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Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are increasingly prevalent in India, contributing to substantial socioeconomic burdens. Ketkar and colleagues [1] argue that NCD risk factors warrant being screened systematically and that the workplace is an ideal setting. They propose that physiotherapists are well positioned to screen for NCDs. Such screening is consistent with advances in the physiotherapy profession through the World Confederation for Physical Therapy [2] and two Physical Therapy Summits on Global Health [3,4]. In across-sectional study of employees (excluding clinical and housekeeping staff) of a hospital with several institutes in India, Ketkar and colleagues [1] used standardized screening procedures based on the World Health Organization STEPS instrument [5]. Some 247 employees participated. Poor diet, inactivity, and hypertension were the most common modifiable NCD risk factors. The findings enabled the informed development of employee health promotion programmes at that institution. I applaud the investigators for this important contribution on several counts. First, the findings are novel in that they extend our knowledge regarding the prevalence of NCD risk factors in employees of a health institution, where one would predict employees would have particular awareness of positive health on well-being and of the adverse effects of poor lifestyle practices on ill health (e.g., smoking, poor nutrition choices, being overweight/ obese, being inactive, and excessive alcohol consumption). Second, the study shows that NCD screening “led” by physiotherapists in the workplace (not simply participants in programmes led by others) is most feasible. Third, health promotion programmes in a health institution can be developed in an informed manner, hence their cost benefit maximized. With publicity and energy behind this initiative, the institution could be showcased as an example of a

Could Indian physiotherapists lead the assault on lifestyle-related noncommunicable diseases?