Advancing Diabetes Self Management: Gateway Community Health Center
An Effective Practice
This practice has been Archived and is no longer maintained.
Description
The goal of the Advancing Diabetes Self Management program at the Gateway Community Health Center was to help patients with diabetes control their blood sugar levels over an extended period of time.
Promotoras (community health workers) led 10-week diabetes self-management courses, a subsequent 10-week support group that met bi-weekly, and made weekly phone calls to participants to follow-up and provide support. During the self-management course, promotoras taught knowledge and skills related to blood glucose monitoring, medication management, physical activity, healthy eating, healthy coping, goal setting, and problem solving.
Promotoras (community health workers) led 10-week diabetes self-management courses, a subsequent 10-week support group that met bi-weekly, and made weekly phone calls to participants to follow-up and provide support. During the self-management course, promotoras taught knowledge and skills related to blood glucose monitoring, medication management, physical activity, healthy eating, healthy coping, goal setting, and problem solving.
Goal / Mission
The goal of the Advancing Diabetes Self Management program at the Gateway Community Health Center was to help patients with diabetes control their blood sugar levels over an extended period of time.
Results / Accomplishments
Those who participated in the self-management course had significantly lower HbA1c levels after the course ended and maintained this difference after 12 months. LDL values were also significantly lower at 3 and 12 months after the intervention when compared to baseline values.
About this Promising Practice
Organization(s)
Gateway Community Health Center, Inc.
Primary Contact
Corinne Joshu
Department of Community Health
Prevention Research Center
Saint Louis University School of Public Health
3545 Lafayette Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63104
joshuce@slu.edu
http://www.diabetesinitiative.org/programs/DIGatew...
Department of Community Health
Prevention Research Center
Saint Louis University School of Public Health
3545 Lafayette Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63104
joshuce@slu.edu
http://www.diabetesinitiative.org/programs/DIGatew...
Topics
Health / Diabetes
Organization(s)
Gateway Community Health Center, Inc.
Source
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date of publication
2007
Date of implementation
2002
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
Laredo, TX
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Additional Audience
patients with type 2 diabetes