Unit 5:
Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
Annotated Reference List
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The Government of Canada website that is specific to chronic disease and the Primary Health Care Transition Fund.
Government of Canada. (n.d.). chronic-disease-prevention-management @ www.canada.ca. Chronic Disease Prevention Management.
Retrieved March 3, 2022, from https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-care-system/reports-publications/primary-health-care/chronic-disease-prevention-management.html
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This website contains infographic of the breakdown prevalence of chronic diseases among Canadian adults.
Canada, P. H. A. of. (2019, December 9). Government of Canada. Canada.ca. Retrieved March 5, 2022, from https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/chronic-diseases/prevalence-canadian-adults-infographic-2019.html
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This is Public Health Ontario website that focuses on diabetes. It contains links to multiple resources as well as fact sheets and infographic.
Diabetes. Public Health Ontario. (n.d.). Retrieved March 5, 2022, from https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/Diseases-and-Conditions/Chronic-Diseases-and-Conditions/Diabetes
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This article discusses the importance of diet restrictions when dealing with hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
Karwalajtys, T., & Kaczorowski, J. (2010). An integrated approach to preventing cardiovascular disease: Community- based approaches, health system initiatives, and public health policy. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 3, 39-48. Published online 2010 Sep 6. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S7528