About Us
The Minnesota Diabetes Collaborative (MN-DC) is a unique partnership between Minnesota’s leading health care organizations.
Member Organizations
- American Diabetes Association– Minnesota Area[http://www.diabetes.org]
- American Heart Association [http://www.heart.org/]
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota[http://www.bluecrossmn.com]
- HealthPartners [http://www.healthpartners.com]
- Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Program (MDH) [http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpcd/chp/cvh/]
- Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) [http://www.icsi.org]
- Itasca Medical Care (IMCare) [http://www.co.itasca.mn.us/hhs/imcare]
- Medica [http://www.medica.com]
- Metropolitan Health Plan (MHP) [http://www.mhp4life.org]
- Minnesota State Diabetes Educators [http://www.myaadenetwork.org/p/cm/ld/fid=5&gid=46]
- Minnesota Community Measurement [http://mnhealthcare.org]
- Minnesota Diabetes Program (MDH)[http://www.health.state.mn.us/diabetes]
- PreferredOne [http://www.preferredone.com]
- PrimeWest Health [http://www.primewest.org]
- South Country Health Alliance [http://www.mnscha.org]
- Stratis Health [http://www.stratishealth.org]
- UCare [http://www.ucare.org]
Our Mission
…is to work together to improve diabetes and heart health outcomes by using consistent messages, developing educational resources, and advancing best practices to support healthy behaviors in the community.
How We Work
Since 2000, the MN-DC has been a powerful partnership with a collective reach 80-85% of people with diabetes in the state, as well as most primary care providers, local public health agencies, senior centers, home care nurses, and many others. This reach makes the MN-DC an unrivaled communications team.
Current Activities
We continue to communicate common diabetes and heart health messages, including:
- Is Diabetes or Heart Disease in your Family Tree? risk awareness message [http://www.mn-dc.org/resources.html]
- Control Your Diabetes for Life! easy-to-read multilingual patient educational tools [http://www.mn-dc.org/literacy.html#lowlit]
- Make the Link between Diabetes and Heart Disease materials [http://www.mn-dc.org/resources.html]
We promote informational online tools to consumers & providers, including:
- TheD5.org - The 5 goals people with diabetes need to achieve to reduce their risk of heart attack or stroke
- Resources from the American Diabetes Association [www.diabetes.org], National Diabetes Education Program [www.nih.ndep.gov] and the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse [hyyp://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov]
We list resources [http://www.mn-dc.org/links.html] for care givers on a variety of topics including continuing education, care guidelines and quality improvement