Yiengprugsawan, VasoontaraBrowning, Colette2020-11-032020-11-032296-2565http://hdl.handle.net/1885/213288Population aging has brought about a number of challenges to public health and primary health care systems due to increases in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). As a country with one of the largest populations globally, China is confronting a rising number of chronic NCDs including cardiometabolic related conditions. This mini-review investigates the link between NCDs and cognitive impairment through common risk factors. Identifying risk factors is important for the prevention and management of these chronic conditions. In addition, this review also identifies the role of primary health care services in reducing behavioral risk factors for NCDs and cognitive impairment. Addressing shared determinants and pathways is important in the design of public health interventions and primary health care services in China. Monitoring and management of NCD biomarkers and behavioral risk factors may also be beneficial for cognitive health among older Chinese.This study received support from the Australian Research Council (ARC), Discovery Project Understanding aging in China and Australia (DP16010323), the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR grant numbers CE1101029 and CE1701005), and The Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen, Sanming Project team code: SZSM201511046.application/pdfen-AU© 2019 Yiengprugsawan and Browning.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/201910.3389/fpubh.2019.002962020-07-06Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY)