An Extension Implementation Toolkit for the Diabetes Prevention Program
Fellow: Vanessa Da Silva, University of Arizona Roadmap
Fellow Report: Meetings:
● 3/8 - Monthly check-in ● 3/10 - Sent draft 1-pagers to Chuck, Rick, Rose and Hellina ● 3/11 - Team meeting to go over website toolkit ● 3/15 - Meeting with CDC folks ● 4/7 - Vanessa, and Rick met with personnel from the University of California CalFresh program to learn about their DPP. Turns out they don’t do DPP. ● 4/11 - Team meeting, discussed presentation at NHOC ● 4/12 - Monthly catalysts meeting ● 4/26 - Team meeting, discussed presentation at NHOC ● 5/3 - NTAE Expansion Project workshop 1 - Vanessa, Carlin, Ali, Soghra and Jennifer attended ● 5/9 - Team meeting ● 5/10 - Monthly catalysts meeting ● 5/24 - NTAE Expansion Project workshop 2 - Vanessa and Ali attended
NHOC session on Friday, May 6th NEAFCS webinar proposal accepted
This quarter, the team got a working version of their Toolkit up and running. ExF helped us create a Connect Extension subgroup for Diabetes Prevention. Additional conversations with Roger Rennekamp, the ExF Partnership Team and the CDC about potential opportunities for the Extension Foundation to support DPP implementation by providing billing/reimbursement assistance. The Team presented at the National Health Outreach Conference (NHOC) and got feedback on the Toolkit. They realized they needed to better understand facilitators and barriers to implementing the DPP in different Extension organizations, and decided to pursue a NTAE Year 4 Expansion project. Experience(s) working with your Catalysts and Key Informants: Rick and Chuck have been great. They are responsive and readily available, and their perspective as former Extension administrators enriches our discussions. It is very helpful to have the perspective of Extension professionals who are not as familiar with the Diabetes Prevention Program, and whose objectivity helps clarify our goals.
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