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State-Based Diabetes Prevention & Control Programs
Illinois
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Illinois Diabetes Prevention and Control Program (DPCP) has received funding
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since 1983. The DPCP's
mission is to lessen the burden of diabetes in Illinois communities through
prevention and intervention activities with the cooperation of public
and private service organizations.
Plan to Reduce the Burden of Diabetes
- Implement a diabetes management package in rural health centers and
home health agencies in rural areas to increase adherence to the diabetes
standards of clinical practice and education.
- Implement a rural model to improve access to quality care, diabetes
support, and education.
- Implement an urban model to identify undiagnosed diabetes and to provide
referral and follow-up services to those with diagnosed diabetes.
- Increase use of recommended diabetes care, public awareness and understanding
of diabetes through use of the media, conferences, seminars, and nontraditional
partners.
- Implement a statewide diabetes management information system (Cornerstone
- diabetes module) to monitor health status and outcomes of people with
diabetes in the health care system.
Examples of Activities Supported by the Illinois DPCP
- Collection, analysis, and distribution of data on diabetes.
In 1996, the Illinois DPCP prepared The Burden of Diabetes in Illinois,
a multiyear analysis of diabetes-related data. Sources included the
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data sets on hospital discharges
and the United States Renal Data System (network 10) mortality and natality.
- Community-based programs to reduce the burden of diabetes.
In 1996, in collaboration with members of the Illinois Health Coalition
for Communities of Color (IHCCC), the Illinois DPCP developed and field-tested
"Community Health and Diabetes Awareness Program," a curriculum (in
English and Spanish) to promote awareness of diabetes and the value
of healthy eating and physical activity. Using this program, the Illinois
DPCP worked with the IHCCC to train more than 100 volunteers from African-American
communities in Chicago. After receiving this training, 13 LINKS-Chicago
chapter members trained 362 volunteers from a variety of advocacy groups
on how to improve one's health while living with diabetes.
A Hispanic community outreach program that the Illinois DPCP developed
in 1995, in collaboration with the Nutrition Education Center (NEC)
and the Erie Family Health Center, reaches an average of 250 members
of the Hispanic community monthly, including post-partum women attending
Women, Infant, and Child Clinics.
In collaboration with the American Diabetes Association and the IHCCC,
the Illinois DPCP recently developed and distributed a community resource
directory to promote access to diabetes care services.
The Illinois DPCP is working with 8 local health departments in rural
counties to establish a network with local primary care and eye care
providers to promote early detection and treatment of diabetic eye
disease.
- Projects to improve the quality of diabetes care in health care
delivery systems. The Illinois DPCP's coalition is establishing
guidelines for diabetes care, including outpatient programs, minimal
clinical practice recommendations, and sample lesson plans.
Contact information
Diabetes Control and Prevention Program Coordinator
Illinois Department of Human Services
Illinois Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
535 West Jefferson
Springfield, Illinois 62702
Phone: 217-782-2166
Fax: 217-785-5247
TTY: 217-557-3946
Illinois Department of Public Health - Diabetes Information*
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Page last reviewed: July 12, 2007
Page last modified: January 29, 2008
Content Source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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