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- Title
Using Peer Power to Reduce Health Disparities: Implementation of a Diabetes Support Coach Program in Federally Qualified Health Centers.
- Authors
Walker, Ashby F.; Addala, Ananta; Sheehan, Eleni; Lal, Rayhan; Haller, Michael; Cuttriss, Nicholas; Filipp, Stephanie; Baer, Linda; Gurka, Matthew; Bernier, Angelina; Figg, Lauren; Westen, Sarah; Hood, Korey; Anez-Zabala, Claudia; Frank, Eliana; Roque, Xanadu; Maizel, Jennifer; Maahs, David
- Abstract
Community health workers (CHWs) provide vital support to underserved communities in the promotion of health equity by addressing barriers related to the social determinants of health that often prevent people living with diabetes from achieving optimal health outcomes. Peer support programs in diabetes can also offer people living with diabetes invaluable support through a shared understanding of the disease and by offsetting diabetes-related stigma. As part of a Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) Diabetes program, participating federally qualified healthcare centers were provided diabetes support coaches (DSCs) to facilitate patient engagement. DSCs hold invaluable expert knowledge, as they live with diabetes themselves and reside in areas they serve, thus combining the CHW role with peer support models. The use of DSCs and CHWs during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and beyond is highly effective at reaching underserved communities with diabetes and promoting health equity.
- Subjects
AFFINITY groups; EXPERIMENTAL design; SOCIAL determinants of health; PATIENT participation; CONFIDENCE intervals; SOCIAL support; DIABETES; PEER counseling; T-test (Statistics); DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; HEALTH equity; DATA analysis software; THEMATIC analysis; HEALTH promotion; COVID-19 pandemic
- Publication
Diabetes Spectrum, 2022, Vol 35, Issue 3, p295
- ISSN
1040-9165
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2337/dsi22-0004