Patient Advisory Council (PAC)

The PAC meets monthly to advocate for patient-driven lifestyle change and empower people with diabetes or at risk for diabetes. The PAC works to make sure that Diabetes Wellness & Prevention Center programs and activities are centered on true patient needs. To participate in the PAC, or for more information, please contact:

Community Advisory Council (CAC)

The CAC meets quarterly to make sure Diabetes Wellness & Prevention Center programs help address true community needs and take full advantage of existing community resources. The CAC also works to spread and share successful Coalition programs with other people and communities working to overcome diabetes one step at a time. To participate, or for more information, please contact:

• Delois Broady, Co‑Chair – delois.broady@mlh.org
• Phebe Mclin, Co‑Chair – phebe.mclin@gmail.com

Provider Learning Collaborative (PLC)

The PLC meets bi-monthly to work together through the Whitehaven DWPC to improve diabetes care and promote wellness for people with diabetes or at risk for diabetes and its many complications in the Whitehaven area. Through the PLC, providers learn and share: 1) best practices in diabetes care; 2) practice data on diabetes care performance; 3) diabetes practice improvement methods; and 4) ways to identify and overcome barriers to best diabetes care. To participate, or for more information, please contact:

• Dr. Stanley Dowell, Co‑Chair – stanley.dowell@mlh.org
   or: Eileen Thomas – eileen.thomas@mlh.org
• Dr. Helmut Steinberg, Co‑Chair – hsteinb1@uthsc.edu, 901.448.5240

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee meets quarterly to oversee, direct, and help implement the programs and activities of the Diabetes Wellness and Prevention Center. To participate, or for more information, please contact:

• Dr. James Robinson, Co‑Chair – James.Robinson@mlh.org
   or: Sibyl Meyers-Williams – Sibyl.Meyers‑Williams@mlh.org , 901.516.3081
• Dr. Jim Bailey, Co‑Chair – jeb@uthsc.edu, 901.448.2475