2026 Catalog: All Courses

Title: Social Drivers of Health in Diabetes
Presented by:
CAPT Jana Towne, RN, BSN, MHA
Nurse Consultant
Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention
Indian Health Service
Type of Activity: Enduring Event [Recorded Webinar]
Release Date: September 16, 2025
Expiration Date: September 15, 2028
Estimated Time to Complete Activity: 60 minutes
Live Session Originally Presented on: September 3, 2025
Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Dentists, Pharmacists, Dietitians and other Healthcare Professionals
working in Clinic and Community Health Settings
Information about the webinar presentation:
This session will provide an overview of upstream social drivers of health care and how they affect the health of
American Indian and Alaska Native people and communities. We will discuss the frameworks that encompass
the social determinants of health and examine their relationship between the disparities in the SDOH and
diabetes.
Training Objectives and Outcomes: As a result of completing this training, the healthcare team will
be able to:
1. Examine conceptual frameworks and the lexicon used to define Social Drivers of Health.
2. Evaluate the relationship between disparities in SDOH and diabetes.
3. Identify at least three national efforts to address SDOH as an upstream strategy to decrease the prevalence
of diabetes and other chronic diseases.

https://www.ihs.gov/diabetes/training/

Objectives and Outcomes:
1. Examine conceptual frameworks and the lexicon used to define Social Drivers of Health.
2. Evaluate the relationship between disparities in SDOH and diabetes.
3. Identify at least three national efforts to address SDOH as an upstream strategy to decrease the prevalence
of diabetes and other chronic diseases.

Wendy Castle — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at wendy.castle@ihs.gov.

The speaker has no conflicts of interest to report.

It is the policy of the Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, that faculty/planners disclose any financial or other relationships with commercial companies whose products may be discussed in the educational activity. The Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, also requires that faculty disclose any unlabeled or investigative use of pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Images that have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes are prohibited.

None of the faculty/planners for this activity has a conflict of interest, and there is no use of unlabeled or investigative pharmaceutical products or medical devices. No images have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes.The educational objectives, content, and selection of educational methods and instructors are conducted independent of any commercial entity.

The IHS Division of Oral Health is an accredited sponsor of continuing education under the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (CERP). ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the IHS at IHS CDE Coordinator or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ada.org

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