圣José Clinic Partners with CHPPR to Prevent Diabetes in Underserved Communities

UthealthHouston partner San José Clinic provides a wide variety of primary and specialty healthcare services to uninsured and underserved communities in Houston using a volunteer provider model. In addition, San José Clinic has partnered with The Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research (CHPPR) to provide Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) referrals and with the UTHealth Houston Cizik School of Nursing to offer opportunities to Doctor of Nursing Practice students.

“ 100年来，该诊所一直在照顾拥有初级和专业护理的勤奋区居民，这是慈善机构医疗保健领域的独特模式，” SanJosé诊所首席临床官Adlia Ebeid，PharmD，BC-ADM，RPH。“该诊所的目标不仅是治疗疾病，而且是通过作为未保险的医疗保健家来鼓励健康。”

圣José Clinic offers more than 20 specialty services, including neurology, cardiology, gynecology, dermatology, dental care, behavioral health care, and physical therapy. Their robust and unique volunteer provider network consists of hundreds of volunteer physicians and specialists who donate their time and expertise to make these services available to uninsured and underserved patients.

"It is because of the generosity of this volunteer provider network that the Clinic is able to offer such a wide array of services," said Dr. Ebeid. "We work to generate robust bidirectional referral processes to ensure our patients have access to the multitude of resources in our community and with the intention to be good stewards of our resources by establishing partnerships."

圣José Clinic has partnered with CHPPR's "Improving the Health of Americans through Prevention and Management of Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke" project to provide referrals for patients at risk of diabetes to join theHarris County Public Health Diabetes Prevention Program。DPP的入学人数可以将患者患2型糖尿病的风险降低58％或更多。由于这些转诊，Ebeid博士预计诊所患者的糖尿病患病率会降低，并且与糖尿病有关的并发症，住院和急诊就诊的降低。

Ebeid博士说：“ Uthealth一直在支持我们围绕慢性疾病预防的举措并提高患者的护理质量。”“ DPP将减轻我们的提供者将时间集中在更复杂的患者上，并确保更好的临床结果和生活质量。”

Following their partnership with CHPPR, San José Clinic has established a partnership with theUthealth Houston Cizik护理学院。Three School of Nursing students, Hannah Aviles, Cinthya Mazuelos Urbina Jackson, and Colin Barney, are working with the Clinic to complete their required Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) scholarly projects. In addition, the students are conducting a quality improvement project to evaluate San José Clinic patients' use of their patient portal.

DNP学生Colin Barney，RN，RN，BSN说：“该项目旨在改善圣何塞诊所和提供护理的提供者服务的患者的健康。”“我们收集的信息将使提供者对规定治疗的功效有更多认识。”

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