title: Effective strategies to improve the management of diabetes: case illustration from the diabetes health and wellness institute.
abstract: Many patients with diabetes do not have access to clinical care or medications, resulting in cases of undiagnosed diabetes or uncontrolled diabetes, especially in patients of low socioeconomic status. Given these considerations, new strategies are needed to control the rampant growth of diabetes and prevent new cases. This article discusses effective strategies for improving the management of diabetes in underserved populations, with special reference to the Juanita J. Craft Diabetes Health and Wellness Institute, a unique partnership between a large, urban integrated health care system, the City of Dallas, and a South Dallas community.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Health and Wellness Institute, 4500 Spring Avenue, Dallas, TX 75210, USA. Donna.Rice@BaylorHealth.edu
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: Tyson M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Bain
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Collinsworth
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boyer
authors.forename: Neil S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Fleming
authors.forename: Esteria
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D019468:Disease Management; D005006:Ethnicity; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012306:Risk