
Scaling and Sustaining Diabetes Self-Management Education in Community Pharmacies: A Statewide Collaborative Evaluation of Clinical and Operational Outcomes
IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION — Volume 23 — November 12, 2026
PEER REVIEWED
The map displays the distribution of 44 accredited community pharmacies across New York State, and an inset map details the distribution in the New York City metropolitan area. Pharmacies were plotted on the map according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s SVI category of their location: high: n = 29 (65.9%), moderate–high: n = 11 (25.0%), low–moderate: n = 3 (6.8%), low: n = 1 (2.3%).
Figure. Diabetes self-management education and support program accreditation and geographic distribution by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) as of summer 2025 (N = 44). A map of New York that includes an inset of the New York City metropolitan area, displays the geographic distribution of 44 accredited community pharmacies. The pharmacy locations are marked to show their Centers for Disease Control and Prevention SVI category, indicating that most participating sites were concentrated in high and moderate-high vulnerability areas. Source: SVI Data & Documentation Download, Place and Health — Geospatial Research, Analysis, and Services Program (GRASP), Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (https://atsdr.cdc.gov/place-health/php/svi/svi-data-documentation-download.html).
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