NC DHHS
Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
5505 Six Forks Rd
raleigh,
NC
USA
27609
Email:
joanne.rinker@dhhs.nc.gov
Biographical Sketch:
Started the NC DERP in May 2007. Laura Edwards, RN and I started a state housed umbrella DSMT program that is made available to all 85 local health departments(LHDs)around the state of NC. I am the Lead diabetes education specialist and work to support the diabetes educators at each local health department. My job is to maintain standards set by the ADA for each site to allow for continued accreditation from the ADA at each site. I have also developed the forms, curriculum, patient manuals and handout materials so that each educator is prepared. We hold an annual training for so that new and current sites are updated and comfortable with the use of these materials. We do annual site visits to audit patient charts to ensure that all charts are consistent with ADA guidelines.