Year: 2011

As part of a three-year statewide faith-based initiative on diabetes, the Institute for Leadership received grants from NYHealth to establish and implement a diabetes program to faith-based organizations called “Defy Diabetes,” which trains congregation members as diabetes “volunteers” to recruit and implement self-management programs.

Collaborating with NYHealth and the Institute for Leadership, the Center for Evaluation and Applied Research (CEAR) at the New York Academy of Medicine evaluated the “Defy Diabetes” program by conducting focus groups in four New York regions: Downstate, Northern, Central and Western. CEAR analyzed and reported on focus group findings with regards to: 1) providing insight into volunteer and participant perspectives on the “Defy Diabetes” program and the health and health care issues it seeks to address; and 2) contributing to the general knowledge base regarding diabetes prevention and management, as well as faith-based health programming.

Themes addressed in the focus groups included strengths and weaknesses of the support groups and volunteer training; change in knowledge, attitudes, and behavior as a result of support group implementation; health care linkages, health care utilization, and changes therein; program fidelity; sustainability; and the broader impact of the project within the institution and the community. Additonal themes addressed views on the relative advantages and disadvantages of faith settings for health interventions, including:

1. the significance of the faith community as a pre-existing support group;
2. the impact of incorporating religious teachings into health messages; and
3. the capability of faith-based health interventions to reach and impact on the wider community.

Diabetes exacts a devastating human and financial toll on New York State: 1.8 million New Yorkers suffer from diabetes and disease-related costs for the State are estimated at $12.9 billion annually.

As part of an effort to reverse the epidemic, this grant supported primary care physicians in their efforts to provide excellent care for their patients with diabetes. The Meeting the Mark: Achieving Excellence in Diabetes Care grant awarded $2,500 per physician who attained recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) or the Bridges to Excellence (BTE) diabetes program. Central Brooklyn Medical Group received funds to support 36 primary care physicians.

Grant Goals:

Under this grant, the Meeting the Mark initiative set out to achieve the following:

• Assist at least 3,000 physicians in achieving NCQA or BTE diabetes recognition.
• Provide $2,500 per physician who achieves diabetes recognition.

Grant Outcomes:

By February 2014, the Meeting the Mark initiative achieved the following outcomes:

• Helped more than 1,100 providers receive NCQA or BTE diabetes recognition.

Read the Grant Outcome Report associated with this grant initiative.

View a complete list of Meeting the Mark grantees.

Diabetes exacts a devastating human and financial toll on New York State: 1.8 million New Yorkers suffer from diabetes and disease-related costs for the State are estimated at $12.9 billion annually.

As part of an effort to reverse the epidemic, this grant supported primary care physicians in their efforts to provide excellent care for their patients with diabetes. The Meeting the Mark: Achieving Excellence in Diabetes Care grant awarded $2,500 per physician who attained recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) or the Bridges to Excellence (BTE) diabetes program.

Grant Goals:

Under this grant, the Meeting the Mark initiative set out to achieve the following:

• Assist at least 3,000 physicians in achieving NCQA or BTE diabetes recognition.
• Provide $2,500 per physician who achieves diabetes recognition.

Grant Outcomes:

By February 2014, the Meeting the Mark initiative achieved the following outcomes:

• Helped more than 1,100 providers receive NCQA or BTE diabetes recognition.

Read the Grant Outcome Report associated with this grant initiative.

View a complete list of Meeting the Mark grantees.

Diabetes exacts a devastating human and financial toll on New York State: 1.8 million New Yorkers suffer from diabetes and disease-related costs for the State are estimated at $12.9 billion annually.

As part of an effort to reverse the epidemic, this grant supported primary care physicians in their efforts to provide excellent care for their patients with diabetes. The Meeting the Mark: Achieving Excellence in Diabetes Care grant awarded $2,500 per physician who attained recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) or the Bridges to Excellence (BTE) diabetes program. A Fund for Public Health in New York received funds to support 51 primary care physicians.

Grant Goals:

Under this grant, the Meeting the Mark initiative set out to achieve the following:

• Assist at least 3,000 physicians in achieving NCQA or BTE diabetes recognition.
• Provide $2,500 per physician who achieves diabetes recognition.

Grant Outcomes:

By February 2014, the Meeting the Mark initiative achieved the following outcomes:

• Helped more than 1,100 providers receive NCQA or BTE diabetes recognition.

Read the Grant Outcome Report associated with this grant initiative.

View a complete list of Meeting the Mark grantees.