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Diabetes Control
Pharma company and Georgia health center launch culturally appropriate diabetes education program
March 6th, 2006
Pfizer Health Solutions Inc (PHS) and Community Healthcare Center (CHC) launched a culturally appropriate diabetes education program to help reduce health disparities for people with diabetes among Savannah's Hispanic and African American communities. The Amigos En Salud (Friends in Health) program is based on a community health worker (CHW) model which educates, empowers and motivates people with diabetes to help them better manage their disease, which in turn leads to improved health and lower healthcare costs in local communities. CHC is a member of the Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) Alliance of Free Clinics that provides free primary healthcare to...
Source: Obesity & Diabetes Week (2006-03-06)
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