NDEP News & Notes: NDEP Has Resources to Help You Plan Ahead and Travel Safely if You Have Diabetes
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) sent this bulletin at 06/02/2014 09:57 AM EDT
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Use NDEP Resources to Plan Ahead and Stay Healthy During Summer Travel
Whether you have diabetes or are taking steps to stay healthy to lower your chances for getting type 2 diabetes, it’s important to plan ahead when you are taking a trip. NDEP has tips and resources to help you plan ahead and stay on track for a healthy travel season.
Hurricane Season Officially Starts June 1st
Everyone, especially people with diabetes, should be prepared for any type of natural disaster. Learn more here.
June 9-15 is National Men’s Health Week
National Men’s Health Week (June 9-15) is celebrated each year the week leading up to and including Father’s Day (June 15). Check out NDEP resources to help the men in your community prevent or manage diabetes, such as NDEP’s article, ATTENTION MEN! Control Your Diabetes For Life and NDEP’s tip sheet, Get Real! You Don't Have to Knock Yourself Out to Prevent Diabetes.
CDC’s NDEP Website Has Been Expanded—Featuring New & Improved Resources
Visit the redesigned and expanded CDC NDEP website to find NDEP toolkits and other resources to help you address diabetes in communities and include podiatrists, pharmacists, optometrists, and dentists in team care. The website features the newly expanded PPOD Toolkit and revised New Beginnings Guide along with Road to Health, Tasty Recipes, Resources for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders, and the Living a Balanced Life with Diabetes Toolkit resources. Contact Alexis Williams at awilliams15@cdc.gov for more information.
A complete listing of NDEP resources can be found at www.YourDiabetesInfo.org.
Explore Diabetes HealthSense
NDEP’s Diabetes HealthSense online resource can help you find resources to support people in their efforts to make and sustain healthy lifestyle changes – whether they have diabetes or not. One such resource included in Diabetes HealthSense is the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases’ booklet, What I Need to Know about Physical Activity and Diabetes which helps people with diabetes choose and begin a physical activity program and safely lead an active, healthy lifestyle.
Hot off the Press!
The following publications have been revised as part of NDEP’s health literacy and brand review:
Order or download your copy today!
NDEP Webinars and Certificates Available Through TRAIN
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:
- Culturally-competent Health Provider Communication: Insights from Research with Chinese, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Island Diabetes Patients
- Diabetes and Nutrition in the Latino Community
- Living a Balanced Life with Diabetes Toolkit
- Partners in Health: Engaging Faith Communities in Diabetes Prevention
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See where NDEP will present or exhibit in the next few months or download a presentation from a past event.
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