- Who We Are
- Clinician Employment
- Publications
- Witness to Witness (W2W)
- Kugel & Zuroweste Health Justice Award
- Your Voice Matters: Photovoice Project
Links to Care for the Underserved
MCN Links to Care for the Underserved provides information on the resources available locally and nationally, for those in need of assistance for various health and social service issues, with additional attention to migrant health specific resources.
Texas DSHS: Free Diabetes Education Materials
AHECs/HETCs
AHECs (Area Health Education Centers) and HETCs (Health Education Training Centers) have regional offices which provide community placements, service learning opportunities and clinical experiences for medical, dental, physician assistant, nursing, pharmacy and allied health students in rural and urban underserved communities. Programs also focus on recruitment, placement, and retention activities to address community and state health care workforce needs.
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)
To champion the cause of health care quality and to accelerate improvement in the value of the health care we deliver.
Link
http://www.icsi.org/
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
A non-for-profit organization leading the improvement of health care throughout the world.
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
BD Diabetes- Getting Started
Healthcare professionals may print copies of these brochures in full as handouts for patients. PDF File formats. Adobe Acrobat Reader required. For U.S.A. only.
CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Health Topic Diabetes
Go Inslulin
This site provides valuable information and resources to help people with diabetes lower their A1C and better manage their diabetes.
Link
www.A1c.com
Aventis A1c Champions
An inspirational mentoring program that brings together diabetes patients who are successfully managing their diabetes with patients who are striving to do the same.
Link
www.A1CChampions.com
Children with Diabetes Online
Online community for kids, families and adults with diabetes.
Diabetes 123
A resource for online diabetes care that provides traditional and innovative products and services for the treatment of diabetes.
Link
www.diabetes123.com
Diabetes Exercise and Sports Association
This site promotes the quality of life for people with diabetes through exercise and physical fitness.
Diabetes ToolBox
A free downloadable desktop application to track important health information such as daily blood sugar readings without going online.
DiabetesWATCH
An on-line community to help increase diabetes knowledge and help diabetes patients better manage their disease.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
An organization dedicated to finding a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research.
Link
www.jdrf.org
Insulin Pumpers
This site provides information and support for adults and children with diabetes and their families interested in insulin pump therapy.
The Diabetes A1c Initiative, Aim. Believe. Achieve.
A national education campaign to help the diabetes community reach and stay at blood glucose goals.
Healthy People 2010
challenges individuals, communities, and professionals—indeed, all of us— to take specific steps to ensure that good health, as well as long life, are enjoyed by all.
