Improving cardiovascular health with the patient-centered, integrated primary care HEARTS model in Trinidad and Tobago

• Published in: Revista panamericana de salud pública Vol. 46; no. 169; pp. e169 - 6
• Main Authors: Doon, Rohit, Malcolm, Taraleen, Lewis, Yvonne, Holder, Latifah, Gulston, LaDonna, Hamid, Abdul, Best, Allana, Mitchell, Roxanne, Lalla, Pedram
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Organización Panamericana de la Salud 01.01.2022; Pan American Health Organization
• Subjects: Brief Communication; cardiovascular disease; Health Policy & Services; health systems; patient-centered care; primary health care; trinidad and tobago; Cardiovascular disease; Trinidad and Tobago; primary health care; health systems; patient-centered care; assistência centrada no paciente; Doenças cardiovasculares; atención primaria de salud; atenção primária à saúde; atención dirigida al paciente; Trinidad y Tobago; sistemas de saúde; Trinidad e Tobago; Enfermedades cardiovasculares; sistemas de salud

This article describes the introduction of the Pan American Health Organization's HEARTS in the Americas program in Trinidad and Tobago and the successful experiences and challenges encountered in introducing and scaling it up as a strategy for strengthening the health system's response to...