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Clinical Obesity
The federal government has implemented several strategies
to reduce mortality caused by chronic non-communicable
diseases (CNTD). One example is the development of medical
units specialized in the care of CNTD (i.e. overweight, obesity,
cardiovascular risk and diabetes), named UNEMES (from its
Spanish initials). These units –consisting of an ad-hoc, trained,
multi-disciplinary team– will provide patient education, help in
the resolution of obstacles limiting treatment adherence, and
involve the family in patient care. Treatment will be provided
using standardized protocols. The effi cacy of the intervention
will be regularly measured using pre-specifi ed outcomes. We
expect that these UNEMES will result in signifi cant savings.
In summary, our health care system is developing better
treatment strategies for CNTD. Evaluating the performance
of the UNEMES will generate valuable information for the
design of future preventive actions.
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