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INSPIRE D grant outlines Tri‑County diabetes‑prevention plan and community partnerships
Summary
Project director Dr. Khan briefed the committee on INSPIRE D, a grant-funded diabetes‑prevention program using community assessment, early detection and food‑access activities across the Tri‑County area; the team will launch surveys, screenings and targeted nutrition programs and will provide a $5 incentive for completed surveys.
Dr. Khan, the project director for the INSPIRE D grant, told the committee the program (Integrated Nutrition and Screening Program for Informed Risk Education for Diabetes Prevention) will run community assessment, early detection and food‑literacy activities across a Tri‑County service area.
INSPIRE D will use partner organizations across government, academic, hospital and nonprofit sectors and said the project team includes a program coordinator, outreach coordinator, data analyst, administrative assistant, community health worker and patient navigator. "INSPIRE D is a acronym, as you just mentioned, it's a integrated nutrition and screening program for informed risk education for diabetes prevention," Dr. Khan said.
The presentation laid out three grant objectives: (1) community assessment using…
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