Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Medical Center has partnered with the Durham County Health Department and the National Center for Geospatial Medicine to use geospatial mapping technology to fight diabetes, according to a health system news release.
The organizations formed the Durham Diabetes Coalition and are planning a five-year program to improve health outcomes and quality of life for Durham County residents with type 2 diabetes. The coalition was granted $6.2 million from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation's national diabetes initiative, Together on Diabetes, for this program.
In the planning phase, the coalition will use geospatial mapping, which maps disease and population health on a physical map, to study the locations of diabetes patients, patterns of care and available social resources. The geospatial data will also inform the program's interventions for improved health.
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The organizations formed the Durham Diabetes Coalition and are planning a five-year program to improve health outcomes and quality of life for Durham County residents with type 2 diabetes. The coalition was granted $6.2 million from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation's national diabetes initiative, Together on Diabetes, for this program.
In the planning phase, the coalition will use geospatial mapping, which maps disease and population health on a physical map, to study the locations of diabetes patients, patterns of care and available social resources. The geospatial data will also inform the program's interventions for improved health.
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