Scripps Project Dulce: Finalist for 2020 Hearst Health Prize
Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute – Project Dulce was named a finalist of the 2020 Hearst Health Prize. The Project Dulce program is designed to improve health and access to care for underserved, ethnically diverse people with diabetes. It provides interpersonal and digital clinical management support while trained peer educators deliver culturally appropriate diabetes self-management education and support. Athena Philis-Tsimikas, MD, Corporate Vice President for the Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute, and others share more. https://www.scripps.org/services/meta...
The Hearst Health Prize is an annual $100,000 award honoring outstanding achievement in improving population health in the U.S., funded by Hearst Health and administered by the Jefferson College of Population Health. One winner is awarded $100,000 and up to two finalists each receive $25,000. The Hearst Health Prize provides a national platform to showcase successful programs and to proliferate best practices more rapidly. www.jefferson.edu/HearstHealthPrize