MDON: a network of community partnerships.
This model for strengthening diabetes care in communities teams the public health system with the professional and lay community to address prevention, early detection, and treatment of diabetes. This article describes how the Michigan Diabetes Outreach Network (MDON) develops local, regional, and statewide partnerships to increase professional and public knowledge and to improve care delivery for this chronic and complex disease.
Constance
Ann
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U.P. Diabetes Outreach Network, Marquette, Michigan, USA.
Crawford
Kelly
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Hare
Jean
J
Parker
Sandra
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Scott
Ann
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Stys
Ann
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May-Aldrich
Glenda
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D003153:Community Health Services; D019058:Community Networks; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003625:Data Collection; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008824:Michigan; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D012648:Self Care; D013997:Time Factors