title: The wrong tool for the job: diabetes public health programs and practice guidelines.
abstract: We surveyed state diabetes programs to determine whether they develop and disseminate diabetes guidelines. We found they largely disseminate clinical practice guidelines developed from subspecialty organizations, do not prioritize among the many recommendations contained in diabetes guidelines, and have not adapted guidelines to focus on population rather than individual health. An opportunity exists for state diabetes control programs to better align guidelines with public health goals.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine and Center for Vulnerable Populations, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-1364, USA. usarkar@medsfgh.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Urmimala
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schillinger
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011634:Public Health / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013219:State Government