The Florida Alliance for Diabetes Prevention and Care
The Alliance is a statewide, grassroots partnership promoting diabetes prevention, education, and care issues.
Membership in the Alliance is free and open to individuals and organizations who are committed to improving Florida's
diabetes health system through community-level actions.
The Alliance's executive committee has a leadership role in accomplishing objectives that complement the goals of the
Diabetes Prevention and Control Program (DPCP) and the Diabetes Advisory Council. The executive committee, which is called
the Leadership Council, has 15 members. Nine members are elected by Alliance members; six are appointed by the DPCP.
Officers are elected by the Leadership Council: the Chair, Chair-Elect, Secretary, and the chairs of four standing
committees - Community Partnerships, Communications, Education, and Data/Information. A liaison to the Diabetes Advisory
Council (DAC) is appointed by the DPCP.
Leadership Council Officers
- Chair: Rosa M. Carranza, CDE, Little Havana Education and Nutrition Centers
- Chair-Elect: Barbara Jacobowitz, MSPH, Treasure Coast Health Council
- Past Chair: Phyllis Bruno, MSN, RN, CDE, Cleveland Clinic of Florida
- Community Partnerships Chair: Kathy Mulcahy, RN, MSN, CDE, Amylin
- Education Chair: Michael Gervasi, DO, Florida Community Health Centers, Inc.
- Communications Chair: Nicole Johnson, MPH, University of South Florida Diabetes Center
- DAC Liaison: Pauline Lowe, American Diabetes Association
- Secretary: Rita Diaz-Kenney, MPH, RD, LD, Concerned Citizen
Membership
The Alliance has three membership levels, based on degree of participation:
Leadership Council members are elected from the Alliance membership in accordance with the Alliance by-laws.
Leadership Council members also participate in committee and local-level activities.
Committee members are active participants of at least one standing committee. (Note: The data committee is currently inactive.
The DPCP supports the data needs of the Alliance.) Committee members also participate in local-level activities of the general membership.
General membership is comprised of members who are active in their communities in promoting diabetes prevention, education, and care.
They work locally to improve the state diabetes health system. Alliance members receive announcements of educational and networking
opportunities, such as the annual Educational Forum-General Membership meeting. They may choose to be included in a directory of
members to increase networking possibilities and collaboration.
Members of the Alliance are also encouraged to join one of three Life Stage Work Groups. Alliance members, DAC members, and DPCP staff participate
on these work groups to address diabetes issues effecting children, adults, and seniors.
Become an Alliance Member
Do you want to get involved in preventing and controlling
diabetes? If so, just complete the
membership form (PDF 238 kb) or
contact the Diabetes Prevention and Control Program.
Standing Committees
Standing committees meet via monthly conference calls and may meet in person at the Leadership Council
quarterly meetings.
Community Partnerships Committee - Conference calls are scheduled for the fourth Thursday of the month
from Noon - 1:00 p.m. Eastern time. This committee's goal is to achieve membership in the Alliance in all 67 counties in Florida.
They also have the lead on developing regional champions who will coordinate Alliance activities in their county or multi-county area.
If you are interested in becoming a regional champion, please contact us.
Data/Information Committee - The Data/Information Committee is currently inactive. However, the following information
was compiled by this committee:
The following information was compiled by this committee:
Education Committee - Conference calls are scheduled for the first Monday of the month from
Noon - 1:00 p.m. Eastern time. The Education Committee plans and conducts the annual Educational Forum.
This involves a passionate commitment from the local planning committee, which is appreciated and always results in a top-notch event.
Members of the Education Committee also were instrumental in developing the Diabetes Self-Management Education Mentoring Program.
This program provides funding and mentoring assistance through mini-grant awards to help organizations submit their DSME programs for national
recognition. Recognition enables organizations to receive reimbursement for their services and increases access to quality DSME.
Currently, two programs are being funded: Duval County Health Department and Putnam County Health Department.
Communications Committee - Conference calls are scheduled for the third Tuesday of the month from 11:00 a.m. - Noon Eastern time.
The Communications Committee is developing the Alliance Action Toolkit, a community mobilization kit with tips for involving various
members of the community. The toolkit will be posted here when completed. Another project of the Communications Committee is the
Alliance Action Newsletter. The inaugural edition will be posted here soon.
Strategic Plan
In November 2007, the Alliance Leadership Council collaborated with the Diabetes Advisory Council to
begin developing a
strategic plan (PDF 52 kb).
Previously each standing committee developed an annual action plan based on the recommendations
from the 2004 Florida Diabetes Assessment Congress. All the standing committee plans are combined
into the
2005-2006 Annual Action Plan (PDF 108 kb).
Leadership Council Meeting Minutes
Upcoming Meetings and Conference Calls
The Leadership Council meets quarterly. The Spring and Winter meetings each year are held in Tampa.
The Fall meeting is a strategic planning meeting for all partners in Florida's
diabetes health system. It is also held in Tampa. The Summer meeting is held in different locations around
the state in conjunction with the annual Alliance general membership meeting/Educational Forum. The upcoming schedule
of meeting dates is included on the calendar
(PDF 118 kb). The calendar also includes meeting dates of the Diabetes Advisory Council.
Note: Files are provided in the Portable Document Format or PDF.
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