South Dakota State University 

Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Program Grantee

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Prevention and Public Health Fund 2019, effective May 1, 2019

Goals, Strategies, and Activities

The overall purposes of this 3-year Sustainable 

Systems grant are to:

• Goal 1: Significantly increase the number 

of older adults and adults with disabilities 

who participate in and complete 

evidence-based chronic disease selfmanagement education (CDSME) and 

support programs to improve their 

confidence in managing their chronic 

condition(s).

• Goal 2: Implement new and innovative 

funding arrangements, including 

contracts and collaborations with 

multiple sustainability partners, to 

support evidence-based selfmanagement education and support 

programs during and beyond the grant 

period. Additionally, embed programs 

into an integrated, sustainable evidencebased prevention program network via 

centralized, coordinated processes.

South Dakota State University (SDSU) and its 

partners will: 

• Expand implementation of CDSME 

programs in rural and frontier areas, with 

a focus on low-income communities that 

are disproportionally affected by chronic 

conditions;

• Partner with health care organizations to 

establish referrals processes;

• Develop an advisory team focused on 

sustainability and the return on 

investment of CDSME programs; and

• Create best practices toolkits focused on 

program implementation in partnership 

with faith communities, Hutterite 

colonies, American Indians, correctional 

facilities, and farmers. 

Proposed Interventions

• Chronic Disease Self-Management 

Program 

• Diabetes Self-Management Program inperson and virtual workshop pilot

• Chronic Pain Self-Management Program

(CPSMP)

• Workplace Chronic Disease SelfManagement Program (wCDSMP)

• Walk with Ease (WWE)

Partnerships

To achieve the goals of the grant, SDSU will 

collaborate with the following key partners:

• Alliance for Successful Aging

• Avera Health

• Bureau of Human Resources
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Prevention and Public Health Fund 2019, effective May 1, 2019

• Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health 

Board 

• Great Plains Quality Innovation Network

• Mitchell Technical Institute

• Regional Health

• South Dakota State Department of Health

• South Dakota State Department of 

Human Services, Division of Long-Term 

Services & Supports

• South Dakota Association of Healthcare 

Organizations 

• WorkWell Program

• Workshop Wizard

Anticipated Results

SDSU and its partners propose to achieve the 

following results: 

• Engage 500 completers in CPSMP and 

wCDSMP and 400 completers in WWE;

• Pilot a virtual DSMP workshop in 3 tribal 

communities;

• Establish 2 Community Referral & 

Wellness Coaches and 3 Community 

Health Worker positions;

• Receive 3,000 referrals from health care 

partners for an estimated yield of 300 

CDSME completers;

• Secure $155,000 in funding per year from 

third-party sources;

• Establish data sharing systems with 

partners and providers; and

• Develop a sustainable business plan.

Contact:

Megan Jacobson

South Dakota State University

Email: megan.jacobson@sdstate.edu

For more information: 

Administration for Community Living 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Washington, DC 20201

http://www.acl.gov