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National Diabetes Education Program
Spotlight On Partner Activities
The National Alliance for Hispanic Health
produces a culturally-proficient bilingual diabetes curriculum with NDEP
consumer diabetes products for Hispanic communities
The National Alliance for Hispanic Health is the oldest and largest network
of health and human service providers serving Hispanics. Their members, who
are comprised of community-based organizations, provider organizations,
government, national organizations, universities and for-profit
corporations, provide services to more than 14 million Hispanic health consumers
throughout the United States dedicated to community-based solutions.
Puerto Rico Diabetes Association (Asociación
Puertorriqueña de Diabetes) Puerto Rico Diabetes Association: Reaching new
heights in diabetes awareness campaigns
Since 1988 the Puerto Rico Diabetes Association (APD) (http://www.diabetespr.org/*),
has been developing new methods of creating awareness on how to prevent and
control diabetes, improve the well being of patients who suffer from it, and
serve as support to their families. Today, the APD celebrates the
satisfaction of fulfilling its mission during the past 18 years, and
continues to fight against the third-leading cause of death in Puerto Rico
by offering support and direction to people at high risk or those who have
already been diagnosed with diabetes.
Puerto Rico’s Diabetes Prevention and
Control Program (DCPC) Uses Spanish-Language NDEP Materials to Support
Diabetes Education Campaign
The Puerto Rico Department of Health, Division of Preventive Medicine,
Diabetes Section, proposed to establish an innovative diabetes project to
reduce the impact of diabetes on the island of Puerto Rico. This project
used the government’s television station and the university of Puerto
Rico to produce educational segments for local television airing.
NDEP Spotlight Archive
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Page last reviewed: September 5, 2007
Page last modified: November 9, 2007
Content Source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Diabetes Translation
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