STEVE BARLOW, MD, Population Health Medical Director, Intermountain Healthcare (Salt Lake City)
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“Intermountain Healthcare is working on preventing diabetes and improving outcomes for diabetic patients through community and environmental interventions, lifestyle programs, pre-diabetes programs and clinical care.
The Intermountain team teaches healthy behavior at elementary schools, such as physical activity, nutrition, sleep and stress management. They also work on environmental interventions with the development and use of walking trails. These community initiatives are part of Intermountain’s mission of helping people live the healthiest lives possible.
Intermountain’s Primary Care Clinical Program has recently completed a new lifestyle care process model. This is aimed to make physical activity and nutrition counseling a core part of preventive visits. A pre-diabetes program is being developed for those at increased risk for developing diabetes, and it emphasizes appropriate screening. For those at risk, there is outreach with a variety of educational programs. Finally, for those with diabetes there is ongoing emphasis that all diabetic patients receive appropriate treatment and screening. This includes A1c testing and control, cholesterol management, nephropathy treatment and/or screening, eye exams, blood pressure control and foot exams. Intermountain is combating diabetes from schools and communities to the clinicians’ offices. It is hoped this comprehensive approach will improve the care and prevent diabetes.”
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