Last updated Jan. 2006
Definition |
Community
is defined broadly as the places people live, work,
worship and play. |
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What We Want to Achieve Through Systems Changes
Community
Partnerships ![Clinical Icon](diabetesicons/green_clinical.gif)
Community
partnerships provide common and trusted access points for reaching
people with diabetes, their families, and friends to effectively
support them in diabetes self-management.
Why
do health care systems need community partnerships? Life with diabetes
goes beyond the doctor's office. It requires patient involvement.
Self-management is a complex goal requiring community support. Community
partnerships may:
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Be traditional services (diabetes education sessions) that can
extend a health system's patient care
- Help
patients who have special needs (e.g., blindness) or limited resources
(e.g. no transportation)
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Be very non-traditional, yet supportive:
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Beauty and barber shops may have access to hard-to-reach populations
- Shoe
stores may partner to raise foot care awareness
- Faith-based
organizations can offer support group opportunities.
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