GCDTR local resource

Toolkit Index and Use Guide

Use this index to select the right GCDTR toolkit for diabetes translation research planning, community collaboration, patient-facing education, clinical workflow design, or investigator career development.

Choose by Audience

Community and employer partners

Start with the Community Diabetes Action Toolkit.

Use for workplace wellness, prevention messaging, and healthier meeting planning.
Use for local diabetes referral pathway discussions.

Patients, caregivers, and study participants

Start with the Patient Care Standards Conversation Guide.

Use to prepare visit questions and patient-centered intervention content.
Use to frame healthy eating, physical activity, and whole-person care discussions.

Clinical partners

Start with the Clinical Tools and Patient Management Guide.

Use for implementation research around practice tools and education materials.
Use for diabetes testing, prevention, school support, and care coordination topics.

Recommended GCDTR Support Touchpoints

Consult a GCDTR research core when translating these materials into study aims, intervention components, or implementation outcomes.
Use the Data Repository when a toolkit requires population surveillance, claims, registry, health system, or community data.
Pair toolkit use with enrichment seminars, peer working groups, pilot funding, and dissemination support when building a grant or manuscript.
Document how materials are adapted for local communities, clinics, languages, accessibility needs, and institutional policies.