We hope you enjoyed part 1 of the dual issue about chronic diseases and interventions. We are pleased to present the 2nd part herein. In this issue, we focus on institutional responses to those chronic conditions. We feature exciting material from our colleagues at the Delaware Division of Public Health, the ACCEL clinical and translational research program, University of Delaware, Christiana Care, and the YMCA of Delaware. We need strong institutions and programs to address the breadth and severity of conditions such as diabetes. Using a variety of approaches, including community engagement, applied research, improved care delivery, outcomes research, and prevention methods, the enclosed articles provide a path forward to high-quality interventions. As a reminder, we have developed a new website on chronic diseases, including a rich source of Delaware-specific data.
Article 1. In this Issue
Omar A. Khan, MD, MHS; Timothy E. Gibbs, MPH; and Deborah P. Brown, BS, MS
Article 2. Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Cardiovascular Health
Megan M. Wenner, PhD; Freda Patterson, PhD; Regina Wright, PhD; Shannon Lennon, PhD; Melissa Witman, PhD; and David Edwards, PhD
Article 3. A Comprehensive Approach to Building Healthy Communities
Reverend Terrence S. Keeling, DDiv, MDiv
Article 4. Care Link in Action: Information Technology-Enhanced Care Management Improves Clinical Outcomes and Lowers Costs in Chronic Disease and Episodes of Care
Tabassum Salam, MD, FACP
Article 5. Understanding Type 2 Diabetes: Truth or Myth
Leann Marcinek, MPH and Tricia Jefferson, RD, LDN
Article 6. A Public Health Response to Diabetes in Delaware through Partnership, Referral, and the Diabetes Self-Management Program
Donald Post; Andrea Rodi, MBA; Stephanie H. Belinske, MPH
Article 7. Strategies to Engage Community Partners in Research Used by Delaware-CTR ACCEL
Jennifer Passarella, BS; Brian M. Rahmer, PhD, MS; Heather Bittner Fagan, MD, MPH, FAAFP; Michael Rosenthal, MD; Omar Khan, MD, MHS, FAAFP; Carolyn Jenkins, PhD, RD, APRN, FAAN; Iman Sharif, MD, MPH, MS; Barret Michaelc, PhD; Christopher C. Moore, BA, LSSGB; Peggy Geisler, BA
Article 8. Preventing Chronic Disease: The Vision of Public Health
Karyl T. Rattay, MD, MS; Lisa M.G. Henry, MS; Richard E. Killingsworth, MPH