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AWARENESS WORKING GROUP
The awareness working group will seek to use media and community leadership to engage the
community broadly in a more active conversation of the root causes of the risk factors for diabetes and what it takes to create a culture of health. The topline strategies it will pursue to achieve this goal are:
community broadly in a more active conversation of the root causes of the risk factors for diabetes and what it takes to create a culture of health. The topline strategies it will pursue to achieve this goal are:
- Use media and events to spread awareness of diabetes and risk factors
- Get community organizations to support and inspire people to take action
- Provide diabetes education materials in Spanish
SCREENING WORKING GROUP
The Screening and Testing working group will seek to increase screening and testing of diabetes, and connect those at risk to prevention programs. The topline strategies it will pursue to achieve this goal are:
- Make screening convenient and easy by offering it in places that people frequent
- Offer free/low cost screening
- Increase awareness of the importance of testing and opportunities to be tested
It will determine success towards these strategies by measuring the following top-line indicators
DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAMS WORKING GROUP
The Diabetes Education Programs working group will provide more prevention programs to help people prevent diabetes. The topline strategies it will pursue to achieve this goal are:
- Scale promotoras and lifestyle coach programs
- Build support groups for those at risk for diabetes
- Education around cooking healthy foods
- Lifestyle change programs (e.g., Diabetes Prevention Program, nutrition classes)
MEDICAL SYSTEM INTEGRATION WORKING GROUP
The Medical System Integration working group will seek to advance and integrate the medical
system to better serve at risk individuals and families. The topline strategies it will pursue to
achieve this goal are:
system to better serve at risk individuals and families. The topline strategies it will pursue to
achieve this goal are:
- More fully-integrated care and/or referrals
- Increase access and transportation to medical care
- Train medical professionals to better and more consistently treat those who are at risk or have pre-diabetes
DATA TASK FORCE
The data task force will seek to support the work of the other groups by focusing on obtaining and synthesizing the data the initiative needs to learn and improve. The goal of the group is to:
- Determine best ways to measure, compile, and interpret data needed by the Steering
Committee and working groups - Increase data sharing
- Use technology to collect data and communicate progress
POLICY TASK FORCE
The policy task force will support the work of other groups and the steering committee by focusing on identifying; prioritizing and advocating for relevant policy changes at the local and state levels. The goal of the group is to:
- Determine the priority areas of focus for policy advocacy
- Help working group members build networks and relationships with key local and state decision-makers
As the initiative evolves, more groups could be added, groups could change, and some may even go away. We embrace this change, as long as the decisions behind them come from learning and are backed up by solid data.
