DIP-IN and its partners were featured in local group presentations, a state-level webinar, and in a few different news outlets over the past quarter. The news stories highlighted progress in recent years, including some of our Community Health Improvement Project (CHIP) partners and the work they are doing to improve the health of the DIP-IN communities. See a list below of what we have been up to this quarter:
- USA Today Sponsored Content, 8/27: IU partners with hundreds in Indianapolis to lower diabetes risk
- WTHR, 9/17: DIP-IN program uses personal, community-based approach to reduce diabetes rates in Indy neighborhoods
- Indiana Diabetes Network September partner webinar, 9/25: DIP-IN Eskenazi CHW Supervisor, Phyllis Morgan, and Northeast DIP-IN Neighborhood CHW, Skee Gray, joined this state-level September partner webinar to discuss their CHW work and specifically how CHWs assist with Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) recruitment and implementation.
- Food justice collaborative October meeting, 10/9: Near West Project Manager, Ariez Christmon, presented with Hawthorne staff Jama Bennett (Near West DIP-IN neighborhood CHW) and Carlena Moses (Near West community builder) to talk about DIP-IN in the Near West and how our core partners at Hawthorne collaborate with our internal DIP-IN team and Near West steering committee to bolster quality of life in the Near West. Indianapolis Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) hosts this meeting, focused on equitable food systems in Indianapolis.
- BOLD Coalition October meeting, 10/14: Northeast Project Manager, Natalie Oslund, presented an overview of DIP-IN, including examples of our Community Health Improvement Project (CHIP) partners and the current work they are doing in the communities. The BOLD Coalition is a partnership between Marion County Public Health Department and the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Indiana Chapter to build a more dementia-friendly community.
- October P500 guest lectures: DIP-IN Program Evaluator, Celeste Nicholas, and Near Northwest Project Manager, Ron Rice, were guest lecturers in the Master of Public Health Social and Behavioral Science in Public Health class.