Diabetes Care. Published online December 12, 2022.

…Also introduced for 2023 is guidance to use community health workers to support the management of diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors, particularly in underserved areas and health systems.“Community health workers can be a link to help people navigate and engage with the health system for better outcomes,” said Gabbay. He added that these professionals are among those who can also assist with screening for food insecurity, another new recommendation. “We talk about screening for food insecurity and tools to use. That shouldn’t be something only dieticians do.”Gabbay said he’d like to see more clinicians partner with community health workers. “We’d like to see more of that…They should be considered part of the healthcare team,” he said.

Gabbay has reported serving on advisory boards for Lark, Health Reveal, Sweetch, StartUp Health, Vida Health, and Onduo. Diabetes Care  was published online December 12, 2022.