[Results from a community based diabetic foot screening campaign].

A community-based diabetic foot screening campaign was introduced during one week in the French-speaking part of Switzerland to emphasize the preventive impact of systematic foot inspections. Of 494 screened people, 46 % never had their feet checked - and as many as 63% if only standardized examinations according to the recommendations are considered. The risk of diabetic foot complications may appear as early as a few years after diagnosis, underlining the importance of a systematic annual check-up.

[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.