Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness and lower-limb amputations.
News
March 5, 2010
A new study has found that there is inadequate reimbursement and investment in diabetes prevention and treatment resources in New York, which significantly hampers the State’s ability to contain the growing diabetes crisis.
(Please see the attached PDF for a copy of the study.)
Of Interest
February 19, 2010
The Obama Administration today released details of an over $400 million Healthy Food Financing Initiative, which will bring grocery stores and other healthy food retailers to underserved urban and rural communities across America.
Of Interest
February 10, 2010
A study that tracked thousands of children through adulthood found the heaviest youngsters were more than twice as likely as the thinnest to die prematurely, before age 55, of illness or a self-inflicted injury.
Of Interest
February 9, 2010
In a study of more than 2,000 children, researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, compared the time the kids spent viewing television and video. They asked caregivers to track children’s media use during one weekday and one weekend day during 1997, then again in 2002.
Of Interest
February 7, 2010
The White House will begin a drive to expel junk food such as candy and sugary beverages from the nation’s schools in hopes of reducing childhood obesity. Additionally, many schools would be required to offer more nutritious fare.
Of Interest
February 4, 2010
Responding to a diabetes epidemic that many experts consider a health crisis, Oprah Winfrey has dedicated one of her shows to the disease. She has announced an opportunity for all Americans to take a free test that can tell whether a person is at risk for type 2 diabetes.
Of Interest
January 28, 2010
New research from the Harvard School of Public Health shows that having type 2 diabetes in the family more than doubles a woman's own risk of developing the disease.
Of Interest
January 28, 2010
First Lady Michelle Obama, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin announced plans today to help Americans lead healthier lives through better nutrition, regular physical activity, and by encouraging communities to support healthy choices. At a YMCA in Alexandria, VA, they talked directly with national and local leaders, parents and health professionals about reducing overweight and obesity in adults and children.
Policy Headline
January 22, 2010
Study that examined the state of the Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) workforce reveals an unusually small and unequally distributed CDE presence across New York State.
(See the attached PDF for a copy of the study.)
Policy Headline
January 22, 2010
Study that examined the state of the Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) workforce reveals an unusually small and unequally distributed CDE presence across New York State.
(See the attached PDF for a copy of the study.)
Of Interest
Of Interest
February 19, 2010
The Obama Administration today released details of an over $400 million Healthy Food Financing Initiative, which will bring grocery stores and other healthy food retailers to underserved urban and rural communities across America.
Of Interest
February 10, 2010
A study that tracked thousands of children through adulthood found the heaviest youngsters were more than twice as likely as the thinnest to die prematurely, before age 55, of illness or a self-inflicted injury.
Of Interest
February 9, 2010
In a study of more than 2,000 children, researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, compared the time the kids spent viewing television and video. They asked caregivers to track children’s media use during one weekday and one weekend day during 1997, then again in 2002.
Of Interest
February 7, 2010
The White House will begin a drive to expel junk food such as candy and sugary beverages from the nation’s schools in hopes of reducing childhood obesity. Additionally, many schools would be required to offer more nutritious fare.
Of Interest
February 4, 2010
Responding to a diabetes epidemic that many experts consider a health crisis, Oprah Winfrey has dedicated one of her shows to the disease. She has announced an opportunity for all Americans to take a free test that can tell whether a person is at risk for type 2 diabetes.
