Medicare Beneficiaries - In the 9th Statement of Work (SOW), QIOs will address health disparities in ways that directly correlate with the CMS and QIO Program goal of ensuring safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, equitable care for all Medicare benefi ciaries.
Health Disparities

If you live in DC, GA, LA, MD, NY or VI and you would like to receive information about free diabetes self-management education, click the appropriate link below:

Physicians
Community Health Workers
Certified Diabetes Educators
Medicare Beneficiaries

If you would like to talk with a health disparities representative, please call
1-877-746-6465.

 Health Disparities/Every Diabetic Counts Links/Resources

National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), www.ndep.nih.gov, provides a directory of organizations that includes government agencies and voluntary associations that may provide assistance. The organization may have state or local chapters that can provide your program with information, resources, and support that can help you with your diabetes control and prevention activities.

American Diabetes Association (ADA) www.diabetes.org, 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383). The American Diabetes Association offers programs, materials, and activities in the areas of diabetes information, advocacy, and research.

American Dietetic Association, www.eatright.org, 1-800-877-0877. The Diabetes Care and Education Practice Group (DCE) of the American Dietetic Association is composed of registered dietitians, dietetic technicians, and other members interested in diabetes. They promote quality nutrition care and education to people with diabetes and their families.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Diabetes Public Health Resource, www.cdc.gov/diabetes, 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636): Every state has a diabetes control program in its state health department. State diabetes program staff can provide your community with expert information, resource materials, and guidance on controlling diabetes.

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), www.niddk.nih.gov,  1-800-860-8747 or 301-496-3583: The NIDDK’s educational programs and activities to improve public knowledge of diabetes include sponsorship of the National Diabetes Education Program with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, and the National Diabetes Outreach Program. The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse provides information about diabetes to people with diabetes and their families, health care professionals, and the public. Through the Clearinghouse (1-800-860-8747 or 301-654-3327), communities can order an array of brochures, pamphlets, how-to kits, and other materials on controlling diabetes.

Midwest Latino Health Research, Training and Policy Center, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Jane Adams College of Social Work FACT SHEET, http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/mlhrc/docs/Factsheet2004.pdf, provides general information about the Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP). This is a self-management empowerment education curriculum developed for Latinos and African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes. This multi-cultural bilingual curriculum consists of ten (10) modules developed as a result of the Health Promoter Validation Project. The DEEP has been tested in various health centers and community settings.
 
This site was created by the Colorado Foundation for Medical Care through funding by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Contract #HHSM-500-2008-CO9THC/CO0001.