The first step in developing the 2016-2018 Strategic Plan was a review of AADE mission and vision.
Mission and vision statements are vital for associations and serve as their navigational north star. The mission statement describes why the association exists and whom it serves. The vision articulates the associations aspirations for the ideal future.
AADEs updated mission statement Empower diabetes educators to expand the horizons of innovative education, management and support better reflects our goal of providing diabetes educators with the resources they need and our commitment to innovation.
The new vision statement Optimal health and quality of life for persons with, affected by or at risk for diabetes and related chronic conditions recognizes that diabetes affects those people who have prediabetes and as well as their loved ones and caregivers.
AADEs Board of Directors also set out to define our guiding principles, which lay out our core beliefs and serve as our driving force:
- The person with, affected by or at risk for diabetes is at the center of the diabetes care team.
- The diabetes educator is an essential member of the diabetes care team.
- Evidence is the basis of our science and practice.
- Quality diabetes prevention and diabetes self-management education and support should be accessible to all individuals.
- Diabetes self-management education and support must evolve through innovation to reach its greatest impact.
Based on the new mission and vision statements, and the addition of guiding principles, AADE leaders identified four key priorities for the next three years:
Diabetes Educator Excellence: Lead the development of innovative education, knowledge resources, and services for professional development and career enhancement.
Value-Based Services for Population Health Management: Champion the positive outcomes and cost benefits of diabetes self-management education and support provided by qualified diabetes educators.
Diversity and Access: Expand and diversify the evolving diabetes educator workforce to address the increasing demand for and access to diabetes self-management education and support.
The Future: Shape, design, evaluate and drive opportunities related to technology and connected health to improve outcomes.
To learn more, visit the website https://www.diabeteseducator.org/about-aade/governance/2016-18-strategic-plan