Roles for community health workers in diabetes prevention and management in low- and middle-income countries

• Main Authors: Masih A. Babagoli (Author), Ramfis Nieto-Martínez (Author), Juan P. González-Rivas (Author), Kavita Sivaramakrishnan (Author), Jeffrey I Mechanick (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Diabetes prevalence is increasing worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), posing the need for improved detection and management strategies. Chronic disease models and lifestyle medicine provide structures for action. Community health workers (CHWs) can significantly contrib...