Full Circle Diabetes Program

A Good Idea

Description

The Full Circle Diabetes Program is designed for American Indian adults with type 2 diabetes.The Full Circle Diabetes Program covers four dimensions - body, sprit, mind, and emotion. Participants are encouraged to participate in activities most relevant to their diabetes self-management needs.

A variety of exercise classes are offered to participants, and nutritional consultations are available. Clinicians promote alternative care and healers to interested participants. Educational monthly breakfasts and dinners are available to participants. Participants are offered classes following the BASICs model of diabetes education. Talking circles are held to discuss diabetes related concerns and other topics of participant interest.

Goal / Mission

The Full Circle Diabetes Program aims to provide a holistic approach to diabetes self-management.

Results / Accomplishments

The program had 255 participants over 2.5 years. 98% of participants attended at least one event, while two-thirds of participants attended 2 or more offerings. Diabetes breakfasts and nutritional consultations were the most well attended.

Program participants showed a significant improvement in knowledge and resources for managing diabetes (p=.04). Nearly all program participants reported positive diabetes self-management behavior change.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Minneapolis American Indian Center, Native American Community Clinic, and Wilder Research
Primary Contact
Sarah Castro
Transtria LLC
6514 Lansdowne Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63109
314-352-8800
sbetsworth@gmail.com
http://www.maicnet.org/goldeneagles/diabetes.html
Topics
Health / Diabetes
Health / Physical Activity
Organization(s)
Minneapolis American Indian Center, Native American Community Clinic, and Wilder Research
Source
Preventing Chronic Disease
Date of publication
Oct 2009
Date of implementation
Jul 2004
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
Minneapolis
For more details
http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2009/oct/08_0147.htm
Target Audience
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Additional Audience
Native Americans

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A Good Idea meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.