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Mission: To improve the health, function, and quality of life of Fulton and DeKalb county residents at risk for, or affected by, diabetes.
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September 2014 Newsletter
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DCAC Expands Service Area
The Diabetes Community Action Coalition has expanded its service area to include DeKalb County in order to more fully support those families who receive services through the Grady Health System.
In response to Grady's 2013 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), Grady Healthy System developed a plan called the Community Benefit Program which identified and prioritized 10 health needs with diabetes being the first priority.
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DCAC Quarterly Meeting
Please join us for DCAC's quarterly meeting on Tuesday, October 28th. A guest speaker from Alliant GMCF will provide an update on the Everyone with Diabetes Counts (EDC) initiative. EDC is afree group diabetes education program designed for senior adults beginning in 2015.
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Meeting location:
11 am to 12:30 pm
Mechanicsville Branch Library
400 Formwalt Street SW
Atlanta 30312
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A networking session will follow the meeting until 1:00 pm.
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Register here!
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Update: Health Insurance Marketplace
DCAC and Cutting Edge Health Options are collaborating again this year to provide education and enrollment assistance in the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Health advocates and/or community groups interested in promoting health insurance options available through the Marketplace can become a Champion for Coverage.
Those individuals interested in providing enrollment assistance in the Marketplace are required to obtain a Georgia "Navigator" license and work under the supervision of a federally recognized program. To learn more, see: Marketplace Training Course.
Open Enrollment for health insurance through the Marketplace begins on Nov. 15th and extends through
Feb. 15, 2015. Coverage begins as early as Jan. 1, 2015.
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Partner Program Highlight:
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The Diabetes Association of Atlanta (DAA) will hold the Georgia Diabetes Symposium for Health Professionals, a full day of Continuing Education workshops, on Saturday, Nov. 8th. Learn more and register here.
For people living with diabetes, a free afternoon program with workshops is being offered. See free program. |
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Greater Health Literacy Awareness Needed
October is Health Literacy Awareness Month. Although Health Literacy is an underlying cause of health disparities, it affects people of all ages, races, income, and education levels. Health literacy (HL) is the extent to which individuals have the ability to make sound health decisions in the course of everyday living - in the home, community, work place, healthcare environment, market place, etc.
DCAC Co-Chair, Glenda Knight, PhD, MPH, CHES, has studied and investigated health literacy issues extensively.
Read more...
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News You Can Use:
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A new website, Steps to Diabetes Goals, has been designed using health literacy principles to support people living with Type 2 Diabetes. All of the online tools and resources are free and available to the public.
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New PPOD Guide from NDEP
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The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) has developed a Toolkit Working Together to Manage Diabetes which includes a revised Guide designed for health educators as well as Pharmacy, Podiatry, Optometry, and Dentistry (PPOD) providers. See: PPOD Toolkit.
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Upcoming Partner Programs
Tri-Regional Faith & Community Health Summit: Nov. 6-7th.
Register here.
Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes, Turner Field, Nov. 8th.
Join a team here.
World Diabetes Day: "A Taste of Health": Nov. 14th. Location: TBA.
In partnership with the Ruby A. Neeson Diabetes Awareness Foundation
The American Diabetes Association Expo: Nov. 22nd. Register here.
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Stay Connected:
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To receive DCAC e-mail Announcements and/or the
Monthly Newsletter, sign up here.
To view previous Newsletters, see Archive.
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The Diabetes Community Action Coalition, Inc. is one of six Coalitions of the Health Promotion Action Coalition (HPAC).
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Other Coalitions in HPAC include the Asthma, Healthy Heart, Smoke-Free, Interfaith, and Safe Kids Coalitions.
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Show your support for the work of DCAC!
Donations in the form of a check may be mailed to the
Diabetes Community Action Coalition, Inc. at
P.O. Box 90991, Atlanta, GA 30364.
Donations by credit card are gratefully accepted
through the link to DCAC's PayPal account below.
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Contact us by phone: 740-807-1054
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