Abstract
The prevalence of diabetes in the world is increasing largely, which has caused a heavy burden on the health service system of all countries. As one of the effective means of diabetes management, community-based diabetes health education has been carried weight for all over the world. Based on the practice in community-based diabetes health education, the authors compare community-based diabetes health education between Canada and China in fields of organization, approaches, personnel certification system, Using of social media, Role of pharmacist, and analyze successful experience in Canada which is worth learning. The final contribution of the paper helps to improve community-based diabetes education systems.
Highlights
Diabetes prevalence is increasing worldwide largely as a result of improved living conditions and aging population problem
There are some different aspects of community-based diabetes education between Canada and China
The community-based diabetes health education program involved in this article is provided by community health services both in Canada and China as public health services program
Summary
Diabetes prevalence is increasing worldwide largely as a result of improved living conditions and aging population problem. The burden of diabetes suggests urgent needs to strengthen prevention and control efforts. Chinese Government had launched Plan for Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Treatment (2012–2015) to initially establish network of community-based diabetes management. The capabilities of community-based chronic disease management are still need to be strengthened. Diabetes health education is recognized as one of the most effective interventions with less investment and higher benefit for diabetes management in the world. Compared with community-based diabetes education in China, it started early in Canada, with development of systematic theory and practice, which is worth learning from and taking for reference
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