GAME PLAN for
Preventing Type 2 Diabetes: A Toolkit for Health Care Professionals and Teams
NDEP has updated its
popular GAME PLAN for Preventing Type 2 Diabetes: A
Toolkit for Health Care Professionals and Teams resource to
help health care professionals identify, counsel, and support patients at risk
for type 2 diabetes. This online toolkit features prediabetes screening
information, strategies for talking to patients about prediabetes, and multiple
tools and resources to help patients make lifestyle changes to prevent or delay
the onset of type 2 diabetes.
Support the Men in Your Life During National Men's Health Week
National Men’s Health Week (June 15–21) is celebrated each
year during the week leading up to Father’s Day (June 15). NDEP resources—including
the article ATTENTION MEN! Control Your Diabetes For
Life and tip sheet Get Real! You Don't Have to Knock Yourself
Out to Prevent Diabetes—can help the men in your community learn how
to prevent or manage diabetes.
Explore Diabetes HealthSense
NDEP's Diabetes HealthSense website can help you find resources to
support people in making changes to live well, whether they have diabetes or
are at risk for the disease. Among these resources is AADE7 Self-Care Behaviors Healthy Coping,
a handout that provides tips on how to deal with the emotional lows of having
diabetes.
New CDC Study on Latino Health
According to its first study on Latino Health, Hispanics
have lower deaths than whites from most of the 10 leading causes of death with
three exceptions – more deaths from diabetes and chronic liver disease, and
similar numbers of deaths from kidney diseases. Read the publication in Spanish or English.
Hurricane Season Officially Starts June 1st
Everyone,
especially people with diabetes, should be prepared for any type of natural
disaster. Learn more.
CDC/NDEP Webinars and Certificates Available Through TRAIN
CDC/NDEP webinars are now available
on the Training Finder Real-time Affiliate Integrated Network (TRAIN). Participants
who access recordings of NDEP webinars through TRAIN can maintain a record of
their participation in NDEP activities and download certificates of
participation. The following webinars are available:
On the Road with NDEP
See where NDEP will present or exhibit in the next few
months or download a presentation from a
past event.
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