About
Black and Hispanic adults have lower diabetes medication taking behaviors compared to their Non-Hispanic White counterparts, contributing to higher mortality rates. To address these diabetes disparities, an intervention integrating pharmacist medication management and community health workers addressing social determinants of health and diabetes misperceptions, (ENRxICH), is being implemented in Milwaukee, WI. The goal of ENRxICH is to determine the most effective support for improving diabetes management. Acknowledging the challenges in recruiting marginalized populations—such as lack of trial awareness, fear, mistrust, and limited access —we employed a community-engaged approach to trial recruitment. This presentation will describe ENRxICH and the trial’s community-based screening and recruitment approaches, and reflect on lessons learned.
Presenters:
Dr. Olayinka Shiyanbola is the Charles R. Walgreen Jr. Professor of Pharmacy in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Michigan. Her research program advances the use of patient-centered interdisciplinary approaches to improve diabetes and related chronic disease outcomes, medication use behaviors, health literacy and health equity. Prior to UM, she was a Professor (tenured) at the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy, Associate Director at UW Collaborative Center for Health Equity and Founding Director of the STRIDE Mentored Professional Development Program at UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research.
Shary Pérez Torres, MPH, is the Community Health and Research Program Coordinator at the United Community Center in Milwaukee. The UCC is a large Latino nonprofit organization established in 1970, providing a variety of educational, health, and social service programs to the Milwaukee area Latino community. Ms. Perez is currently working on her DrPH at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and has a master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus and a bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus.