Breastfeeding disparities and recommended strategies to end them in New York.

Objective: The objective of this study was to identify strategies to address breastfeeding disparities across New York in the United States.

Methods: Data were collected from August-December 2021 using a qualitative research design that included 45 key informant interviews and 253 online questionnaires.

Results: Ninety-six percent of participants lived in or represented New York, and four percent were national experts.

Improving diabetes outcomes using a web-based registry and interactive education: a multisite collaborative approach.

Introduction: To support the adoption of guideline concordant care by primary care practices, the New York Diabetes Coalition (NYDC) promoted use of an electronic diabetes registry and developed an interactive educational module on using the registry and improving patient communication. The NYDC hypothesized that use of a registry with immediate feedback would achieve measurable and clinically meaningful improvement in the proportion of patients at goal for diabetes health metrics.

Research Design And Methods: In 2006-2007, the NYDC recruited 7 small to midsized primary care practices to implement the registry and to receive education and coaching on registry use, practice work flow, and patient engagement.

Fat-related dietary behaviors of adult Puerto Ricans, with and without diabetes, in New York City.

Objective: To assess the fat-related dietary behaviors of adult Puerto Ricans with and without diagnosed diabetes, living in New York City.

Design: A random-digit-dialing telephone survey was conducted following Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System procedures. Dietary behavior was assessed using a brief Fat-Related Diet Habits Questionnaire, in which higher scores indicated higher fat intake.

Outcome and cost of a statewide diabetes screening and awareness initiative in New York.

From 1997 through 1999, a total of 365 diabetes screening and awareness events targeting high-risk populations were held throughout New York State. These events were planned and implemented by community-based coalitions that received funding from the state's Diabetes Control Program. The American Diabetes Association's diabetes risk questionnaire was administered, and those individuals identified as high risk received a capillary blood glucose test.

Diabetes and its related risk factors among Russian-speaking immigrants in New York State.

Russian-speakers, one of the largest groups of new immigrants in New York, are characterized by high proportions of refugees, and elderly and urban residents. To understand the extent of diabetes and its risks in this population, client data from a large state-wide diabetes prevention program were used. The prevalence of diabetes among Russian-speaking immigrants aged 40 years and older (N=1,008) was 16.