Curricula, Books, and Videos
Curricula
The Michigan Diabetes Research Center has developed a curriculum which can be used to design and implement diabetes self-management education. This Curriculum meets current Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education and is published and distributed by the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Clicking on the title will link you directly with the ADA virtual bookstore where this material is described more fully and can be ordered on-line.
Life with Diabetes: A Series of Teaching Outlines, 3rd edition
Books
The Art of Empowerment: Stories and Strategies for Diabetes Educators
Authors: Bob Anderson, Martha Funnell
Based on extensive experience and research in the area of patient empowerment, this book is written to help educators create partnerships with patients through stories and questions for reflection. The book is designed to be used for self-study by individuals or groups of educators and is published by the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Clicking on the title will link you directly with the ADA virtual bookstore where this book can be ordered on-line.
101 Tips for Diabetes Self-Management Education
Author(s): Martha Funnell, MS, RN, CDE, Robert M. Anderson, EdD, Nugget Burkhart, RN, MA , CPNP, CDE, Mary Lou Gillard, MS, RN, CDE, Robin Nwankwo, MPH, RD, CDE
This book contains a series of tips for providing self-management education for people who have diabetes. Tips are included for both individual and group teaching and across the patient's lifespan. The information in these tips reflects the philosophy, experiences and practice of the diabetes educators at the MDRC. This book is published by the American Diabetes Association (www.diabetes.org).
Clicking on the title will link you directly with the ADA virtual bookstore where this book can be ordered on-line.
101 Tips for Behavior Change in Diabetes Education
Author(s): Martha Funnell, MS, RN, CDE, Robert M. Anderson, EdD, Nugget Burkhart, RN, MA , CPNP, CDE, Mary Lou Gillard, MS, RN, CDE, Robin Nwankwo, MPH, RD, CDE
This book contains a series of tips for facilitating self-directed behavior change with people who have diabetes. Tips are included for patients across their lifespan who are facing a wide array of psychosocial and behavior change challenges. The information in these tips reflects the philosophy, experiences and practice of the diabetes educators at the MDRC. This book is published by the American Diabetes Association (www.diabetes.org).
Clicking on the title will link you directly with the ADA virtual bookstore where this book can be ordered on-line.
Medical Management of Type 2 Diabetes, 5th edition
Editor: Charles F. Burant, MD, PhD
Recent critical advances in the pharmacology of diabetes therapy allow health care professionals to focus on measures that will reverse the underlying metabolic disturbances in type 2 diabetes. In this new edition of a classic text, diabetes care experts present the complete picture of the progressive nature of type 2 diabetes, which will enhance your knowledge of type 2 and skills in caring for your patients. This book is published by the American Diabetes Association (www.diabetes.org).
Clicking on the title will link you directly with the ADA virtual bookstore where this book can be ordered on-line.
Videos
An Overview of the Alliance to Reduce Disparities in Diabetes
A Bridge between Communities: The Detroit Community - Academic Urban Research Center
Reducing Diabetes Disparities in American Indian Communities (Wyoming)
Diabetes for Life (Memphis, TN)
The Diabetes Equity Project (Dallas, TX)
Improving Diabetes Care and Outcomes on the South Side of Chicago (Illinois)
The Camden Citywide Diabetes Collaborative (New Jersey)
Living with Diabetes: Challenges in the African American Community (published 2000)
This video presents a series of vignettes that depict challenges faced by African Americans as they care for their diabetes on a daily basis. The vignettes are intended to provoke problem-solving discussions among participants in diabetes self-management education programs or support groups. An instructor's guide with discussion questions is included. This videotape is available from the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Clicking on the title will link you directly with the ADA virtual bookstore where this program can be ordered on-line.
"Into the Heart of Darkness: Reflections on Racism and Diabetes Care"
Clicking on the link below will allow you to watch a video recording of a presentation made by Bob Anderson Ed.D. and Kimberlydawn Wisdom MD, MS on August 22, 1998 at the 25th annual meeting of the American Association of Diabetes Educators in Minneapolis, Minnesota. During the presentation Bob and Kimberyldawn reflect on how their experiences growing up shaped their perceptions of race and racism; Bob as a white male in a blue collar, Irish Catholic, neighborhood in Boston and Kimberly as a black female in a predominately white community in Mystic, Connecticut. The presentation also describes how these experiences have influenced their approach to research designed to improve the diabetes care and education provided to urban African Americans with diabetes.
The video is divided into four segments which can be watched independently. The four segments are listed below.
- "Growing Up White in America"
- "Growing up Black in America"
- "Black and White: All Relationships are Personal"
- "Black and White: Closing the Health Care Gap"
References
- Anderson RM, "Into the Heart of Darkness: Reflections on Racism and Diabetes Care" The Diabetes Educator 24(6) 689-692, 1998
- Wisdom K, "The Healing Process: Reflections African American History and Diabetes Care" The Diabetes Educator 689-700,1998