Through this project, the Northeastern Partnership has increased its capacity to prevent, diagnose and medically manage diabetes among African Americans, and seek to reduce health disparities
in the 19-county region.

Diabetes Sentinel Community Exercise Class

The Diabetes Sentinel program is a collaboration of 30 African American churches and public health providers for diabetes prevention, outreach and policy change. Each participating congregation identifies adult and youth leaders for training as lay advisors (Sentinels), creates a committee to support this effort, establishes and implements policies that promote healthy lifestyles, and sponsors workshops on diabetes, nutrition, and exercise.

The Northeastern Partnership is working toward developing church-housed Diabetes Prevention Centers in all counties in the region. The Partnership will facilitate replication of
this model throughout the state.

 

 

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