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State-Based Diabetes Prevention & Control Programs
North Carolina
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North Carolina Diabetes Prevention and Control Program (DPCP) has received
funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) since
1986. Activities supported by the North Carolina DPCP include the following:
- Coordinate a diabetes education program. The North Carolina
DPCP coordinates an education program for diabetes patients; it’s co-sponsored
by the state’s community college system and the local health departments
in the northeastern part of the state. The classes, which are offered
through the community college system, are taught by certified diabetes
educators and other local health professionals trained to provide diabetes
education. The North Carolina DPCP also provides scholarships for local
health department staff to attend the East Carolina University School
of Medicine’s Clinical Fellowship in Diabetes.
- Sponsor interventions to reach African Americans with diabetes.
In partnership with the General Baptist State Convention and the
state’s Office of Minority Health, the North Carolina DPCP is conducting
programs for African-American congregations throughout North Carolina;
they will increase awareness of diabetes and its associated risk factors
and complications, and promote prevention strategies. The program provides
educational presentations, workshops, and materials, and develops public
service announcements to radio stations with a predominantly African-American
listening audience.
- Sponsor professional education. A 3-day diabetes education
workshop for health educators and nutritionists from local health departments
includes skills-building activities that enable staff to provide diabetes
education in local communities. The North Carolina DPCP also provides
ongoing technical assistance to local health department staff for developing
and implementing the community education program.
- Build capacity for community interventions. The North Carolina
DPCP is working to build local capacity for professional education and
community coalition development using the "Diabetes Today"
model. As a result of the program, diabetes education classes are being
held in small community hospitals and diabetes support groups are active
in medically underserved areas.
Contact information
Diabetes Diabetes Prevention and Control Program Director
NC Department of Health and Human Services
Diabetes Prevention and Control Unit
1915 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1915
Phone 919-715-3131
Fax 919-733-0488
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North Carolina Diabetes
Prevention and Control Unit
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