Mobilizing the faith community for diabetes prevention and control

“Mobilizing the faith community for diabetes prevention and control”
Renee Frazier, FACHE, MHS
CEO Healthy Memphis Common Table
CDC Diabetes Translation Conference, April 2011

Mission
To Mobilize Greater Memphis to Achieve Excellent Health For All
Adopted September 2009
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MissionandVision

Background
Who We Are…
The only Regional Health Improvement and Health Care Collaborative for Memphis and Shelby County
We have a 17 Member Board which includes Business Leaders, Doctors, Nurses, and other Professionals
Started in 2003 as part of the leading organization for shaping America’s Youth
Focus on Diabetes and Childhood Obesity
Nonprofit, 501(c)3
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Background
What We Do…
Promote healthy lifestyle change
Preventative care messaging to the general public
Consumer friendly health and quality public reports
Environmental policies which focus on health
www.healthymemphis.org
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Focus Area
How We Define What We Do…
Big “H” - Community Wide Health Improvement
Focus on policy, environmental, and system changes which improve the health of the entire community
Individual behavior changes
Little “h” - Health Care Quality and Delivery System Focus
Focus is on public reporting, quality initiative, equity in care, and care outcomes which impact individual health
Individual behavior changes
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Diabetes for Life: Project Purpose
The overarching purpose of the Diabetes for Life (DFL) project is…
To establish and institutionalize strategies within Memphis Healthy Churches (MHC), and medical community to control or reduce associated conditions or complications from diabetes, among the target African American population

Statistics
Shelby County Health Ranking
Health Outcomes are the primary rating used to rank the overall health of counties. The county ranked number 1 is considered the healthiest county in the state
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Source: http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/tennessee

Statistics
Shelby County Health Ranking
Focus on Improving Health of Shelby County
906,000+ people in Shelby County
51% African American, 41% White, 8% Other
CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Survey:
Latest ratings has TN #3 in the Nation for Obesity: Increases other health issues like diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and hypertension; also increases healthcare cost
Lifestyle issues which impact our health
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Statistics
Source: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/DDT_STRS2/CountyPrevalenceData.aspx?stateId=47&Mode=DBT

Statistics
Diabetes in Memphis, TN
The prevalence of diabetes in Shelby County has been consistently higher than national averages, ranging between 9.1 and 9.5 percent compared to national rates of around 8.5 percent. In 2008, the number jumped to 11.9 percent
Mortality rates for heart disease, stroke and diabetes among African-Americans in Shelby County are significantly higher than national rates

Statistics
Diabetes in Memphis, TN
In the 2007 Memphis Healthy Churches wellness survey, 72.6 percent of the survey respondents had BMIs above 25 (overweight/obese) and 41.6 percent had BMIs above 30 (obese)
Tennessee residents in general, including those in Shelby County, demonstrate high rates of various behavioral risk factors that contribute to diabetes
Obesity rates in Shelby County have exceeded national averages for many years

The Role of the Faith Community
Memphis Healthy Churches(MHC) is a 100 member outreach program targeting African Americans at risk for health disparities
MHC offers training to lay volunteers at participating churches to provide education and linkages to services for congregation members at risk for developing diabetes and related complications
MHC serves as the primary resource for community outreach and identification of eligible project participants

Strategies
Evidence-based chronic disease self- management patient education
Access to diet and exercise programs
Case management support for high needs patients
Patient-centered communication provider education

Reneé Frazier
MHSA, FACHE
CEO
3175 Lenox Park Blvd, Ste. 309
Memphis, TN 38115
901.273.2617
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