Abstract
Effective interventions, such as chronic disease self-management education (CDSME) programs, are necessary to address the growing epidemic of chronic diseases in the US and abroad. Funded by the US Administration for Community Living (ACL), the National Council on Aging (NCOA) serves as the National Resource Center to support the expansion and sustainability of evidence-based CDSME programs countrywide. This poster is designed for professionals interested in exploring CDSME program delivery resources that are accessible at the Center. It will showcase the ways NCOA provides training and technical assistance to a nationwide network of state and community-based organizations that offer CDSME programs. It will describe and explain how to access the range of webinars that cover a variety of topics on CDSME programming, including outreach to underserved populations, health care integration, strategies for sustainability, and more. The poster will also feature the Center’s national clearinghouse of resources and best practices for CDSME programs. This includes the “Best Practices Toolkit, a compilation of over 150 resources, grounded in “real world contexts” from partners across the country implementing CDSME programs. It will also feature the Center’s multi-level online “Community Integrated Health Care Toolkit,” designed to help community-based organizations build partnerships with health care systems and receive payment for the CDSME programs that they offer. The clearinghouse resources are organized for ease of access and can help professionals strategize their efforts in building leadership and partnerships, enhancing capacity, creating centralized and coordinated processes, designing business plans, and conducting quality assurance and evaluation activities.