Diabetes
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Diabetes affects nearly 24 million people in the United States, an increase of more than three million in approximately two years. This means that nearly eight percent of the U.S. population has diabetes. In addition to the 24 million with diabetes, another 57 million people are estimated to have pre-diabetes, a condition that puts them at increased risk for diabetes. Through a cooperative agreement with the Division of Diabetes Translation at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NACCHO was funded to provide information and guidance to local health departments (LHDs) to assist in developing and implementing diabetes prevention programs at the local level and to develop LHD knowledge and expertise in coalition building. The objectives of this project are to:
NACCHO Article on LHD Response to the Diabetes Epidemic
NACCHO published an article in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice on research about how LHDs are responding to the diabetes epidemic. The article examines data about LHD diabetes prevention and control efforts from NACCHO’s 2008 National Profile of Local Health Departments. Read the article.
NACCHO and the LHDs that participated in the Diabetes Today training program have produced a number of new resources for use by local diabetes prevention and management coalitions. Some examples of these include an action planning template, community resource guide, and survey. These new tools are now available to all local diabetes coalitions. 
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the 2011 National Diabetes Fact Sheet and related promotional materials, such as downloadable buttons, badges, and thumbnails. This fact sheet provides updated statistics on how many Americans have diabetes, information on age, racial and ethnic differences in diabetes, and on complications of the disease. It also provides updated information on the prevention or delay of Type 2 diabetes and the prevention of complications associated with diabetes. More » Share Successful Tools NACCHO is looking for diabetes control and prevention tools for our Toolbox, a free, online collection of local public health resources produced by members of the public health community. Examples of tools include presentations, fact sheets, drills, evaluations, protocols, templates, reports, case examples, or training materials. To submit a tool, please contact Jessica Carda-Auten. |
