SOAR: Pathway to Wellness
SOAR Community & Organizational Healthcare Partners
The SOAR: Pathway to Wellness Program (2017-2020) is a community-driven program aimed at improving the health and health equity of Indigenous peoples living with diabetes. Indigenous communities and their local healthcare organizations have formed a partnership with Western University’s Diabetes Research Team to adapt and strengthen the effectiveness and scalability of a diabetes quality improvement (QI) program. This QI Program includes QI training, coaching and tools to support community-designed initiatives to improve the quality of diabetes care and well-being of community members.
Four core objectives of SOAR:
Engage
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Engage community partners and key stakeholders to support meaningful participation and leadership
Review
- Review, improve and adapt the diabetes quality improvement strategy with community partners
Evaluate
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- Evaluate the effectiveness of the adapted diabetes quality improvement strategy
Develop
- Develop community-driven plans for sustainability and scale-up for the adapted diabetes quality improvement strategy
Program Materials
SOAR Program Overview:
Watch the overview of the SOAR Program and learn more about its core objectives and guiding principles.
First Nations Diabetes Surveillance System (FNDSS) Overview
Providing a secure, centralized and easily accessible web-based system to track and monitor trends in diabetes rates over time in First Nations communities.
Updates & Announcements
SOAR: Pathway to Wellness |
The SOAR Program is wrapping up the post-program evaluation and moving to the analyze phrase. Please contact Harsh Zaran if you have any questions.
