Integrating Diabetes Self-Management Education into a Federally Qualified Health Center
Year Developed: 2019
Resource Type: Archived Webinar .Primary Audience: Enabling Staff
Secondary Audience: Outreach Staff
Language(s): English
Developed by: National Center for Farmworker Health (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: Beaufort Jasper Hampton Comprehensive Health Services (BJHCHS) maintains an accredited Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) program in rural South Carolina. Intended for health centers looking to offer diabetes self-management education, this presentation will detail the integration of a DSME program into eight Federally-Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) using quality improvement data, as well as future plans to expand the program's integration and a discussion of the role DSME assumes in improving diabetes outcomes nationwide. Presented by Susan Mills Tucker, MNS, RD, LD, CDE and Madeline Lasell, MPH, RD, LD
Resource Topic: Special and Vulnerable Populations, , Health Equity
Resource Subtopic: Population Health , , Diabetes, , , , Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).
Keywords: Agricultural Workers, Access to Care , Comorbidities , Chronic Diseases and Care, Education - Patient.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.