Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
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Theanvy Kuoch

Khmer Health Advocates, 1125 New Britain Ave Ste 202, West Hartford, CT-06110, USA

Biography

Theanvy Kuoch is a survivor of the Cambodian Holocaust and came to the United States as a refugee in 1981. She founded and has directed Khmer Health Advocates since 1982 and is currently the Chair of the National Cambodian Health Initiative which was founded in 2003. She holds a Masters Degree in Refugee Mental Health and Contextual Family Therapy and provides therapy as part of the KHA torture treatment team. In 1991, President George Bush named her the “Point of Light” for her volunteer work with refugees.

Publications

Diabetes Prevention through Village Health Support Guides in Cambodia: A Qualitative Investigation of Opportunities and Challenges

Objectives: Lifestyle modification can prevent type II diabetes. Rates of diabetes are high in Cambodia. The Cambodian genocide and its aftermath resulted in destruction of the healthcare system and a critical shortage in the Cambodian healthcare workforce. Cambodia has a well-established system of community health workers, or village health suppor... Read More»

Julie Wagner, Lim Keuky, Lorraine Fraser-King, Theanvy Kuoch and Mary Scully

Research Article: J Community Med Health Educ 5:347

DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000347

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