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Community intervention for the emerging epidemic of non-communicable diseases

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 19 , issue 2 , 2006 , pages: 56–62

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2006.11734094

Author(s): Thandi Puoane School of Public Health, , Hazel Bradley School of Public Health, , Gail Hughes University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA

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Abstract

Background. Community health workers (CHWs) are lay people trained to assist with health care in their communities. This study took place at two sites in Khayelitsha, a township in the Cape Peninsula, from 2000 to 2002.

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