Diabetes Prevention and Care Programs in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands: Challenges, Innovation, and Recommendations for Effective Scale-Up
Hawley NL, Suss R, Cash HL, Aitaoto N, Samoa R, Ayers B, McElfish P. Diabetes Prevention and Care Programs in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands: Challenges, Innovation, and Recommendations for Effective Scale-Up. Current Diabetes Reports 2019, 19: 24. PMID: 30919169, DOI: 10.1007/s11892-019-1139-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetes preventionUS-Affiliated Pacific IslandsEarly life preventionCurrent disease burdenHealth system barriersUnhealthy food environmentsFood environmentPopulation-level strategiesHealth care infrastructureDisease burdenCare programSystem barriersReviewThis reviewHealth workforceHealth policyCare infrastructureSuccessful interventionsPreventionPacific IslandsCareInterventionCapacity buildingIsland nationsUnique challenges