Focus Areas

The Otoe-Missouria Special Diabetes Program focuses on three primary areas:

1. Recognition – The Otoe-Missouria Diabetes Program promotes recognition of diabetes education as a central theme to the development of quality diabetes care for the Otoe-Missouria diabetic patient and indigenous tribes living within the Otoe-Missouria Health Department Service Area
2. Education – The Otoe-Missouria Diabetes Program will encourage and promote professional education and development of all Otoe-Missouria diabetic patients and staff members of the Otoe-Missouria Health Department (including the Diabetes Program) in regards to diabetes education.
3. Advocacy – The Otoe-Missouria Program will serve as a voice for diabetes education and the Otoe-Missouria diabetic patient living within the local Otoe-Missouria Health Department Service Area and the healthcare systems located within the local service area.

Call Cheryl Glover at 580-723-4466 ext 251 or email cglover@omtribe.org for more information about the Otoe-Missouria Diabetes Program.