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Overcoming Barriers in Vision Care Utilization of African Americans with Diabetes

Award Number: U58DP002655
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION & HEALTH PROMOTION
OPDIV: CDC
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2010
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2016

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Overcoming Barriers in Vision Care Utilization of African Americans with Diabetes - DESCRIPTION: The Wills Eye Health System proposes to establish a multidisciplinary Wills Eye Translational Research Center (the "WETRC") in response to the DHHS/CDC RFA-DP- 10-004. The WETRC will conduct the project entitled, "Overcoming Barriers in Vision Care Utilization of African Americans with Diabetes." According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Diabetes Association, annual dilated fundus examinations (DFEs) are recommended for all people with diabetes to reduce their risk of vision loss. Despite this fact, only 50% to 60% of adults with diabetes follow this recommendation, and African Americans are less likely to see an eye doctor or get a DFE compared to Caucasians. Therefore, the goal of the WETRC is to enhance the eye care of underserved, African Americans in Philadelphia with diabetes, improve the population-based quality of eye care services and close the gap between optimal evidence-based eye care and existing practice. The WETRC specific studies (AIMS) are to: 1) Develop a retrospective analysis of existing ophthalmic data sets to assess and evaluate individual-level and system-level factors that impact access to and quality of vision care in patients with diabetes; 2) Use focus group methodology to identify barriers and enablers to the delivery of efficacious and cost-effective eye care that prevent vision loss and promote eye health in African Americans with diabetes; and 3) Implement telephone-based and educational interventions to improve DFE follow-up adherence in African Americans with diabetes utilizing a prospective cluster-based, randomized, cohort. The investigators at the WETRC will also participate in the design and implementation of a Collaborative TRC Network study, which aims to assure optimal two-way communication between the ophthalmologist and their patients' primary care physician (PCP). This Network study goals are to improve the ophthalmologists' patient education about blood sugar control by increasing the HA1C reporting from the PCP to the ophthalmologist. It also aims to improve PCP knowledge regarding their patients' severity of DR and recommended ocular follow-up. Successful achievement of the TRC-specific studies and the Collaborative TRC Network study will help to overcome barriers to obtaining ongoing DFEs and reduce disparities in vision care utilization. Our goal is to bring African Americans with diabetes closer to the Healthy People 2010 goal of 75% of all persons with diabetes having an annual DFE.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2015 ( Subtotal = $62,500 )
2015	2015	Willis Eye Health System	840 Walnut Street	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19107	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Investigations and Technical Assistance	001	5	7/16/2015	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$62,500
2015	2015	Willis Eye Health System	840 Walnut Street	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19107	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Investigations and Technical Assistance	004	5	7/25/2015	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$62,500
2015	2015	Willis Eye Health System	840 Walnut Street	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19107	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Investigations and Technical Assistance	003	5	7/22/2015	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	-$62,500
2015	2014	Willis Eye Health System	840 Walnut Street	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19107	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control	000	5	6/16/2015	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2015	2014	Willis Eye Health System	840 Walnut Street	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19107	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control	002	5	7/16/2015	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $62,500

Issue Date FY: 2014 ( Subtotal = $286,200 )
2014	2014	Willis Eye Health System	840 Walnut Street	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19107	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control	001	5	7/22/2014	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$250,000
2014	2013	Willis Eye Health System	840 Walnut Street	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19107	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control	000	4	3/4/2014	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$36,200
														Subtotal = $286,200

Issue Date FY: 2013 ( Subtotal = $243,887 )
2013	2013	Willis Eye Health System	840 Walnut Street	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19107	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control	001	4	6/26/2013	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$243,887
2013	2012	Willis Eye Health System	840 Walnut Street	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19107	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control	000	3	4/17/2013	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $243,887

Issue Date FY: 2012 ( Subtotal = $250,000 )
2012	2012	Willis Eye Health System	840 Walnut Street	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19107	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control	001	3	7/24/2012	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$250,000
2012	2011	Willis Eye Health System	840 Walnut Street	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19107	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control	000	2	1/25/2012	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $250,000

Issue Date FY: 2011 ( Subtotal = $250,000 )
2011	2011	Willis Eye Health System	840 Walnut Street	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19107	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control	001	2	7/12/2011	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$250,000
2011	2010	Willis Eye Health System	840 Walnut Street	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19107	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control	000	1	12/3/2010	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $250,000

Issue Date FY: 2010 ( Subtotal = $250,000 )
2010	2010	Willis Eye Health System	840 Walnut Street	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19107	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control	000	1	8/26/2010	NEW	$250,000
														Subtotal = $250,000

Grand Total All Awards = $1,342,587

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Overcoming Barriers in Vision Care Utilization of African Americans with Diabetes

Award Number: U58DP002655

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION & HEALTH PROMOTION

OPDIV: CDC

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2010

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2016

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