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Table 2 Community and Clinical Team Description

From: Exploring quality improvement for diabetes care in First Nations communities in Canada: a multiple case study

 

Community Description

Clinical Team Description

Team Name

Health Service Funding

Location

Number of people with diabetes/

community members

Number of team members

Professional Roles

Number of team members from local community

Team West

Provincial and federal (combination)

Western Canada

134/2000

6

Family physician, Diabetes educator, Homecare nurse, Office assistant, Health promoter, Retinal photographer

3

Team East

Regional First Nations health board

Eastern Canada

300/2200

6

Family physicians (2), Registered nurse, Health service coordinator, Nutritionist, Community Health Representative

1