Diabetes On Track: Redesigning Diabetes Management in Rural Primary Care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Diabetes remains an intractable public health problem, particularly in rural communities. The Diabetes On Track initiative returns control of designing and implementing strategies to improve diabetes care delivery systems to the local clinics and community partners. This article reports on protocol development and the first 18 months of the Diabetes On Track project within the health care setting.

Research design and methods

Using a rapid-cycling quality improvement approach, the research team partnered with two rural clinics. Clinics completed a strengths and needs assessment before being offered a menu of possible strategies to implement. Clinics worked with the research team to implement, refine, and adapt these initial interventions and develop further strategi

SUBMITTER: Pullyblank KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12078992 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature