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- Title
Challenges and opportunities in reducing risk of diabetes-related cardiovascular disease: Making Every Contact Count.
- Authors
Clapham, Michelle
- Abstract
Despite recent Government initiatives to reduce rates, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes is expected to continue rising to almost 10% of the population by 2035. Complications of type 2 diabetes, such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), contribute to approximately 22 000 deaths annually in England, indicating a need for population health management through preventative healthcare. The Making Every Contact Count (MECC) initiative recommends the building of preventative strategies into routine primary care appointments to reduce modifiable risk factors associated with both type 2 diabetes and CVD. This article explores the unique opportunities general practice nurses have to promote primary and secondary prevention of CVD.
- Subjects
ENGLAND; CARDIOVASCULAR disease prevention; CARDIOVASCULAR disease related mortality; RISK assessment; NATIONAL health services; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; FAMILY nurses; PRIMARY health care; SMOKING; MEDICAL care; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors; TYPE 2 diabetes; MEDICAL appointments; HEALTH promotion; PREVENTIVE health services; DIET; OBESITY; PHYSICAL activity; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Diabetes & Primary Care, 2024, Vol 26, Issue 4, p129
- ISSN
1466-8955
- Publication type
Article