Many Indigenous communities throughout Canada are affected by a rising rate of diabetes, while dealing with a lack of access to health care and the impact of colonization. Many Indigenous health centres, organizations and programs throughout Canada provide a range of diabetes support services to individuals, families and communities with affected by diabetes.
These services offer culturally-focused education services and programs for the prevention, management and treatment of diabetes. The unregulated workers who deliver these services and programs are committed to promote diabetes awareness, to implement prevention strategies and to assist individuals and families affected with diabetes to manage the disease. They collaborate with other health professionals to ensure a continuum of diabetes care for Indigenous individuals and their families.
ICBOC offers a certification to program-based workers involved in all aspects of the administration and delivery of diabetes program, providing support in diabetes care management, prevention and education. ICBOC also offers a professional certification as Team Leaders in Diabetes Program Services.
To know more about the certification that you are interested in, please click on the one of the links below:
Diabetes Program Coordinator Certification
Team Leader in Diabetes Services
Diabetes Program Supervisor (Certification available in 2022)