Virginias Dining with Diabetes Program

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Virginias Dining with DiabetesProgram

• Nancy Pribble, RD, IBCLC
• Virginias Diabetes Prevention and Control
  Project
• With special thanks to
• Eleanor Schlenker, PhD, RD
• Virginia Tech Cooperative Extension Project
  Leader

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Dining with Diabetes?
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What is Dining with Diabetes?

• Evidence-based curriculum
• Nutrition and disease education
• Recipe demonstrations
• Networking and social support
• Community based program

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Dining with Diabetes
A1c and blood pressure checks offered at initial
and 3 month follow-up class
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Four Steps to Enhance Partnering

• Promote/Teach Value of Partnership
• Bring Diverse Interests Together
• Share information and identify common values
• Build Leadership

• Fran Butterflosss Partnering Keys to Success

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Value of Extension and DPCP as State Partners

• Diabetes Self-Management Education
• Statewide network
• Nutrition Experts

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Four Steps to Enhance Partnering

• Promote/Teach Value of Partnership
• Bring Diverse Interests Together
• Share information and identify common values
• Build Leadership

• Fran Butterflosss Partnering Keys to Success

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Bring Diverse Interests Together

• Linkages
• Money
• Research Oriented
• Clinical measures
• A1C
• Blood pressure
• Diabetes National Objectives

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Four Steps to Enhance Partnering

• Promote/Teach Value of Partnership
• Bring Diverse Interests Together
• Share information and identify common values
• Build Leadership

• Fran Butterflosss Partnering Keys to Success

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Share information and identify common values

• Cooperative Extension and CDC Objectives
• Target Populations
• Community Needs
• Cooking skills
• Manage diabetes
• Low cost healthy meals

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Four Steps to Enhance Partnering

• Promote/Teach Value of Partnership
• Bring Diverse Interests Together
• Share information and identify common values
• Build Leadership

• Fran Butterflosss Partnering Keys to Success

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Build Community Leadership

• Community Health Centers
• Health Departments
• Local Diabetes Coalitions
• Hospitals, Churches
• YMCA

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Build Community Leadership

• Changes in community support
• Support Groups started or expanded
• New leadership emerged
• Sustained community partnerships

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your
inspiration with others. Robert Lewis Stevenson
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Build State Leadership

• ? VA Cooperative Extension
• ? VA DPCP
• ? Faith Based Organizations

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State Funding
It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think
you look funny on a horse.. Adlai Stevenson
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Program Results
Project Results

• Reached over 130 people
• Decrease in A1c values
• Improved blood pressure levels
• New diabetes support groups started

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Lessons Learned

• Partnerships
• Patience
• Flexibility
• Persistence
• Sustainability
• DwD Program
• Blood pressure training
• Simplify paper work
• Incorporate physical activity

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Other Outcomes/Successes
Virginia DwD Success Story
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Contact Information

• Nancy Pribble
• Virginia Department of Health
• Diabetes Prevention and Control Project
• 804-864-7872
• Nancy.pribble_at_vdh.virginia.gov