Community-Based Diabetes Awareness Strategy With Detection and Intervention: The Mobile Diabetes Education Center

To prevent diabetes and increase equitable access to health care screenings, Touro University California has created implemented a community outreach program called the Mobile Diabetes Education Center (MOBEC). This is joint effort that also involves Sutter Health, Department of Public Kaiser Permanente, Solano County community-based organizations, focusing on advancing equity in County’s at-risk populations. article reports services initial successes MOBEC. With its strong collaboration, MOBEC helped raise awareness ensure much-needed screenings education. model can potentially be used as blueprint for similar efforts nationwide address needs medically underserved communities.