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Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital - Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
This program offers a variety of outreach and clinical services related to diabetes. Staff includes clinical diabetes educators, who provide diabetes self-management for clients and their families, identify and educate individuals at high risk for diabetes and provide medical nutrition therapy. Outreach coordinators also provide diabetes education presentations at schools, Head Start programs and community organizations. They also conduct blood glucose screenings at health clinics, health fairs and community events; and work with communities and schools to encourage physical activity.
What is it?
This program offers a variety of outreach and clinical services related to diabetes. Staff includes clinical diabetes educators, who provide diabetes self-management for clients and their families, identify and educate individuals at high risk for diabetes and provide medical nutrition therapy. Outreach coordinators also provide diabetes education presentations at schools, Head Start programs and community organizations. They also conduct blood glucose screenings at health clinics, health fairs and community events; and work with communities and schools to encourage physical activity.
Who is it for?
Residents of 48 villages in southwest Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
Why do they do it?
The percentage of people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta has increased 180 percent since 2000.
Impact
In 2012, diabetes department staff provided 396 blood sugar screenings. They also gave diabetes-prevention presentations to 1,984 people, with a focus on children and young adults.
Contact: Kristi Kvist
Diabetes Prevention and Control Coordinator
Telephone: 907-543-6168
E-mail: Kristi_kvist@ykhc.org
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