Health Systems Interventions
The SCDPCP Health Systems interventions are focused on Community Health Center's diabetes treatment and control activities across the state. The goals of these interventions are to improve diabetes care in office-based practices in medically undeserved areas of the state, and to increase diabetes self-management skills of patients who attend these primary care centers. Priority populations are minorities, the elderly, the uninsured and the underinsured.
The SCDPCP provides and/or offers up-to-date information on evidence-based diabetes prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, and control in ongoing processes by means of training sessions, symposia, and mailings of provider and patient education materials.
Specifically, the following programs are offered or supported by the SCDPCP:
- Annual Evidence-Based Diabetes Standards of Care Training Sessions
- Annual Diabetes Symposium in Collaboration with the Diabetes Initiative of South Carolina and other partners
- Up-to-date diabetes & CVH information at the South Carolina Primary Health Care Association's Annual Conferences for Community Health Centers (CHCs)
- Supports Diabetes Day activities and diabetes classes for patients at various CHCs throughout the year
The Community Health Centers are using the Chronic Disease Model and a quality improvement model to make changes and improvements in their health system organization, delivery system, decision support, information systems, community resources and patient self-management. Such improvements include the use of:
Comprehensive diabetes care with planned diabetes visits- Electronic patient databases
- New resources and variety of educational materials for patients
- Partnerships, diabetes educators, pharmacists, dietitians, eye care specialists, foot care specialists, dental care specialists, and others in the community
- Updated provider and staff education, materials, and tools
- Patient self-management training
- Improved patient reminder and recall systems
Below is a listing of the participating Community Health Centers in the state that are a part of the Diabetes Collaborative:
CareSouth Carolina
Counties served: Darlington, Marlboro, Chesterfield, Dillon, Lake View, McCall and Lee
Clinic sites: Hartsville, Society Hill, Bishopville, and Cheraw
Special services: Diabetes support groups and diabetes self management classes are held at each site. Each site has a Chronic Disease Care Manager on site.
Contact: Lin Eaddy or Liz Kershner (843) 857-0111
Family Health Centers, Inc.
Counties served: Orangeburg, Calhoun, Upper Dorchester and Bamberg
Clinic sites: Orangeburg, Vance, St. Matthews, Springfield, Norway, St. George and Harleyville
Special services: Diabetes support group meeting held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at the Orangeburg site. Diabetes self-management classes held at all sites. Sugar Patrol Project: conduct community diabetes screening and
organize health fairs throughout the faith community and with the regional office.
Contact: Dr. Arthur Kennedy (803) 536-0944
Franklin C. Fetter Family Health Center
Counties served: Berkeley, Dorchester and Charleston
Special services: Diabetes Wednesday and diabetes classes at the Charleston site. Diabetes classes on Thursday at the North Charleston Enterprise Site
Clinic sites: Charleston, North Charleston, Cross, Moncks Corner and Summerville
Contact: Lorna Beck (843) 722-4112
Health Care Partners of South Carolina
Counties served: Horry, Florence, Williamsburg and Marion
Clinic sites: Johnsonville, Winnsboro, Conway
Special services: Diabetes classes will be starting in April 2003 at the Johnsonville site
Contact: Dr. Betty Jones (843) 248-4700
Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Inc.
Counties served: Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton
Clinic sites: Sheldon, Ridgeland, Chelsea, Hardeeville, Port Royal, St. Helena and Hampton
Special services: Diabetes day on the first and third Wednesday of each month at Sheldon Health Center.
Contact: Marianne Holmes (843) 846-8148
Black River Health Care, Inc.
Counties served: Clarendon, Williamsburg and Florence
Clinic sites: Greeleyville, Kingstree, Olanta, Manning and Summerton
Special services: Diabetes day on the third Wednesday of every month at the
Greeleyville site.
Contact: Barbara Brooks (803) 435-6790
Sandhills Medical Foundation, Inc.
Counties served: Chesterfield, Darlington, Kershaw and Lancaster
Clinic sites: McBee, Jefferson and Lugoff
Special services: All patients with diabetes have planned visits. Diabetes classes are held on Thursdays.
Contact: Teresa McGuirt (843) 658-3005
New Horizon Family Health Services, Inc.
Counties served: Dowtown(Main Site), Downtown, Slater, Greer, Phillis Wheatley, Golden Strip, Scott Towers, Berea/San Souci
Clinic sites: Greenville, Slater, Greer, Simpsonville
Special services:
Contact: Dr. Lori Malvern (864)233-1534
Click here (pdf) for a map of the South Carolina Diabetes Prevention and Control Program Community Health Centers.
For additional information contact:
Yaw Boateng, Health Systems Manager 803.545.4470