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Review
. 2014 Mar;14(3):467.
doi: 10.1007/s11892-013-0467-8.

Integrated community-healthcare diabetes interventions to reduce disparities

Monica E Peek  1 , Molly Ferguson, Nyahne Bergeron, Debra Maltby, Marshall H Chin
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Integrated community-healthcare diabetes interventions to reduce disparities

Monica E Peek et al. Curr Diab Rep. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

Racial and ethnic minorities suffer disproportionately from diabetes-related morbidity and mortality. With the creation of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) under the Affordable Care Act, healthcare organizations may have an increased motivation to implement interventions that collaborate with community resources and organizations. As a result, there will be an increasing need for evidence-based strategies that integrate healthcare and community components to reduce diabetes disparities. This paper summarizes the types of community/health system partnerships that have been implemented over the past several years to improve minority health and reduce disparities among racial/ethnic minorities and describes the components that are most commonly integrated. In addition, we provide our recommendations for creating stronger healthcare and community partnerships through enhanced community support.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest

Monica E. Peek, Molly Ferguson, Nyahne Bergeron, Debra Maltby, and Marshall H. Chin declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Conceptual model of health system/community linkages.
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