METHODS AND INITIAL FINDINGS FROM THE DURHAM DIABETES COALITION: INTEGRATING GEOSPATIAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE DEATH AND DISABILITY

Methods and initial findings from the Durham Diabetes Coalition: Integrating geospatial health technology and community interventions to reduce death and disability

Objective: The Durham Diabetes Coalition (DDC) was established in response to escalating rates of disability and death related to type 2 diabetes mellitus, particularly among racial/ethnic minorities and persons of low socioeconomic status in Durham County, North Carolina.We describe a community-based demonstration project, informed by a geographic

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ROUNDTABLE - SESSION 2 EXPLOITATION, CONSERVATION AND LEGISLATION

The link between socioeconomics and conservation and the role of legislation in conservation work was discussed in the group with participants from nine European countries.Interest and knowledge among the general public, stakeholders and managers is the key to successful conservation of native crayfish species.Exploitation and conservation do not n

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Rationale, design, and cohort enrolment of a prospective observational study of the clinical performance of the new contraceptive implant (Femplant) in Pakistan

Syed Khurram Azmat,1 Waqas Hameed,1 Anja Lendvay,2 Babar Tasneem Shaikh,3 Ghulam Mustafa,1 Muhammad Ahmed Siddiqui,1 Sajid Brohi,1 Asif Karim,1 Muhammad Ishaque,1 Wajahat Hussain,1 Mohsina Bilgrami,1 Paul J Feldblum2 1Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Department, Marie Stopes Society, Karachi, Pakistan; 2FHI 360, Durham, NC, USA; 3Health Services

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