State-Based Diabetes Prevention & Control Programs
New Mexico
The New Mexico Department of Health Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
(NM-DPCP) has received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) since 1994. Some examples of activities include the following:
Prevention Activities
- Coordinated Approach To Child Health (CATCH) promotes health/wellness,
physical activity and good nutrition for 3rd to 5th grade school children
in 40 elementary schools.
- Project to Prevent Diabetes among Hispanic Women focuses on women
aged 35-54 years who live in three counties along the US/Mexico border.
- Diabetes Advisory Council (DAC) meets quarterly. It includes work
groups for public education and advocacy and the development of a State Diabetes
Strategic Plan.
- Public Education activities include distribution of 5 A Day For
Better Health materials to elementary schools; participation in community
health promotion events; provision of “Diabetes Sundays” for African American
churches, “Awakening the Spirit” training for American Indian health workers
and “Diabetes Assistance Resources” and support of La Feria de Salud.
Control Activities
- Bi-National US/Mexican Border Diabetes Project supports a promotora
diabetes community outreach program through the Ben Archer Health Center in
the New Mexico border community of Columbus.
- Clinic Support for Indigent Diabetes Care provides 27 rural clinic
systems with free glucose meters/test strips, availability for free dilated-eye
exams and limited funding for diabetes medications and other care for
indigent patients.
- Kitchen
Creations Cooking School conducts 50 “Kitchen Creations” cooking schools
in 30 counties in English and/or Spanish for people with diabetes and their
families.
- Messages about Diabetes Self-Management including influenza and pneumonia
vaccinations are disseminated statewide to people with diabetes and
promoted or advertised via newspaper and other communication channels.
- Grant County Project is building capacity in one rural community
by strengthening all the diabetes prevention and treatment resources and by
working with a community coalition to increase healthful behaviors among the
citizens.
- Provider Education
- Patient Education Tools in English and Spanish are distributed
to at least 350 providers and professionals statewide.
- CEU trainings are culturally appropriate educational trainings are
presented to health care providers and professionals after each quarterly
DAC meeting. NM-DPCP provides technical assistance and resources to health
care providers statewide.
- Diabetes Guidelines in Health Systems standardized diabetes
care guidelines created in collaboration with the Taking on Diabetes Coalition
are being implemented in four managed care systems and for at least 6000
providers and professionals.
Surveillance
Projects to gather in-depth data on the impact of diabetes
in New Mexico are conducted, reports are prepared and findings are presented.
NM-DPCP conducts on-going surveillance for diabetes mortality, end-stage renal
disease and lower extremity amputation. New surveillance is being conducted
on incidence of foot ulcers, cost estimates of foot ulcers and lower extremity
amputations and cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes.
State Diabetes Essential Public Health Services (SDEPHS) Assessment
NM-DPCP determined statewide stakeholder/partner groups,
has developed an assessment plan and tool. Assessments will be conducted in
five locations and a Performance Improvement Plan and State Diabetes Strategic
Plan will be developed.
Contact information
Diabetes Prevention and Control Program Director
New Mexico Department of Health
1190 St. Francis Drive
P.O. Box 26110, Suite S-1300
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502-6110
Telephone 505-827-2953
Toll-free telephone 1-888-523-2966
Fax 505-827-2329
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Prevention and Control Program*
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