Diabetes: Working Wellness in Waukesha - Together (DW3T)

Project Overview

8th Funding Cycle Development Award
     Project Start Date: 1/1/2013
     Project End Date: 12/31/2014

Project Goal Statement: To develop an integrated model between community hunger relief resources and health care systems to ensure consistent quality care for uninsured or underinsured people with diabetes in Waukesha County.

Award Amount: $192,985

Community Partners:
Primary Community Partner: Jean Pirkey, MSN, RN, ProHealth Care Community Outreach
Additional community partner organization names:

• Food Pantry of Waukesha County
• Lake Area Free Clinic
• Mount Mary College
• National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin
• NuGenesis Farms
• St. Joseph's Medical Dental Clinic, Inc.
• The Salvation Army of Waukesha
• University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Waukesha County
• Waukesha Community Health Center
• Waukesha County Community Dental Clinic
• Waukesha Family Practice Clinic

Academic Partners:
Primary Academic Partner: David Nelson, PhD, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Additional Academic Partners:

• Marie Wolff, PhD, Department of Family and Community Medicine
• Melissa DeNomie, MS, Department of Family and Community Medicine

Project Progress Summary Reports:
     Will be added as they become available.

Affiliated Web Pages:
     Food Pantry of Waukesha County
     Lake Area Free Clinic
     Mount Mary College
     National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin
     NuGenesis Farm
     ProHealth Care Community Outreach
     St. Joseph's Medical Dental Clinic, Inc.
     The Salvation Army of Waukesha
     University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
     Waukesha Family Practice Clinic

Project Dissemination Efforts (as reported by project partners)
     Will be added as dissemination occurs.