North Carolina Group Receives Grant to Improve Diabetes Care for Minorities

Jan 29, 2008

The North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund, one of three entities created by the General Assembly to invest the state's portion of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, has awarded $326,699 to Robeson Health Care Corp. for efforts to eliminate health disparities among diabetic minorities living in Robeson County, the Fayetteville Observer reports. Using the award, Robeson Health Care will partner with the Diabetes Community Center at Southeastern Regional Medical Center to improve the coordination of preventive and chronic care services for Native American, African-American and Hispanic diabetes patients. In addition, the organizations will work to improve education and nutrition counseling for those patient populations (Fayetteville Observer, 1/28/08; North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund Web site).  

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