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Improving Diabetes Care and Outcomes On The South Side of Chicago
Improving Diabetes Care and Outcomes On The South Side of Chicago
Improving Diabetes Care and Outcomes On The South Side of Chicago
www.alliancefordiabetes.org
Improving Diabetes Care and Outcomes
on the South Side of Chicago
Alliance to Reduce Disparities in Diabetes
Diabetes
Mellitus Death
Rates (per
100,000) -by
Community Area
Community Areas with the Lowest Median Household Income
PSA: 8 of 10
8 of Chicago’s 10
lowest income
communities are in
UCH’s primary
service area.
At least 33% below the citywide average
Project Goals
Short-term goals:
Improve access to care
Improve quality of care
Improve clinical outcomes
Long-term goals:
Strengthen partnerships among HCs, CBOs and University of
Chicago
Empower communities to address diabetes
Be sustainable
Intervention
Six health centers
2 academic clinics
4 FQHCs
Patient activation/ communication training
Provider communication training
Clinic Redesign
Community Connections
Intervention
Six health centers
2 academic clinics
4 FQHCs
Patient activation/ communication training
Provider communication training
Clinic Redesign
Community Connections
Patient Intervention
Patient communication training
Patient empowerment
Culturally tailored diabetes
education
Shared decision-making
Discuss (Information-Sharing)
Debate (Deliberation)
Decide (Decision-Making)
2-3 hr classes x 10 weeks
Pilot (n=21):
86% attended > 70% classes
Improved self-efficacy, self-mgnt
Changes in Self-Efficacy
4 week pilot at PCG (n=18)
Text message reminders re:
diabetes self-management
Improvements in:
Diabetes self-efficacy
Self-foot examinations
Medication adherence
Results: User Experience
P<0.01
P<0.01
Intervention
Provider communication training
Shared Decision-Making
Clinic Redesign
Community Health Workers
Peer educators
Group visits
Community Connections
Education
Resources
Our Project Team
• Marshall Chin • Deborah Burnet
• Monica Peek • Karen Kim
• Abigail Wilkes • Dawnavan Davis
• Tonya Roberson • Thomas Fisher
• Kristine Bordenave • Quin Golden
• Michael Quinn • Eric Whitaker
• Doriane Miller • Asim Mishra
• Lisa Vinci • Laura Derks
• Andrew Davis • Mickey Eder
• Elbert Huang • Peggy Hasenauer
• Jonathan Birnberg • Louis Philipson
• Keisha Bishop • Rick Kittles
• Jonathan Dick • Marla Soloman
• Shantanu Nundy • Rebecca Lipton
• Melinda Drum • Tiffany White
• Hui Tang • Donald Goens
Funding/ Support
• Merck Company Foundation
• NIDDK R18 DK083946-01A1
• NIDDK P60 DK20595 (DRTC)
• NIDDK K23 DK075006
• NIDDK K24 DK071933
• University of Chicago CTSA Pilot and Collaborative
Translational and Clinical Studies Award