs through the following:
- To set suitable strategies to foster school and youth health
policies
- To encourage enrolment of healthy diet systems and
physical
activity in the school and youth health policies.
- To encourage regular physical activity practice at schools
through the enrolment of nutrition and physical activity
in school curriculum.
- Creating a healthy environment through the following:
Promotion of healthy diet
Promotion and support of healthy physical activity
- setting transportation policies which facilitate active
transport to schools and work places such as walking, and
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