Introduction:The BD Helping Build Healthy Communities (HBHC) program is a philanthropically funded initiative designed to provide support for comprehensive medication management (CMM) services at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to support care for low-income populations.Objectives: The primary outcome of interest was the change in glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) between baseline and 6 months with changes in systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) between baseline and 6 months being evaluated as secondary outcomes.Methods: Awardees of the HBHC program who provided clinical pharmacist led CMM services in 2017, 2018, or 2019 to address the needs of people living with diabetes, were asked to complete a standardized monitoring template to evaluate their progress in serving patients receiving care at their clinic. The data from these reports was then analyzed using the paired t test to identify statistically significant changes in HbA1c, SBP, and DBP.Results: A total of eight FQHCs, providing care to a total of 2502 patients, received funding within the HBHC program for their CMM activities related to diabetes.Within the primary outcome analysis of the change in HbA1c at 6 months, a statistically significant reduction in average clinic HbA1c between baseline and 6 months (9.4 vs 8.2, mean difference 1.2, 95% CI [0.45-1.97, P <.01]) was observed. Similarly, a statistically significant reduction was observed between baseline and 6 months for
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