Diabetes
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Diabetes affects nearly 24 million people in the United States, an increase of more than 3 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:
Local health departments are engaged in a variety of activities to bring awareness to their communities about diabetes and its risk factors. In Volume 6 of the Building Healthy Communities series, NACCHO presents case studies of nine local health department programs addressing diabetes prevention and control and provides information about NACCHO and CDC's collaborations to address diabetes through local health departments. More » Archived NACCHO Webinar: Diabetes Prevention and Control in Local Health Departments Local health departments are engaged in a variety of activities to bring awareness to their communities about diabetes and its risk factors. This archived webinar provides examples of programs currently being implemented at the local level to address diabetes prevention and control, and information about NACCHO and CDC's collaborations to address diabetes through local health departments. Additional Materials:
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