To prevent chronic disease in Hawaiʻi, researchers look to AlbaniaUH News

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Blood pressure checks for middle-age adults are an important part of the Albanian Si Je? program. (Photo credit: Si Je? program, Alban Ylli)

January 7, 2019

In Albanian, “Si je?” means “How are you?” Public health researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa asked exactly that question of an innovative new health program in Albania. Their analysis shows how one country is making progress toward a goal of preventing chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease on a national level. Their findings hold lessons for other locations, including Hawaiʻi.

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