It's Readiness All the Way Down

About this episode

This episode discusses why some diabetes programs succeed while others fail, featuring insights on the Community Readiness Model.

Why do some diabetes programs thrive while others never get off the ground? In this episode of Diabetes Care Conversations, Angela Forfia speaks with Dr. Linda Stanley about the Community Readiness Model and how organizations, teams, and communities move through stages of change. From “go slow, to go fast” to building sustainable programs beyond a single champion, this conversation offers practical insights for anyone working to advance diabetes prevention, care, and management. Listen to more episodes of Diabetes Care Conversations at https://www.adces.org/practice/the-huddle-podcast Learn more about ADCES and the many benefits of membership at adces.org/join. The Diabetes Care Conversations Podcast is edited by JAG Podcast Productions: https://jagpodcastproductions.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Host: Angela Forfia

Guest: Dr. Linda Stanley

Topics covered

• diabetes programs
• Community Readiness Model
• stages of change
• diabetes prevention
• sustainable programs

Keywords

• diabetes
• programs
• readiness
• change
• prevention
• care
• management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists, ADCES, JAG Podcast Productions, Simplecast, AdsWizz

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