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Cities Changing Diabetes announces five new programs to fight diabetes and obesity in Philadelphia
Preliminary funding jumpstarts programs designed to address unmet health care needs
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PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Five innovative community-based programs have been selected to receive preliminary funding to help combat diabetes and obesity in Philadelphia through Cities Changing Diabetes. Cities Changing Diabetes is a global program sponsored by Novo Nordisk, a global healthcare company, that brings together the private and public sectors to find new ways to change the trajectory of diabetes, including reducing obesity which is considered the biggest modifiable risk factor of diabetes, in their neighborhoods and communities. The winning programs were selected by a coalition of local public health, healthcare, faith, academic and community leaders.
Four New Organizations Join National Coalition to Improve Diagnosis
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Four leading healthcare organizations, AMGA (American Medical Group Association), END SEPSIS, Health Care Improvement Foundation (HCIF), and Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have committed to take action to improve diagnostic quality and safety by joining the Coalition to Improve Diagnosis, which already includes more than 60 of the most prominent organizations in health care and patient advocacy.
“The Coalition will continue in its efforts to create awareness, advocate for increased research funding, and drive quality improvement in the field of diagnostic quality and safety, said Paul L. Epner, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM).