Community-based prevention of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes in Karaikudi
Principal investigator
Shakuntala Chockalingam
Co-investigator
M. Chandirasekaran, MD
Intervention type
Community-based Intervention
Targeted population
Community and health-care providers
Target factors
| Risk factors | Diseases | |
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Purpose/Goals
Two-pronged approach:
- Improve and support health-care providers’ knowledge about and management of CVD and diabetes.
- Target risk factors for chronic disease through community-based interventions.