Diabetes in Special and Vulnerable Populations:
A National Learning Series

October / November 2021

Background

Diabetes affects more than 34 million people in the United States. Multi-tiered efforts to prevent, treat and manage diabetes are critical in reducing the burden of diabetes, particularly for special and vulnerable populations, which have unique characteristics that affect culturally and linguistically competent healthcare access and utilization. According to the 2018 Uniform Data System (UDS), diabetes poses a unique challenge for the HRSA Health Center Program because 1 in 7 patients has diabetes and nearly 1 in 3 of those has uncontrolled diabetes.

To elevate the national conversation around diabetes, 14 National Training and Technical Assistance Partner (NTTAP) organizations formed the Special and Vulnerable Populations - Diabetes Task Force to engage health centers, Primary Care Associations (PCAs), and Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCNs) to increase knowledge of effective strategies that address diabetes among people experiencing homelessness, residents of public housing, migratory and seasonal agricultural workers, school-aged children, older adults, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, LGBTQIA+ people, and other health center patients.

This Fall’s national learning series will take a deeper dive into issues around systemic, structural, and environmental barriers and strategies for improving diabetes care. This series complements HRSA’s Diabetes Quality Improvement Initiative: click here.

Purpose

Each webinar will focus on specific strategies for developing, evaluating, and supporting effective health care delivery models designed to meet the specific needs of special and vulnerable populations. Coordinators will ensure that webinar materials are practical, providing information and enhancing skills directly related to the training recipients. Based on HRSA recommendations, future conversations will focus on health centers and incorporate how NTTAPs, PCAs, and HCCNs support diabetes quality improvement around various topic areas (i.e. food security, clinical guidelines, reimbursement, technology utilization, etc.)

An application for AAFP for continuing education will be submitted for the webinar series, “Diabetes in Special and Vulnerable Populations: A National Series.” The total number of CEU is tentative and will be determined once AAFP reviews the application. As per AAFP regulations, all participants seeking continuing education must be present for all four sessions and submit the post-evaluation for each. Check this page often for updates on CEU credits.

For any questions regarding CEU credits, contact Martha Alvarado at malvarado@migrantclinician.org.

For any questions regarding the National Learning Series, contact us at training@chcdiabetes.org.

Fall 2021 National Learning Series

 

Webinar #1: Diabetes Continuum of Care: Environmental Impacts on Diabetes Access to Care

 

Wednesday, October 20
8am HT / 11 am PT / 12pm MT / 1 pm CT / 2 pm ET

After this webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Understand the roles and responsibilities of the Enabling Services staff and how SDOH impacts diabetes management for S&VP

  2. Describe 5 roles the Enabling Services staff can play on the health care team for S&VP

  3. Introduce tools and resources to address health equity, the relationship to quality, and population health management for S&VP

NTTAP Collaborating Partners:

Resources:

Webinar #2: Diabetes Continuum of Care: Developing Patient-Centered Resources for Diabetes Care

 

Wednesday, October 27
8am HT / 11 am PT / 12pm MT / 1 pm CT / 2 pm ET

After this webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Understand the role of cultural humility in the development of patient-centered resources

  2. Incorporate strategies that involve the patient population in the development of resources to ensure that they reflect their needs

  3. Share examples of patient-centered interventions for health centers serving diverse patient populations

NTTAP Collaborating Partners:

Resources:

Webinar #3: Diabetes Continuum of Care: Improving Diabetes Care and Health Equity in a Changing Healthcare Landscape

 

Wednesday, November 3
8am HT / 11 am PT / 12pm MT / 1 pm CT / 2 pm ET

After this webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Understand the impact of the changing healthcare landscape on diabetes management, particularly for patients who face greater barriers to care

  2. Discover the unique perspectives of health care professionals on challenges and successes with changes in their organizational systems and work flows during the pandemic

  3. Apply lessons learned and best practices for patient-centered diabetes management while navigating a public health emergency

NTTAP Collaborating Partners:

Resources:

Webinar #4: Diabetes Continuum of Care: Addressing Diabetes Management During a Disaster (in SPANISH)

 

Wednesday, November 10
9am HT / 11 am PT / 12pm MT / 1 pm CT / 2 pm ET

After this webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Discuss the impact of public health emergencies on people with diabetes

  2. Describe emergency planning strategies to share with diabetic patients

  3. Identify resources to help health care professionals support people living with diabetes during emergencies

En Espanol: 

  1. Discutir el impacto de las emergencias en salud publica en personas con diabetes

  2. Describir estrategias de planeamiento de emergencias para personas diabéticas

  3. Identificar materiales de apoyo para profesionales en salud para ayudar a personas con diabetes

NTTAP Collaborating Partners:

Resources: