Why does the Guide review interventions in both community settings and in health care systems?
The Guide reviews interventions that occur outside traditional clinical settings as well as interventions relevant to the health of populations. Thus, the Guide reviews the effectiveness of diabetes education in community settings, such as the home and faith institutions. The Guide also reviews health care system interventions that manage populations along with individual patients. The Guide examines the effectiveness of disease management, focusing on populations and individuals with diabetes, rather than one-on-one patient care. The latter area is the focus of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force that examines issues of screening for various risk factors and diseases (including diabetes and gestational diabetes), and the effectiveness of patient counseling for health promotion. Although addressing the needs of individuals, case management was included in the Guide review because it involves health care system-level changes and uses population-based approaches. Back to top 6. The e
