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APPALACHIAN DIABETES COALITIONS CELEBRATING SUCCESS CONFERENCE

APPALACHIAN DIABETES COALITIONS CELEBRATING SUCCESS CONFERENCE. Together on Diabetes Murray County, Georgia Esther Familia-Cabrera, Director of Community Health Workers Sebastian Gomez, Community Health Worker Northwest Georgia Healthcare Partnership October 9-11, 2013. www.nghp.org.

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APPALACHIAN DIABETES COALITIONS CELEBRATING SUCCESS CONFERENCE

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  1. APPALACHIAN DIABETES COALITIONSCELEBRATING SUCCESS CONFERENCE Together on Diabetes Murray County, Georgia Esther Familia-Cabrera, Director of Community Health Workers Sebastian Gomez, Community Health Worker Northwest Georgia Healthcare Partnership October 9-11, 2013 www.nghp.org

  2. Murray County, Georgia

  3. Where We Started Our goals: • Seniors with uncontrolled diabetes • Adults with diabetes or prediabetes • Building our coalition

  4. Barriers • Not knowing the community • High-level goals • People struggling with more than just diabetes

  5. Where We Are Now • Making connections • More realistic goals • Aware of how community operates • Aware of the struggles many people are facing on a daily basis

  6. Where We’re Going • Have a better idea of programs that are the “best fit” for the community • Family Matters • CDSMP • Bike Around Murray • Shopping Matters

  7. Promotoras de Salud Questions / Comments a vision of Claudia Lacson

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