Policy Makers and Advocates

The Diabetes Policy Center has gathered resources that can be used for promoting policy change. To access these resources, choose from Data, Tools, Models & Research, or Projects below.

Policy Headlines

New Analysis Finds Major Gaps in Access to Diabetes Educators in New York

January 22, 2010

Study that examined the state of the Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) workforce reveals an unusually small and unequally distributed CDE presence across New York State.

(See the attached PDF for a copy of the study.)

New York State Health Foundation's Diabetes Policy Center Congratulates Monroe Plan

November 16, 2009

The New York State Health Foundation’s Diabetes Policy Center congratulates Monroe Plan for Medical Care for becoming the first plan to successfully complete the Diabetes Incentive Program Endorsement.

Data

New York State Department of Health Diabetes Report, 2007

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Community Health Profiles: New York City Neighborhoods

Tools

Projecting the Future Diabetes Population Size and Related Costs for the U.S.

Assessing the Value of Incentives and Rewards Program: A Primer

Beyond Bankable Dollars: Establishing a Business Case for Improving Health Care

Models & Research

A House is Not a Home: Keeping Patients at the Center of Practice Redesign

Bad Blood Series: In the Treatment of Diabetes, Success Often Does Not Pay

Bad Blood Series: Living at an Epicenter of Diabetes, Defiance and Despair

Projects

Continuous Innovation in Health Care: Implications of the Geisinger Experience

Diabetes Patient Registry Pilot Project