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Regional Diabetes Collaborative
Overview
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Diabetes
Ambassador Program
This
program was established to help prevent the onset of
diabetes and improve the health of at risk individuals. It
is designed to be presented by an ambassador trained
individual. The downloadable package contains a PowerPoint
presentation; handouts needed for the presentation;
a list of resources and websites containing background
information for the presenter; and a list of websites
and resources on various topics related to diabetes,
general health, and healthcare. The Spanish version
of the documents will be available soon. For information
on Ambassador training, please call the Diabetes Health
Center at 831-763-6445.
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Mission
The mission of the Regional Diabetes Collaborative (RDC) is to support, promote, and coordinate efforts to prevent and manage diabetes in Santa Cruz, San Benito, and Monterey Counties.
Goals
The RDC is committed to reducing and managing diabetes in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties through the following goals:
- To create partnerships with private, public, governmental, and community-based organizations to prevent Diabetes.
- To increase public awareness and diabetes education.
- To promote the best practices in clinical management to improve treatment effectiveness for diabetes.
- To improve the availability, accessibility, and affordability of treatment services, medicines, and equipment for Diabetes patients.
- To develop and implement a policy advocacy plan designed to address Diabetes.
Organization
The RDC was formed in September 2002 and is a collaborative with representation from public agencies, health care providers, non-profit organizations, and private businesses, as well as consumers and other interested individuals. The RDC is made up of four committees, created by the General Membership, to carry out tasks and functions of the organization as needed as follows:
- Steering Committee, responsible for governance,
membership, resource development, and budget management.
- Policy Committee is responsible for advocacy and policy analysis and development.
- Education Committee promotes diabetes awareness and prevention strategies to the general community.
- Quality of Care Committee focuses on promotion of best practices.
- Patient and Family Committee primary focus is get feedback and opinions of people who are living with diabetes here in our community.
RDC Administration/Trust Support
Currently, the Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust (Trust), a nonprofit health care foundation serving the Pajaro Valley and the surrounding region, provides administrative support to the RDC convening efforts in the form of meeting space, some administrative and clerical services, funding for the RDC consultant/ facilitator, fiscal oversight and management of its resources, and participation, consultation and technical assistance as needed.
RDC Membership
RDC membership is open to all interested organizations and individuals in the tri-county area. The Steering Committee verifies members and strives to recruit members from throughout the tri-county region, with a goal of broad-based community representation, which reflects the geographic, cultural and ethnic diversity of the region. RDC members may serve indefinitely, but shall serve for a period of at least one year.
Member Agencies
- American Diabetes Association
- Cabrillo College Student Health
Services
- California Diabetes Program
- Casa de Cultura
- Center for Community Advocacy
- Central Coast Alliance for Health
- Clinica de Salud del Valle
de Salinas
- Community Bridges
La
Manzana Resource Center & WIC Program
- Community Foundation
of Monterey County
Poder
Popular
- Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula
- Diabetes Care Center
- Diabetes Health Center
- Dominican Hospital
- Familia Center
- Hazel Hawkins Hospital
- Health Improvement Partnership of Santa
Cruz County
- Mee Memorial Hospital
- Monterey County Area Agency on Aging
- Monterey County Health
Department
- Natividad Medical Center
- Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust
- Pajaro Valley Prevention
and Student Assistance
- Pajaro Valley Unified School District
- Physicians Medical Group
of Santa Cruz County
- Safety Net Coalition of Santa Cruz County
- Salud Para La Gente
- San Benito County Public Health Division
- San Benito Health Foundation
- Santa Cruz County Health Services
Agency
Children’s
Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP)
Community
Health and Prevention Program
Public
Health
Watsonville
Health Center
Emeline
Clinic
- Santa Cruz Women’s Health Center
- Satellite Dialysis Center
- Second Harvest Food Bank
- Senior’s Council Area Agency
on Aging
- Sutter Health Santa Cruz
- United Way of Santa Cruz County/Go
for Health
- Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Watsonville
Community Hospital
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