Resource Details

Diabetes in Special and Vulnerable Populations: A National Learning Series - Part 1

Diabetes in Special and Vulnerable Populations: A National Learning Series Kickoff

Year Developed: 2017

Resource Type: Archived Webinar.

Primary Audience: Clinicians

Language(s): English

Developed by: Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (See other resources developed by this organization).

Resource Summary: This webinar kicks off a national learning series on effective strategies to prevent, treat, and manage diabetes among special and vulnerable health center program patients. In a collaboration between AAPCHO and Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN), this webinar explores important lessons learned from the National Diabetes Collaborative which made impressive gains in improving diabetes care for the most vulnerable. Panelist discussed how to incorporate some of the most important lessons of the collaborative into current efforts to diagnose, treat and manage diabetes most effectively.

Resource Details: This webinar is the first of a four part national series titled Diabetes in Special and Vulnerable Populations: A National Learning Series focused on diabetes and those affected by it. It is a collaboration between multiple National Cooperative Agreements (NCAs) organizations to combine efforts to target diabetes in special and vulnerable populations. This kick off webinar introduces the national training series aimed to engage health centers, Primary Care Associations (PCAs), and Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCNs) to increase knowledge of effective strategies to prevent, treat, and manage diabetes among special and vulnerable health center program patients.

Resource Topic: Clinical Issues, Special and Vulnerable Populations, Value-Based Health Care Transformation

Resource Subtopic: Diabetes, Patient-Centered Health Outcomes, Policy and Advocacy.

Keywords: Health Systems, Prevention, Screening, Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAW).