The Diabetes Initiative
April 19, 2010 | Program Result
The Diabetes Initiative and its individual projects have contributed to the expansion of diabetes self-management at the state level and nationwide.
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Overhauling a Tribal Food System
April 11, 2012 | Program Result
The Mvskoke Food Sovereignty Initiative in rural Oklahoma brings together tribal decisionmakers, health experts and farmers to help overhaul the local food system, address obesity among native people and reconnect with traditional tribal practices.
Obesity Prevention in Children: Synergy with the Diabetes Initiative
March 18, 2010 | Program Result
The Diabetes Initiative extended its work to preventing or reducing childhood obesity, within four of its 14 diabetes-focused projects. The pilot projects targeted children ages 3 to 12 at greatest risk for obesity, particularly children in low-income communities.
Program Brings Better Care to Rural Mississippi's Home-Bound Ill
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
To determine family caregivers' needs for training, a project team at Alcorn State University School of Nursing conducted a survey for families with homebound elderly, chronically ill, and physically disabled individuals in southwest Mississippi.
Health e-Technologies: Building the Science of eHealth
May 28, 2010 | Program Result
Health e-Technologies supported research to evaluate the effectiveness of technological applications in improving health behaviors and chronic disease management and in enhancing patient-provider interactions.
Rural Puerto Ricans Get Lessons in Self-Managing Chronic Diseases
July 24, 2006 | Program Result
The Corporacion de Servicios de Salud y Medicina Avanzada developed a chronic disease prevention and control project to reach into rural communities and help educate those with chronic illnesses manage their own care.