Promoting Self-Management Programs for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions
People with diabetes are more likely to have multiple chronic conditions and are in need of self-management programs that will engage them to better manage their care and medication regimen.Grantee Name
National Council on Aging
Funding Area
Improving Diabetes Prevention and Management
Publication Date
June 2015
Grant Amount
$50,025
Grant Date:
July 2011 – September 2012
People with diabetes are more likely to have multiple chronic conditions and are in need of self-management programs that will engage them to better manage their care and medication regimen.
A variety of interventions are emerging that foster self-care management and meaningful engagement in care and services for people with multiple chronic conditions. The National Council on Aging (NCOA) established the Self-Management Alliance (SMA) to bring to scale proven self-management programs, increase community capacity to offer self-management services, and create financing mechanisms to support self-management programs.
In 2011, the New York Health Foundation (NYHealth) awarded a grant to NCOA to help support the development of SMA.
Outcomes and Lessons Learned
- Developed an inventory of evidence-based self-management programs, models, and innovations;
- Held meetings for stakeholders on designing programs to include evidence-based self-management interventions and identifying barriers to contracting with community-based organizations;
- Conducted outreach to organizations applying to become accountable care organizations to educate them on including self-care management in their plans; and
- Established a work plan to develop technical standards for linking community-based organizations to integrated health systems; marketing materials and tailored value propositions for key stakeholders; and a national network to support wide-scale dissemination of evidence-based programs.