One out of every five U.S. federal health care dollars is spent treating people with diabetes.
Tools
The Campaign has gathered links and tools that can assist health care providers, community leaders, faith leaders, and policy makers in helping New Yorkers prevent and manage diabetes and its complications. To access these resources, choose your criteria from the drop-down boxes and click the search button.
As a team-oriented, multi-format, practice-based, online educational intervention, Closing the Gap program of the American College of Physician (ACP) helps physicians and their staff develop and improve strategies for creating systems change in their practices while improving the care they provide to patients with chronic diseases.
Diabetes Portal of the American College of Physicians (ACP) offers resources to help clinicians achieve best patient outcomes, including interactive online tutorials, self-assessment tools, evidence-based practice tools such as flow sheets, and information on clinical topics in diabetes management. Diabetes Portal also Includes strategies for addressing clinical information system issues such as patient registries, electronic medical records, and personal health records are offered as well as downloadable patient education materials.
The following FAQs from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) summarize inquiries from healthcare personnel received by the CDC regarding best practices for performance of assisted blood glucose monitoring and insulin administration, including questions related to cleaning, disinfection, and storage of blood glucose monitoring equipment.
Developed by the New York Diabetes Coalition, in collaboration with the New York State Department of Health’s Diabetes Prevention & Control Program, these guidelines offer minimum recommendations on areas such as A1C levels, blood pressure, cholesterol, and smoking status. The guidelines are based on the American Diabetes Association Clinical Practice Recommendations and are reviewed yearly.
The Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) is a national, not-for-profit organization of clinicians working in migrant health. With over 5,000 constituents, the organization is a force for justice in health care for the mobile poor. MCN empowers clinicians and communities to strengthen clinical care and health care infrastructure for migrants and other mobile poor populations.
The National Eye Institute (NEI) of the National Institutes of Health established the National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP) to promote the importance of eye health. NEHEP offers a diabetic eye disease program that is designed to create awareness about diabetic eye disease among people living with the disease, those at higher risk for diabetes, primary care providers, and other health professionals.
This Community Health Care Association of New York State (CHCANYS) webinar examines diabetes and its effect on the feet and the role of podiatric medicine in patient care. The webinar offers primary care providers, nurses, and health educators information to help identify and stop pedal problems in the primary care setting. Presented by Dr.Craig Herman, director of podiatry at Community Healthcare Network, the webinar is part of the CHCANYS Diabetes Learning Series.
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) is the largest national membership association of medical and osteopathic doctors who provide comprehensive eye care, including medical, surgical and optical care. The organization's mission is to advance the lifelong learning and professional interests of ophthalmologists to ensure that the public can obtain the best possible eye care.
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Power of Prevention (POP) is a free program designed to demonstrate the benefits of physical activity and proper nutrition on various endocrine-related disorders. POP also provides information on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of those disorders, compiled by some of the world's most respected endocrinologists. Children will also a fun and interactive site that can help them lead a healthier lifestyle.
Session aims to improve the quality and availability of podiatry services in response to the needs of medically underserved populations. Session discusses (1) how to be more culturally aware on how diabetes affects various races and ethnicities; (2) how to recognize the foot at risk; and (3) how to implement preventive care strategies for the foot at risk.
