Resource Details

Expanding Diabetes Prevention and Management Through Health Center Outreach

Year Developed: 2021

Resource Type: Archived Webinar.

Primary Audience: Administrative Staff C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.) Clinicians Enabling Staff Outreach Staff PCAs
Secondary Audience: Board of Directors

Language(s): English

Developed by: National Center for Health in Public Housing (See other resources developed by this organization).

Resource Summary: In this training hosted by the National Center for Health in Public Housing, we addressed diabetes resources for CHWs, explained the roles and competencies of CHWs in diabetes prevention with an emphasis on nutrition, physical activity programs and other lifestyle interventions, and how CHWs can help patients with diabetes crack food insecurity and other social determinants of health through community resources.

Resource Details: This learning collaborative was comprised of a mix of outreach and diabetes educators from at least 10 health centers in or immediately accessible to public housing. Utilizing evidence-based models such as those developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Community Preventive Services Task Force or National Health, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the four learning modules allowed for the implementation of process for weight screening and tracking patients with abnormal BMI and HbA1c.

Resource Topic: Clinical Issues, , Special and Vulnerable Populations, Workforce, Health Equity

Resource Subtopic: Diabetes, , Population Health, Community, Health, and Housing Partnerships, Policy and Advocacy, Development/Training, Team-Based Care, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).

Keywords: Community Health Workers, Nutrition, Obesity, Outreach, Residents of Public Housing.