Alliance to Reduce Disparities in Diabetes

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WORLD DIABETES DAY

November 14, 2009

World Diabetes Day (WDD) is celebrated every year on November 14. The World Diabetes Day campaign is led by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and its member associations. It engages millions of people worldwide in diabetes advocacy and awareness.

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November 11, 2009: HHS PRESS RELEASE

SECRETARY SEBELIUS RELEASES NEW REPORT ON HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM AND DIABETES IN AMERICA

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November 2009: NOW AVAILABLE

DIABETES IN BLACK AMERICA:Public Health and Clinical Solutions to a National Crisis

Edited by National Advisory Board Member Leonard Jack, Jr., PhD

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About the Alliance

Through grants to five organizations and a National Program Office (Noreen M. Clark, PhD, Director), the Merck Company Foundation will support comprehensive, multi-faceted, community-based programs that address the key factors to reduce disparities and improve health outcomes for people living with diabetes.

The Diabetes Alliance will work to improve communication between patients and health care providers. Effective communication among providers, patients and their family members is a critical component of efforts to promote optimal care outcomes, enhance prevention and management of diabetes and reduce disparities in care.

The Alliance efforts go beyond the clinical setting and will reach people where they spend most of their time and make most of the decisions that affect their health, such as community settings and homes.

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