Diabetes: A National Plan for Action. Diabetes: A National Plan for Action
Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Tommy G. Thompson has identified diabetes prevention, detection, and treatment as important components of his health agenda. Activities supporting the Secretary’s focus on diabetes include Steps to a HealthierUS: Putting Prevention First (Appendix A), the Diabetes Detection Initiative , and the Sm
Diabetes: A National Plan for Action. Health Problems Related to Diabetes
Diabetes can have a significant impact on quality of life by increasing risk for a variety of complications. These include:
Diabetes: A National Plan for Action. Risk Factors for Diabetes
Diabetes occurs in people of all ages and racial and ethnic groups. Researchers do not fully understand the cause of type 1 diabetes or what can be done to prevent it. Research suggests that type 1 diabetes has a strong genetic basis that is modified by environmental factors.
Diabetes: A National Plan for Action. What Is Diabetes?
Diabetes is typically classified according to three main types—type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes including a related condition called pre-diabetes, and gestational diabetes.
Diabetes: A National Plan for Action. Introduction
Diabetes is approaching epidemic proportions in the United States. More than 18 million Americans today have diabetes. Approximately 41 million Americans have pre-diabetes, 8 which means they are at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes. 9 For people with diabetes, blood glucose (sugar) levels are elevated either because the body cannot make
Diabetes: A National Plan for Action. Executive Summary
Currently, more than 18 million Americans have diabetes and projections show that the number of persons with the disease will continue to grow without public health intervention. 1 Diabetes consists of a group of diseases in which the body is unable to produce insulin (type 1 diabetes) or makes too little insulin and resists its action (type 2 di
Diabetes: A National Plan for Action. Acknowledgements
The Diabetes: A National Plan for Action is the result of the dedication and determination of many groups and individuals. The Department would like to thank all those who participated in creating this document.
Special thanks to the American Diabetes Association, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, the American Associatio
Diabetes: A National Plan for Action. Message From the Secretary
Currently, more than 18 million Americans have diabetes and are at risk for related complications like heart disease, stroke, blindness, amputations and kidney disease. On average, every 25 seconds, someone in the United States is diagnosed with diabetes. Diabetes rates are steadily increasing in America, and millions are unaware that they have th
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Public Health Laboratories and Health System Change
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ASPE Childhood Obesity White Paper
ASPE RESEARCH BRIEF
Childhood Obesity
By: Jennifer Bishop, Rebecca Middendorf, Tori Babin, Wilma Tilson
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The document provides an overview of the research literature on causes of childhood obesity.
This research brief is available on the Internet at:
Diabetes: A National Plan for Action
Currently, more than 18 million Americans have diabetes and are at risk for related complications like heart disease, stroke, blindness, amputations, and kidney disease. This document provides up-to-date and accurate prevention, detection, and treatment information, and includes simple action steps for individuals, families, health practitioners,
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