Through a CDC Diabetes Prevention grant, a university interprofessional health education center recruited students to research and work as provider liaisons. The work blossomed from creating a comprehensive brochure to working with the state and providers to develop a statewide plan for the National Diabetes Prevention Program and patient education piece approved by all insurers.
Attendees will: 1. Understand the purposes of the project and how it relates to prevention for prediabetes and education for those with diabetes. 2. Illustrate how students can be incorporated into a statewide community project with business, government, and academia. 3. Describe the student-led education and research elements leading to business and community involvement experience.
Angela Landeen is a prior U.S. Army combat medic where she trained first-year cadets at West Point Military Academy during summer tactical training. Angela worked at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and after the organization disbanded, she graduated with a Masters at the... Read More →
Wednesday March 4, 2020 9:50am - 10:50am MST
Texas A/B
