Wyoming diabetes prevention and management program - the wyoming department of health-public health division (WDH-PHD) whose address is: 122 west 25TH street, 3RD floor west, cheyenne, wyoming 82002…

Wyoming diabetes prevention and management program - the wyoming department of health-public health division (WDH-PHD) whose address is: 122 west 25TH street, 3RD floor west, cheyenne, wyoming 82002 will be applying for component a of CDC-RFA-DP-23-0020, a strategic approach to advancing health equity for priority populations with or at risk for diabetes. WDH-PHD is committed to promoting, protecting, and improving health to all of the population and communities in wyoming. WDH-PHD will use this funding to develop and maintain partnerships with key stakeholders across the state in order to implement and evaluate evidence-based strategies that decrease risk for type 2 diabetes among adults at high risk; improve self-care practices among priority populations with diabetes; and support implementation of family-centered childhood obesity interventions to reduce risk for type 2 diabetes. Project activities will be completed under component a strategies, which focus on evidence-based approaches to diabetes management; evidence-based approaches to type 2 diabetes prevention and risk reduction; and policy and systems-level support for diabetes management and type 2 diabetes prevention. Specific outcomes to be achieved by this project in year one include: 1) increased number of organizations implementing evidence-based community behavioral change programs; 2) increased adaptation and tailoring of effective programs for priority populations; 3) increased number of patients screened and referred to community resources; 4) increased social determinants of health screenings in clinical settings; 5) increased participation in evidence-based community behavioral change programs; and 6) increased multi-directional communication between clinical and community resources.