Journal article
Community Health Awareness of Diabetes (CHAD): Description of a Community-Wide Diabetes Awareness Demonstration Program and its Feasibility
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This article describes the Community Health Awareness Diabetes (CHAD) program and its feasibility. Developing and testing the feasibility of strategies to detect diabetes in the community is an important primary care issue. The CHAD program was designed to be a feasible and reproducible, low-cost community program to identify high-risk individuals for subsequent diabetes screening by their family doctors.
METHODS: Participants from …
Authors
Agarwal G; Kaczorowski J; Hanna S
Journal
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, Vol. 37, No. 5, pp. 294–300
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2013
DOI
10.1016/j.jcjd.2013.07.001
ISSN
1499-2671
Associated Experts
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AgedAwarenessBlood GlucoseCardiovascular DiseasesCommunity NetworksCost-Benefit AnalysisDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Feasibility StudiesFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PromotionHumansHypertensionMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedOntarioPilot ProjectsProgram EvaluationReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsRisk Reduction Behavior