Diabetes Continuum of Care: Improving Emergency Preparedness for Diabetes Management
NCHPH Learning Collaborative
Year Developed: 2023
Resource Type: Archived Webinar.Primary Audience: Clinicians
Secondary Audience: Enabling Staff
Language(s): English
Developed by: National Center for Health in Public Housing (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: Natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and other emergencies can happen at any moment. Managing diabetes can be difficult during these events because they may cause widespread and long-lasting impacts on supplies, and health services.
Resource Details: This four-session learning collaborative listed the frequent barriers that health centers face to provide effective emergency preparedness for patients with diabetes, explored the role of enabling services staff to help diabetic patients during disasters, and identified promising practices for effective personalized diabetes care during emergencies.
Resource Topic: Clinical Issues, Special and Vulnerable Populations, , , , Health Equity
Resource Subtopic: Diabetes, Health Professions Education and Training (HP-ET) , Population Health, , , , Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).
Keywords: Residents of Public Housing, American Indians/Native Alaskans, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AA&NHPIs), Blacks/African Americans, Hispanic Americans/Latinos, Latinas, Outreach, Community Health Workers , Risk Management.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.