Diabetes Dateline
Spring/Summer 2009
NDEP News
New and Revised Diabetes Prevention and Control Resources
The National Diabetes Education Program
(NDEP) offers free resources to help health care
professionals disseminate diabetes information to
patients from a variety of cultural backgrounds.
Patient education materials include adaptations
for high-risk audiences such as African Americans,
Hispanics/Latinos, American Indians,
Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Pacific
Islander Americans, older adults, and women
with a history of gestational diabetes and their
children.
New and updated resources include the
following:
- Guiding Principles for Diabetes Care: For
Health Care Professionals. This evidence-based
booklet outlines important patient-centered
principles of diabetes care, helping health care
professionals identify people with pre-diabetes
and undiagnosed diabetes for treatment aimed
at preventing long-term complications.
- Diabetes Numbers At-a-Glance. Based on
American Diabetes Association clinical
recommendations, this handy pocket guide
provides a list of current recommendations for
diagnosing and managing pre-diabetes and
diabetes.
- Capacity Building for Diabetes Outreach: A
Comprehensive Tool Kit for Organizations
Serving Asian and Pacific Islander
Communities. This comprehensive toolkit
is designed to help organizations strengthen
capacity in eight core areas: community
assessment, evaluation, organizational support,
staffing, building coalitions and partnerships,
funding, community outreach, and marketing.
Examples are drawn from experiences
working with Asian American and Pacific
Islander communities, but the worksheets and
tools can be applied in any community.
- The Road to Health Toolkit. Designed for
African Americans and Hispanics/Latinos
at risk for type 2 diabetes, this toolkit provides
materials to start a community outreach
program reinforcing the message that type 2
diabetes can be delayed or prevented.
All NDEP materials are copyright-free and
single copies are free of charge. Many are
available on printer-ready CDs, making it convenient
for organizations to add their logo and
print desired quantities. Visit the NDEP
at www.YourDiabetesInfo.org to download or
order free materials or call 1888693NDEP
(18886936337), 18665691162 (TTY).
NIH Publication No. 09–4562
August 2009
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