Chair: Pamela Fredericks, CDE, RN, BSN Diabetes Education Program Manager, South Shore Hospital Home Care Division
Goal: Mobilize and partner with communities to prevent and manage diabetes.
Objectives and Action Steps: 1) Promote the use of clearinghouse information that addresses the issues of diabetes among children and adults 2) Identify and recruit existing community-based organizations, coalitions, and community activists to engage in the process of community mobilization 3) Make skills training and technical assistance available to community groups .