National Diabetes Education Program in Washington

• Diabetes Prevention and Control Program

• National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)

• Washington State Collaborative

• Washington State Diabetes Plan

• Resources

• Campaign

External Links

• American Diabetes Association

• American Association of Diabetes Educators

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About the National Diabetes Education
Program In Washington State

The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), founded in 1997, is a federally sponsored initiative that involves public and private partners to improve the treatment and outcomes for people with diabetes, to promote early diagnosis, and to prevent the onset of diabetes. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Division of Diabetes Translation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) jointly sponsor the program with the participation of over 200 partner organizations.

Target Audiences:

The NDEP’s target audiences include:

• People with diabetes and their families, with special attention to Hispanic and Latino Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, American Indians, Alaska Natives and older adults.

• People at risk for type 2 diabetes, especially those with pre-diabetes, with special attention to populations at high risk.

• Health care providers, with an emphasis on outreach to the full team engaged in providing care for people with diabetes and pre-diabetes.

• Health care payers, purchasers, and policy makers.

In Washington State, NDEP messages and materials are promoted through local coalitions, such as the Tri-Cities NDEP/DAR Coalition, and through targeted media campaigns in both rural and urban communities. The goal of Washington State NDEP activities is to promote culturally and linguistically relevant messages in an effort to increase awareness and intensity of belief that diabetes is serious, common, costly, yet controllable and now preventable.

Materials:

For information on diabetes, you can call the Washington Department of Health at1-888-438-2247. The websites for the National Diabetes Education Program and the Centers for Disease Control - Diabetes also provide a wealth of information and downloadable material in several languages. Free or low-cost professional and patient education publications can also be ordered from the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC). The NDIC provides information for people with diabetes, health care professionals, and the public. They are a great resource for cultural information specific to diabetes, information about the acute and chronic complications of diabetes, and pamphlets on living with diabetes. They can be reached at the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, 1-800-860-8747, 1 Information Way, Bethesda, MD, 20892-3560 or Email ndic@info.niddk.nih.gov.

Links to external resources are provided as a public service and do not imply endorsement by the Washington State Department of Health.

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Last Updated:  03/17/2008 04:02 PM