Events
Diabetes Detection Initiative (DDI)
On
November 24, 2003, U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona,
MD, FAC, MPH, arrived in Sedgwick County to kick-off the
Wichita/Sedgwick County Diabetes Detection Initiative (DDI).
Wichita/Sedgwick County, KS, was one of ten
pilot cities chosen for a national effort to diagnose Type 2 diabetes. This pilot
project is called the Diabetes Detection Initiative (DDI). Participation in this pilot effort
not only helps people in the Wichita/Sedgwick County area that have undiagnosed
diabetes, but contributes to the development of best practices for the launching of a future
national campaigns.
A coalition of community-based
organizations came together under the overall guidance of the Sedgwick County Health
Department, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), and the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
This coalition included clinics,
hospitals, and health care centers, local merchants,
national sponsors, and city, county, state, and
federal government entities. Additionally, the Sedgwick County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC),
which was established to assist in the event of an emergency,
was a key
player in helping to implement the pilot project. The MRC volunteers assisted with the
education of the public about diabetes, served as volunteers at local Dillons' stores to
provide diabetes screening, and provided additional assistance at local clinics. The Black
Nurses Association and parish nurses played an important role such as administering
diabetes risk assessment tests at local churches and community events.
The kick-off event for the DDI took
place at the Mid-America All Indian Center. The Surgeon General of the United States, Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona
was the keynote speaker. Immediately
following the formal program, the Surgeon General toured the Indian Center to view table
displays and photo-ops.
The following Wichita area clinics played an
integral role in the DDI:
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The Center for Health and Wellness
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Hunter Health Clinic
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Grace Med
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Mid-America Diabetes Associates
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Prior to the kick-off event at the Indian
Center, the Surgeon General spoke to the students and
faculty of Wichita North High School. The students heard the Surgeon General’s personal
story of growing up in Spanish Harlem to where he is today. The Surgeon General’s final
visit was be to the Hunter Health Clinic, an urban clinic serving diverse ethnic and racial
populations.
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