2025 PRESENTER PROFILES
Cross-Sectoral Platforms—Transforming Diabetes Prevention for All
Saturday, June 21, at 3:15 p.m. CT
Room W183 A • McCormick Place Convention Center
The Diabetes Impact Project—An Example of a Successful Multisector Partnership to Reduce Diabetes Burden in Indianapolis Communities
Lisa Staten, PhD
Associate Professor,
Indiana University Indianapolis Fairbanks School of Public Health
What is your presentation about?
In this presentation, I will describe the Diabetes Impact Project (DIP-IN) and some preliminary findings. DIP-IN is an eight-year community-engaged collaborative effort to reduce the diabetes burden in three urban neighborhood clusters that experience rates of diabetes that are twice the U.S. rate. This holistic initiative spans the prevention continuum and includes health system-based community health workers, neighborhood-based community health workers, three resident steering committees, and over 60 community health improvement projects.
How do you hope your presentation will impact diabetes research or care?
Ultimately, I hope that this presentation inspires researchers to explore ways to implement and evaluate complex interventions that address diabetes and other non-communicable diseases. In particular, I hope that the presentation encourages researchers and practitioners to work closely with community residents and organizational partners to address primary prevention at the community level, especially in under-resourced communities.
How did you become involved with this area of diabetes research or care?
I first became involved with a diabetes prevention and control initiative during my postdoctoral program, where I worked with a team of researchers and community partners committed to improving community health. That experience inspired me to continue working with marginalized and under-resourced communities with high rates of diabetes and solidified the need for more research that incorporates a holistic approach and meaningful community engagement.
