CDC's goals are to be more responsive to the growing problem of diabetes in this geographically and culturally unique region to collaborate more closely with the Pacific jurisdictions to develop innovative diabetes prevention and control strategies to facilitate the continued development of the public health infrastructure. To achieve these goals, assigned program staff have initiated more frequent and purposeful site visits to the jurisdictions. An internal workgroup develops creative approaches to provide effective technical assistance. DCP staff and partners help develop and implement appropriate public health approaches more suitable to their unique environments. DDT staffers working with these programs are also actively participating in CDC and interagency workgroups to collaborate on holistic approaches to improve access to quality health care.
Priority is placed on high-risk and disproportionately burdened populations.
Some highlights of innovative and effective approaches devised and implemented by DCPs follow. The California DCP provides leadership to the diabetes community in the state through participation in the California Collaborative Health Care Reporting Initiative. This coalition is comprised of major health plans, provider organizations and employers in California. The initiative collects data to measure and improve the quality of care delivered to health plan enrollees with diabetes, then implements quality improvement initiatives in member provider groups. The DCP also manages the MediCal Project, which is a randomized control trial designed to assess the impact of case management on glycemic control in Medicaid enrolles with type 2 diabetes.