The Women’s Health Initiative aims to promote wellness among women with diabetes and those who are at risk of developing the disease. It also focuses on reducing racial and income disparities that affect women’s access to health care and the quality of the care they receive. The initiative is improving diabetes awareness, screening, prevention and education among women in South Carolina.
Five programs have been funded under this initiative:
- Women Against Diabetes through Empowerment — Medical University of South Carolina
- Regional Integrated Life-Cycle Diabetes Program for Women — Clemson Rural Health of Clemson University
- Rural Health Services Women’s Diabetes Program — Rural Health Services, Inc.
- Wellness and Empowerment for All Women — Prisma Health Upstate
- Women in Control of Diabetes — Prisma Health Midlands
These programs aim to empower women with diabetes to take control of their health, to have healthier pregnancies and healthier children, and to be agents of positive change for their families and communities.
Your team is always friendly and caring. Being in the program, I’ve become more aware of my diabetes. I’m incredibly grateful for all of you.
"The WHI Program has helped me improve women's health related to diabetes by providing them primary care in the postpartum period and beyond. We have developed a streamlined collaborative process with our obstetric colleagues for smooth transition of care and ongoing communication, especially to manage women with complex, uncontrolled diabetes."
"The ability to address both the medical and socioeconomic needs of women with diabetes through team based care has had amazing impacts on both quantitative and qualitative metrics for these patients. This program has been able to identify and address a long-deserved patient demographic."