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The Burden of Diabetes Among Americans Continues to Grow

Progress to Date

• Healthy People 2010 Objectives

Prevention Opportunities

• Levels of Prevention
• Types of Strategies

Basic Infrastructure for Diabetes Control

• Surveillance and Evaluation
• Strategic Plans
• Partnerships
• Policy
• Professional Development and Training

Diabetes Program Examples

• National Diabetes Education Program
• Diabetes Today
• Project DIRECT
• New York Centers of Excellence
• Improving Diabetes Care through Empowerment, Active Collaboration and Leadership (Project IDEAL)
• The Diabetes Collaborative
• Wisconsin Collaborative Diabetes Quality Improvement Project
• The Michigan Diabetes Outreach Network (DON)
• Utah Statewide Communication Campaign
• West Virginia Statewide Diabetes Media Campaign

Challenges Ahead

Technical Resources

• Federal
• Nongovernmental Organizations

References

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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