Credits and Acknowledgments

The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) is a joint initiative of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The NDEP involves public and private partners to improve the treatment and outcomes for people with diabetes, promote early diagnosis, and ultimately prevent the onset of this serious and costly disease. Our partnerships help make NDEP goals a reality.

We greatly appreciate the valuable work and input of the following people and would like to thank them for their contributions to the development of this document:

Writers

Timothy J. McDonald, M.H.S.A.
Manager, Corporate Health Promotion
General Motors Corporation

John H. Harris, M.Ed., FAWHP
Principal
Harris Health Trends, Inc.

Lori Novak Kintz, M.S.W.
Account Director
Franklin Health, Inc.

Kelley O. Smith, R.N., M.P.H.
Health Care Consultant
 

Reviewers

NDEP Business and Managed Care Work Group Members

Pamela Allweiss, M.D.
Member of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Department of Preventive and Occupational Medicine
University of Kentucky School of Medicine

Jamie L. Amaral, M.H.A.
National Director of Health Care
National Federation of Independent Businesses

Ronald E. Aubert, M.S.P.H., Ph.D.
Senior Health Care Analyst
Prudential Center for Health Care Research

Peter Fitzgerald
Director of Outcomes Research
American Association of Health Plans

Synnomon Harrell, M.B.A.
Benefits Consultant
Social Security Department
United Auto Workers

Mimi L. Kramer, R.D., CHES
Global Education and Nutrition Manager
Nutritional Science
DuPont Nutrition and Health

Barbara A. Larsen, M.P.H., R.D.
Program Director
Division of Community and Family
Utah Diabetes Control Program
Utah Department of Health

Timothy J. McDonald, M.H.S.A.
Manager, Corporate Health Promotion
General Motors Corporation

John Semeraro, M.D.
Occupational Health Physician
Polaroid Corporation

Cathy Van Doren, M.S.H., N.P.
Director
Division of Managed Care
The Alliance Health Quality Partnership

Marcus G. Wilson, M.D.
Corporate Medical Director
General Motors Corporation
 

NDEP Executive Committee

Charles Clark, Jr., M.D.
Chair
NDEP Steering Committee
Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development
Richard Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center

Richard Eastman, M.D.
Director
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health

Roland Hiss, M.D.
Director
Demonstration and Education Division
Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center
University of Michigan

Rodney Lorenz, M.D.
Acting Chair (1999-2000)
NDEP Steering Committee
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University of Illinois College of Medicine (Peoria)

Frank Vinicor, M.D., M.P.H.
Director
Division of Diabetes Translation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 

CDC Staff

Carl Caspersen, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Director for Science
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Michael Engelgau, M.D.
Chief, Epidemiology and Statistics Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Patricia Thompson-Reid, M.P.H.
Program Development Consultant
Division of Diabetes Translation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 

NDEP Staff

Joanne Gallivan, M.S., R.D.
Director, NDEP (NIH)
Director, Diabetes Outreach and Education Programs
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases National Institutes of Health

Faye L. Wong, M.P.H., R.D.
Director, NDEP (CDC) Associate Director for Diabetes Education
Division of Diabetes Translation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Connie Crawley, M.S., R.D., L.D.
Nutrition and Health Specialist
The University of Georgia Extension Service

Laura Staich
Account Executive
Prospect Associates