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- an overwhelming majority of the patients are from endemic regions and that providers are familiar with screening for other infectious diseases in this population ls-type:: annotation hl-page:: 2 hl-color:: yellow id:: 6597dc6f-0e20-475b-91e0-6db05320c6f4
- pre-established wellness labs through which Chagas screening could be conducted in all high-risk individuals ls-type:: annotation hl-page:: 3 hl-color:: yellow id:: 6597dc80-16db-444c-9d78-a0367a69af5b
- effort to ensure all relatives of positive patients be screened ls-type:: annotation hl-page:: 3 hl-color:: yellow id:: 6597dcad-dbe9-495f-bd54-a5e75fab31f7
- many aspects of the US efforts to improve care for Chagas disease are similar to those in other non-endemic countries such as Spain or non-endemic regions within Latin America including urban areas ls-type:: annotation hl-page:: 3 hl-color:: yellow id:: 6597dcc6-5622-4080-9a39-016d74731f49
- community health workers or patient care navigators ( promotores de salud) are one important element of successfully ensuring that patients traverse the entire continuum of care and are not lost to follow-up at the stage of evaluation or treatment ls-type:: annotation hl-page:: 3 hl-color:: yellow id:: 6597e0a3-136f-488b-b188-8ab23c690214
- integrating Chagas efforts into the existing care infrastructure and operational procedures, such as including Chagas in newborn screening and prenatal care ls-type:: annotation hl-page:: 3 hl-color:: yellow id:: 6597eadb-77f5-454a-94b0-1c93ee8d9882