SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAM FOR INDIANS - EASTERN ALEUTIAN TRIBES IS A SMALL TRIBAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION IN ALASKA THAT IS OFF THE ROAD SYSTEM AND ONLY REACHABLE BY PLANE AND BOAT. WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED RETINAL SCREENING FOR OUR POPULATION LIVING WITH DIABETES WITH A PORTABLE CAMERA THAT A TRAINED COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDE PRACTITIONER IS ABLE TO PERFORM. WITH THIS INNOVATIVE SCREENING PROGRAM, WE HOPE TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH DIABETES WHO RECEIVE RETINAL SCREENING IN OUR SMALL, FRONTIER COMMUNITIES.
Posted 12/22/22, 12:00 AM