NC DHHS
Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
5505 Six Forks Rd
Raleigh,
NC
USA
27609
Email:
laura.edwards@dhhs.nc.us
Biographical Sketch:
Joanne Rinker and I worked together to start a state housed umbrella DSME program that is made available to all 85 local health departments(LHD)around the state of NC. I am the Diabetes Program Coordinator for this program. Together we work to ensure that each health department has policy and procedures for the program, does CQI monthly to evaluate effectiveness of the program and follows all ADA standards of practice to maintain accrediation. We do annual site visits, assist with grant writting, provide resources and support. We currently serve 32 of 100 counties in NC. As we enter into this coming year, we will work with any health department not currently in our program to assist them in adding this service in the upcoming year. Each year we start a new group of sites with an educator training in June of each year. This training is lead by the diabetes education specialists and provides all the information the educators need at each site to provide a program that meets ADA standards.