Expanding Diabetes Prevention and Management Through Health Center Outreach
Monday, March 22, 2021 (Session #1)
Monday, March 29, 2021 (Session #2)
Monday, April 5, 2021 (Session #3)
Monday, April 12, 2021 (Session #4)
Session #1: Slides | Recording
Session #2: Slides | Recording
Session #3: Slides | Recording
Session #4: Slides | Recording
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.
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.