RUBY A NEESON DIABETES AWARENESS FOUNDATION INC
Bridging the Support Gap: Addressing Diabetes as a Community
Mission
Ruby A. Neeson Diabetes Awareness Foundation, Inc. mission is to subside the diabetes burden through behavior change support approaches to eradicate health disparities. Our work executes evidence-based strategies and practices to promote social, emotional, and economic wellness and well-being. We are a community-based charitable foundation dedicated to aiding people affected by diabetes by raising public awareness through education, outreach, and advocacy.
Ruling year
2012
Principal Officer
Mrs. Mutima K Jackson-Anderson
Co-Chair
Rachel Smith
Main address
P.O Box 814
Duluth, GA 30096 USA
EIN
45-4542075
NTEE code
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (G01)
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (R01)
Health Support Services (E60)
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
RANDAF aims to address the burden of diabetes and its complications.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Project Saving Soles
Community outreach mission dedicated to providing quality, holistic, comprehensive foot care.
Prevent T2 | Your Change for a Better Lifestyle
Diabetes prevention lifestyle/behavior change program to help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. This program is specifically designed for people who are risk for type 2 diabetes, have prediabetes but have not been diagnosed with diabetes.
CUBS- Diabetes Support Group
Education and group fellowship in an innovative approach to better understand the emotional, social, and viable aspects of diabetes.
Nutrition for Wellness
Initiative dedicated to promoting healthy opportunities in the areas of diabetes meal-planning and nutrition. This program aids portions of the population whose adequate food supply is limited by a lack of financial resources. (c)
Corporate Health and Wellness Program
Initiative dedicated to improving the health and well-being of employees in the corporate world; through health indoctrination and group activities that reinforce positive lifestyle changes as a result of better workforce morale, efficiency and healthcare cost reduction. (c)
Wellness Wednesday
In an innovative approach to supporting people affected by diabetes, Wellness Wednesday is a community collaborative partnership with the DeKalb County Board of Health, and the Live Healthy DeKalb Coalition.
Get in the Game: Men's Health Initiative
Analysis approach conveying and fostering prominent education, community outreach and research to eliminate and impede health disparities impacting minority men diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of health outcomes improved
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Ethnic and racial groups, Economically disadvantaged people, People with diseases and illnesses
Related Program
Nutrition for Wellness
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Decreasing
Context Notes
Our metrics are based on several indicators involving core activities and tasks. Context, the stratagem, and outcome.
Number of practicing Community Health Workers as a result of the organization's efforts
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
CUBS- Diabetes Support Group
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Resources used and outcomes.
Number of adults satisfied with the health care system in the community
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Nutrition for Wellness
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Decreasing
Number of people who received clinical mental health care
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Seniors, Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Nutrition for Wellness
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Decreasing
Context Notes
Our metrics are based on several indicators involving core activities and tasks. Context , the problem, next we measure the stratagem, then he outcome.
Number of children who have the skills necessary to maintain personal health
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Nutrition for Wellness
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Aiming to successfully decrease the rapid growth rate of diabetes through community outreach programs that positively impacting underserved and rural populations-communities with a ubiquity of chronic disease by successfully educating program participants/beneficiaries on how to make healthier life choices. Also aiming to operate remotely and travel to communities with a high population of diabetes, to provide essential outreach services to meet the needs of those uninsured. As well as raise awareness of the dangers of smoking and second hand smoke exposure, and eradicating the burden of diabetes in older adult community, and promoting prevention strategics in adolescents.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Strategies include a mobile/community outreach clinic. Also, to successfully expand established health and wellness support group to help those affected by diabetes understand the emotional, practical and social aspects of diabetes. Offering group fellowship, emotional support and Resources, Diabetes Education. Youth initiative strategies: offer assembly for youth to strengthen, and enhance health and wellness knowledge by providing activities that promote nutrition education, physical fitness, and childhood-socialization.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Capabilities of meeting goals through a deputation in place to fulfill task. Ability to successfully meet goals and aim through collaborative community partnerships which are the mechanism for executing and achieve the
comprehensive strategies that strengthen communities. Goal achievement with the aid of volunteers and staffing ability to successfully fulfill mission in an effective manner.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Accomplishments include: lessening the burden of foot complications/amputation through annual community sock drive for those homeless affected by diabetes- - provided community outreach support to older adult community and successfully educated 180 seniors on diabetes self-management and hospitalization prevention--annual community outreach event, Taste of Health Expo to promote the diversity of fighting diabetes by protecting overall health-- Nutrition for Wellness, provided free cooking class a nutrition education to eradicate the burden of food insecurity.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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RUBY A NEESON DIABETES AWARENESS FOUNDATION INC
Board of directorsas of 08/01/2023
Mrs. Mutima Jackson-Anderson
Monica Monica Darville'-Martinez
Atlanta Public Schhols
Cassandra Battle
Emory University Hospital
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
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CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
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