Diabetes Self Management Education
A Good Idea
Description
White River Rural Health's Diabetes Self Management Education provides a comprehensive assessment, individual education and classroom education with a Registered Nurse and a Registered Dietician for a comprehensive review of diabetes and related care. This is followed by a 3 month, 6 month and 12 month reassessment of the patient with the patient setting behavioral change goals and evaluation of those goals. With Diabetes Self-Management education patients have a better chance to avoid complications associated with uncontrolled diabetes.
Goal / Mission
Please define your project/intervention goals:
The goals of this project are:
-to promote individual control of diabetes.
-to help patients become partners with their healthcare providers in the care of their disease.
-to help diabetes patients realize that small continous changes do make big differences.
The goals of this project are:
-to promote individual control of diabetes.
-to help patients become partners with their healthcare providers in the care of their disease.
-to help diabetes patients realize that small continous changes do make big differences.
Results / Accomplishments
There are now seven ADA Certified Diabetes Education Centers run by White River Rural Health Center. Classes are held 3 times a month. Participant response has been positive.
About this Promising Practice
Organization(s)
White River Rural Health, Inc.
Primary Contact
Peggy Barker, RN
White River Rural Health Center, Inc.
Brinkley Health Center
Brinkley, AZ 72021
(870) 734-1150
peggy.barker@wrrhc-ar.org
http://www.wrrhc-ar.org/
White River Rural Health Center, Inc.
Brinkley Health Center
Brinkley, AZ 72021
(870) 734-1150
peggy.barker@wrrhc-ar.org
http://www.wrrhc-ar.org/
Topics
Health / Diabetes
Organization(s)
White River Rural Health, Inc.
Source
American Public Health Association (APHA)
Date of publication
2004
Geographic Type
Rural
Location
Brinkley, AR
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Additional Audience
Diabetics