Strategies for Diabetes Awareness, Prevention and Control
Focusing on Prediabetes/Addressing Socioecological Determinants of Prediabetes and Diabetes
Year Developed: 2017
Resource Type: Meeting Notes.Primary Audience: Board of Directors
C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, COOs, CMOs, etc)
Clinicians
Enabling Staff
Outreach Staff
PCAs
Secondary Audience: Administrative Staff
Language(s): English
Developed by: National Center for Health in Public Housing (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: The world is in the midst of parallel and rapidly advancing epidemics – obesity and type 2 diabetes – that begun in the latter of the 20th century and continue to grow, unchecked. Currents prevalence rates are staggering and are expected to climb over the ensuing decades. In 2015, health centers in or immediately accessible to public housing served 590,393 diabetics, 186,268 (32 percent) of these patients have a HbA1c>9. This learning collaborative addresses strategies for diabetes awareness, prevention and control, and the socioecological determinants of prediabetes and diabetes.
Resource Details: Learning Collaborative by the National Center for Health in Public Housing
Resource Topic: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Clinical Issues, Special and Vulnerable Populations
Resource Subtopic: Diabetes, Community, Health, and Housing Partnerships, Population Health.
Keywords: Prevention, Residents of Public Housing.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.