Diabetes Prevention and Control Grant Program
Purpose: To decrease the risk for type 2 diabetes among adults with prediabetes and improve self-care practices, quality of care, and early detection of complications among people with diabetes.
Summary: The grant is broken down into five components:
- Strengthen self-care practices by improving access, appropriateness, and feasibility of diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) services for priority populations.
- Improve acceptability and quality of care for priority populations with diabetes by promoting the use of team-based care.
- Increase enrollment and retention of priority populations in the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) lifestyle intervention and the MDPP by improving access, appropriateness, and feasibility of the programs.
- Support the development of multi-directional e-referral systems that support electronic exchange of information between health care and CBOs.
- Improve the sustainability of Community Health Workers (CHWs) by building or strengthening a supportive infrastructure to expand their involvement in evidence-based diabetes prevention and management programs and services.
Faculty and Staff
Maria E. Fernandez, PhD (UTH-SPH) - Multiple Principal Investigator
Susan Fenton, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA (UTH-SBMI) - Multiple Principal Investigator
William Perkison, MD, MPH, FACOEM (UTH-SPH) - Multiple Principal Investigator
Natalia Heredia, PhD, MPH (UTH-SPH) - Multiple Principal Investigator
Shreela Sharma, PhD, RDN, LD (UTH-SPH) - Co-Investigator
Roshanda Chenier, Ed.D. (UTH-SPH) - Program Manager
Megan Crossan (UTH-SBMI) - Program Manager
Jammy L. Macal, MS (UTH-SPH) - Research Coordinator I
Alexa Poole (UTH-SBMI) - Quality Improvement Advisor
Diana Ruiz (UTH-SBMI) - Quality Improvement Advisor
Damita Hines (UTH-SBMI) - Support Staff Member- Program Manager
Ileska M. Valencia-Torres (UTH-SBMI) - Support Staff Member- Research Coordinator II
Acknowledgment
This work was supported by a cooperative agreement with the Texas Department of State Health Services through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC-RFA-DP-23-0020 A Strategic Approach to Advancing Health Equity for Priority Populations with or at Risk for Diabetes, 2023-2028]
