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AR SR9

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/6/2017

Primary Sponsor

Linda Chesterfield

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Origin

Senate

91st General Assembly (2017 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Senate Resolution commending Dr. Peter O. Kohler, Dr. Pearl McElfish, and Ms. Mandy Ritok of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for their diabetes research study presented at the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute annual meeting on November 17-19, 2016.

  • The Extended Family Model of Diabetes Self-Management Education project targets the Marshallese population, which suffers from type 2 diabetes at a rate at least 400% higher than the general United States population.

  • The research uses Community-Based Participatory Research methods to engage patients and stakeholders, hypothesizing that an adapted Extended Family Model based on Marshallese collectivist, family-centered values will improve diabetes management outcomes compared to traditional education approaches.

  • Senate directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy of the resolution to Dr. Kohler, Dr. McElfish, Ms. Ritok, and Joe V. Selby, M.D., MPH, Executive Director of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

Legislative Description

To Commend The University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences' Research Study Entitled "an Extended Family Model Of Diabetes Self-management Education To Reduce Disparities In A United States Pacific Islander Community".

Last Action

Sine Die adjournment

5/1/2017

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