Cardiovascular disease prevention in Ghana: feasibility of a faith-based organizational approach

• Glavni autori: Patricia Karen A Abanilla (Autor), Keng-Yen Huang (Autor), Daniel Shinners (Autor), Andrea Levy (Autor), Kojo Ayernor (Autor), Ama de-Graft Aikins (Autor), Olugbenga Ogedegbe (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: The World Health Organization, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the feasibility of using community health workers (CHWs) to implement cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention programmes within faith-based organizations in Accra, Ghana. METHODS: Faith-based organization capacity, human resources, health programme sustainability/barriers and c...