Diabetes

PowerPoint presentations from the 2010 CDC Diabetes Translation Conference

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PowerPoint presentations from the 2010 CDC Diabetes Translation Conference plenary, symposia, and concurrent sessions can now be downloaded from the official conference Web site. Be sure to forward this e-mail to your colleagues and associates who were unable to attend the conference, so they can visit the site as well.  Persons with disabilities experiencing problems accessing the diabetes conference PowerPoint presentations should contact ddtmedia@cdc.gov or call 770-488-5000. Visit  to access the slides

Stop Diabetes Before It Starts!

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Stop diabetes before it starts fact sheet.

Smoking with Diabetes Education Sheet

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Learn why smokers with diabetes are at higher risk for many other health problems, including heart attack and stroke.

Diabetes: Learn How to Be In the Driver's Seat

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Diabetes: learn how to be in the driver's seat. A guide to local diabetes education programs. Published by the Allegheny County (PA) Health Department, September 2009.

Could You Have Diabetes and Not Know It? Risk Test

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Could You Have Diabetes and Not Know It? Take the test and know your score. From the American Diabetes Association.

Health Education Council Presentation Slides

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Developing and Sustaining Integrated Tobacco and Chronic Disease Programs

"The Why, What and How for implementing a dual emphasis program"

Health Educations Councils National Conference

"Achieving Health and Social Equity in Tobacco Conrol"

April 26-28th

New Orleans, Louisiana

Hotel Monteleone

ABUNDANT LIFE HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

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COMING SOON!

Abundant Life Health Symposium

Saturday October 23, 2010

8:30AM to 4:30PM

Palmer Theological Seminary

6 E. Lancaster Avenue

Wynnewood, PA 19096.

 

Registration Material will be available soon. See attached Calendar Alert to mark your calendar now!

About 21% of Area Residents with Chronic Diseases Also Smoke, Adding Potential Medical Complications

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More than half the smokers (54.1% or approximately 415,000 adults) in the survey area—which encompasses Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Montgomery, Philadelphia and Schuylkill counties—have attempted to quit smoking in the past year. And 60.6% smokers with the chronic diseases of diabetes, asthma, high blood pressure or heart disease tried to quit smoking in the past year, versus 48.6% of smokers without those diseases.

About 21% of Area Residents with Chronic Diseases Also Smoke, Adding Potential Medical Complications

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More than half the smokers (54.1% or approximately 415,000 adults) in the survey area—which encompasses Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Montgomery, Philadelphia and Schuylkill counties—have attempted to quit smoking in the past year. And 60.6% smokers with the chronic diseases of diabetes, asthma, high blood pressure or heart disease tried to quit smoking in the past year, versus 48.6% of smokers without those diseases.
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