Assessment of risk factors for Non-Communicable diseases among a cohort of community health workers in Western Cape, South Africa

IF 1.2 4区医学 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Malawi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI:10.4314/mmj.v33i3.7

L. Johnson, L. Schopp, F. Waggie, J. Frantz

引用次数: 1

Abstract

Community Health Workers (CHWs) have been identified as the key health professionals to drive the agenda of the prevention of health risk behaviours, linked to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in South Africa. They are regarded as the agents of change, who will provide impetus to the achievement of the health behaviour goals, set out by the South African National Department of Health.

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南非西开普省社区卫生工作者队列中非传染性疾病风险因素的评估

社区卫生工作者已被确定为推动南非预防与非传染性疾病相关的健康风险行为议程的关键卫生专业人员。他们被视为变革的推动者，将为实现南非国家卫生部制定的健康行为目标提供动力。

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Malawi Medical Journal Medicine-General Medicine

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1.50

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>12 weeks

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