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Published in: Current Diabetes Reports 9/2017

01-09-2017 | Economics and Policy in Diabetes (ES Huang and AA Baig, Section Editors)

Academic and Government Partnerships to Address Diabetes in the USA: a Narrative Review

Authors: Stella S. Yi, Shadi Chamany, Lorna Thorpe

Published in: Current Diabetes Reports | Issue 9/2017

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

Multi-sector partnerships are broadly considered to be of value for diabetes prevention and management. The purpose of this article is to summarize academic and government collaborations focused on diabetes prevention and management.

Recent Findings

Using a narrative review approach, we identified 17 articles describing 10 academic and government partnerships for diabetes management and surveillance. Challenges and gaps in the literature include complexity of diabetes management vis a vis current healthcare infrastructure; a paucity of racial/ethnic diversity in translational efforts; and the time/effort needed to maintain strong relationships across partner institutions.

Summary

Academic and government partnerships are of value for diabetes prevention and management activities. Acknowledgment that the key priorities of government programming are often costs and feasibility is critical for collaborations to be successful. Future translational efforts of diabetes prevention and management programs should focus on the following: (1) expansion of partnerships between academia and local health departments; (2) increased utilization of implementation science for enhanced and efficient implementation and dissemination; and (3) harnessing of technological advances for data analysis, patient communication, and report generation.
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Metadata
Title
Academic and Government Partnerships to Address Diabetes in the USA: a Narrative Review
Authors
Stella S. Yi
Shadi Chamany
Lorna Thorpe
Publication date
01-09-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Diabetes Reports / Issue 9/2017
Print ISSN: 1534-4827
Electronic ISSN: 1539-0829
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-017-0895-y

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