Women’s Health Program: South Boston Community Health Center Thursday, August 9, 2018 Recording | Slides Women’s Health Programs provide an excellent opportunity to counsel patients about preventive care and to provide or refer for recommended services. These assessments should include screening, evaluation and counseling, and immunizations based on age and risk factors. In this interview, South Boston Community […]
Category: Social Determinants of Health
Microvascular Complications and Foot Care Tuesday, July 31, 2018 Recording | Slides The importance of protecting the body from hyperglycemia cannot be overstated; the direct and indirect effects on the human vascular tree are the major source of morbidity and mortality in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes complications are divided into microvascular (due to damage […]
Strategies for Diabetes Awareness, Prevention and Control: Focusing on Prediabetes Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Slides Increasing awareness and risk stratification of individuals with prediabetes may help physicians understand potential interventions that my help decrease the percentage of patients in their communities in whom diabetes develops. During this session NCHPH discussed strategies for diabetes awareness, prevention […]
Barriers for Achieving Glycemic Targets Thursday, May 17, 2018 Recording | Slides | Summary Report Improved glycemic control in people with diabetes delays the onset and progression of severe microvascular complications of diabetes. Despite advances in pharmacotherapy and diabetes treatment devices and the emphasis placed on treatment adherence over the last decade, National Health and Nutrition […]
Cervical Cancer Prevention: Communication Interventions and Peer Health Education Friday – April 6, 2018 Recording | Slides | Summary Report The incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)–related cancers is more than 35 000 cases in the United States each year. Preventing high-risk HPV infection is the key to the prevention of cervical dysplasia and cancer. Barrier contraceptives, such […]