Guiding Principles

Mission

The mission of the Regional Diabetes Collaborative (RDC) is to support, promote, and coordinate efforts to prevent and manage diabetes in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz 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.

RDC Administration/Health Trust Support

Currently, the Pajaro Valley Community Health 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.