Community Outreach
Supporting the Community through hands-on efforts and collaborations
Community Outreach Programs
Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute
Founded in 1982, The Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute stands alone as the San Diego region’s leading comprehensive organization for diabetes. In a struggle to overcome this epidemic facing 18 million Americans, few institutions have risen above all others in their total dedication. The Whittier is wholly committed to diabetes patient care, education and research.
The Whittier accomplishes its mission by collaborating with other institutions, their researchers, and physicians - such as Scripps Health; University of California, San Diego; Children’s Hospital, San Diego; San Diego Community Clinics; and The Scripps Research Institute.
More Information: http://www.whittier.org
Whittier on Wheels
The Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute’s Mobile Medical Unit brings diabetes education and care to the community.
Mobile Medical Unit - Inaugurated in February 2004, this unique resource is designed to replicate services usually offered only in doctors offices, bringing them directly to the community. The Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) provides diabetes screening, general diabetes prevention and management information, and referrals to additional Whittier resources, including the Scripps Whittier Diabetes Program and Project Dulce.
More Information: http://www.scripps.org/services/diabetes/mobile-medical-unit
SDSU Institute for Public Health
The Institute for Public Health (IPH) serves as a bridge between the public health academic community and public health practice. It supports the development of mutually beneficial partnerships between the San Diego State University (SDSU) Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH), local public health agencies, and private organizations. Our academic-practice partnerships are regional, California statewide and along the international border. These partnerships are intended to expand the base of knowledge for all individuals working in public health, and are facilitated through student field placements, internships, scholarships, collaborative faculty-practitioner research, program evaluation, technical assistance, continuing education, professional development, agency capacity building, and dissemination of health data and information.
More Information: http://iph.sdsu.edu/
Project Dulce
PROJECT DULCE™ is a diabetes care and education program that addresses the specific needs of underserved, ethnically diverse populations. The program is dedicated to „úDiabetes Excellence Across Communities„ù , with a mission of improving the lives of people with diabetes through culturally appropriate, community-based diabetes management, education and support programs.
Initiated in 1997, PROJECT DULCE™ was designed by a broad collaboration of San Diego health care and community-based organizations. To date, the program has managed thousands of ethnically diverse and low-income patients at community clinic and university health system sites throughout San Diego County.
More Information: http://www.scripps.org/services/diabetes/project-dulce
