Diabetes management and care program

• Reach:

  WA

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

The Diabetes management and care program is run in remote Indigenous communities in the Kimberley region of Western Australia by The Unity of First People of Australia, a not-for-profit Aboriginal-run organisation. The program is funded by Caritas Australia, The Catholic Agency for International Aid and Development.

The program aims to arrest the rising incidence of Type 2 diabetes by working with the community to develop a sustainable community health plan which they own and manage themselves. The community health plan incorporates the prevention, management, treatment and care of diabetes and promotes lifestyle-changing behaviours for a healthier community.

Abstract adapted from Caritas Australia

Links

• View information: Caritas Australia: Indigenous Australia programs
• View information: Diabetes management and care program
• View information: Diabetes management and care program
• View media release: Indigenous health scheme getting results
• View media release: On the road to healthier Indigenous communities
• View website: Caritas Australia