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An NGO-Implemented Community–Clinic Health Worker Approach to Providing Long-Term Care for Hypertension in a Remote Region of Southern India

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Authors: Sujatha Sankaran, Prema S Ravi, Yichen Ethel Wu, Sharan Shanabogue, Sangeetha Ashok, Kaylan Agnew, Margaret C Fang, Raman A Khanna, Madhavi Dandu, and James D Harrison

This report discusses the implementation of a program that trained community health workers in southern India to identify hypertensive patients, refer them to a physician, and assist with lifestyle interventions and medications. 

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Resource Topic: Behavior Change and Communication, CHW Role, Care Teams, Chronic conditions, Community Health Workers/Volunteers, NON Communicable Diseases/NCD, Program Design, Program Evaluation, Training

Resource Type: Evaluation, Research, Training materials

Year: 2017

Region: Asia

Country: India

Publisher May Restrict Access: No

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