Title: New%20York%20State%20Diabetes%20Campaign%20Overview%20Deborah%20Zahn,%20MPH%20Deputy%20Director
1New York StateDiabetes Campaign
OverviewDeborah Zahn, MPHDeputy Director
2New York State Diabetes Campaign Why Diabetes?
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- More than 1.5 million New York State residents
have diabetes - The number of New Yorkers with diabetes has more
than doubled in the last decade - The total cost of diabetes for New York in 2006
was estimated at 12.9 billion - 8.7 billion in excess medical costs
- 4.2 billion in lost productivity
- Diabetes as a wedge issue
3New York State Diabetes Campaign Our Response
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- The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth)
has committed 35 million over five years toward
a statewide campaign to reverse the epidemic of
diabetes in New York.
4New York State Diabetes CampaignAreas of Focus
- Improving Clinical Care and Outcomes
- Improving diabetes outcomes at community health
centers, hospital OPDs, and private physicians - Mobilizing Communities
- Supporting community-based diabetes prevention,
screening, and management strategies - Promoting Policy
- Pursuing payment policies that sustain
comprehensive, coordinated care for diabetes
patients - Supporting community-based policy strategies
- e.g., increasing availability of nutritious foods
and recreation spaces
5New York State Diabetes CampaignWhat We Do
- Adults not kids
- Wholesale not retail
- Intermediaries not consumers
6New York State Diabetes Campaign Targets
FBOs
CHCs
Housing
Privates
Worksites
CAMPAIGN
OPDs
Health Plans
State Medicaid
Local Environments
7New York State Diabetes Campaign Campaign
Partners
- Campaign will support networks of hub
organizations throughout the state to achieve its
goals - Each hub will drive change among its members or
constituencies - Providing technical assistance
- Communicating and disseminating information
- Developing and fostering opportunities to learn
together - Hubs and partners primarily will be solicited by
the Campaign - Hubs can be statewide or regional
8New York State Diabetes Campaign First Steps
- Dr. Neil Calman, President and CEO of the
Institute for Family Health, chosen to lead the
campaign with NYSHealth - Established NYSHealth Diabetes Policy Center to
pursue payment and environmental policy changes - Awarded 12 organizations grants focused on
improving the quality of clinical care to
patients living with diabetes and community
engagement - Engaged the Community Health Care Association of
New York State, the Academy of Family Physicians,
the New York Chapter of the American College of
Physicians, and the Hospital Association of New
York State as initial clinical hubs
9New York State Diabetes Campaign First Steps
- Engaged Bridges To Excellence to provide
technical expertise on payment policy - Partnering with the New York Diabetes Coalition
to assess barriers to improving diabetes outcomes
and to develop state-level public health measures
for diabetes - Working with Center for Health Workforce Studies
to assess supply and demand of Certified Diabetes
Educators - Assessing other diabetes policy issues
10New York State Diabetes Campaign Next Steps
- Engage additional clinical and community hubs
throughout State - Develop a pool of clinical and faith-based
technical assistance resources - Initiate a statewide social marketing campaign
targeting providers and community- and
faith-based organizations - Engage payers to align payment policies with
producing positive diabetes outcomes - Develop plan for seeking reimbursement for
additional diabetes resources, including diabetes
educators and community health workers - Initiate the Campaign evaluation
11New York State Diabetes Campaign Next Steps P2
Collaborative Partnership
- Western New York meeting with the New York
Diabetes Coalition - TONIGHT! - Were exploring many opportunities, including
- Supporting improvements in patient health
outcomes - Developing a business case for quality
improvements and incentive payments - Collaborating on social marketing