[Non-communicable diseases and vulnerable populations: overview of the situation and vision for the future].

The care of vulnerable people with non-communicable diseases faces numerous barriers including difficulties in identifying affected people, lack of time, resources, tools and skills to address these issues, poor intersectoral work between health-care and social work. We plea for a systematic public policy which allows to implement intersectoral collaborations at all levels.

[Cantonal diabetes Program - a response at local level to address public health issues related to non-communicable diseases].

In 2010 the canton of Vaud has innovated by launching the Cantonal Diabetes Program (PcD) aimed at reducing the impact of diabetes on the population. The evaluation after 7 years shows that some clinical examinations are performed more regularly and lower limb amputations tend to decrease. The contributions and interprofessional collaborations resulting from the PcD provide concrete guidelines for the implementation of a more comprehensive strategy of prevention and management of non-communicable diseases.

Smoking in men and women with type 2 diabetes: A qualitative gender-sensitive exploration of barriers to smoking cessation among people with type 2 diabetes.

Objectives: Despite growing evidence of the impact of smoking on diabetes complications, people with type 2 diabetes still smoke at high rates and little is known about the specific barriers to quit smoking in this group. The purpose of this article is to explore the perception of smoking, and motivation and barriers to quit among smokers with type 2 diabetes. This exploratory study will help designing a smoking cessation intervention tailored to the needs of people with type 2 diabetes.