NDEP News & Notes
December 2007
Volume 3, Issue 12
In this Issue:
NDEP Announces the Arrival of New Tip Sheets for Teens with Diabetes Series
To help young people diagnosed with diabetes and their parents, NDEP is introducing a new series of teen tip sheets designed for youth ages 11 to 17 to help them manage their disease and reduce their risk for complications. This series provides useful information about diabetes and encourages teens to take action to manage their disease for a long and healthy life.
Written in clear and simple language, the tip sheets are helpful for anyone who has diabetes and his or her loved ones. Topics include:
An additional tip sheet has also been developed to help teens lower their risk for type 2 diabetes. Lower Your Risk for Type 2 Diabetes provides advice about how to reach a healthy weight and lead an active lifestyle.
For more information on the tip sheets, click here.
New! Quiz for Teens with Diabetes
To accompany the new Tip Sheets for Teens with Diabetes series, NDEP has developed a new online Quiz for Teens with Diabetes. This interactive quiz helps teens with diabetes think about the everyday steps that are necessary to manage their diabetes and suggests how they can incorporate these steps into their daily routine.
The quiz is also a great learning tool for teens with friends or family members who have diabetes. Teens can also email the quiz to their friends, or promote it on their website with NDEP’s free online banners.
Check out the quiz at www.YourDiabetesInfo.org/diabetes/youth/quiz.
4 Steps Brochure Available in Eight Asian and Pacific Islander Languages
Diabetes and pre-diabetes rates continue to increase in Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities and one of the biggest challenges health care professionals face is reaching out to those within this community – who, in many cases speak little or no English – with culturally appropriate educational materials.
Now, a greater number of people within the AAPI community can learn the four steps necessary to stay healthy by helping them understand, monitor, manage, and care for their diabetes.
NDEP’s 4 Steps to Control Your Diabetes. For Life., for years a widely-used resource for people newly diagnosed with diabetes as well as for those living with diabetes, is available in eight AAPI languages: Cambodian, Chinese, Korean, Samoan, Tagalog, Thai, Tongan, and Vietnamese.
Free copies of all eight versions of the brochures are available to download or order by visiting www.YourDiabetesInfo.org or by calling 1-888-693-NDEP.
2007 – A Year of New and Revised Resources
Over the past year, NDEP has developed or revised numerous free tools and resources for our partners to use within their communities and professional fields. Some of these resources include:
These resources are just a fraction of the dozens of free materials created and revised to help partners promote NDEP’s diabetes prevention and control messages.
We want to thank you for using these resources to help those with and at risk for diabetes. Please visit www.YourDiabetesInfo.org in the coming year and continue to make use of NDEP’s tools. Also, remember to check the “What’s New” section of the website on a regular basis for the latest developments!
NDEP Promotes “A
Diabetes Friendly Meal Everyone Can Enjoy”
Knowing what to eat for dinner can sometimes be a challenge – especially for people with diabetes. However, eating healthy doesn’t mean sacrificing taste. This month, NDEP promotes a healthy and delicious recipe to people with diabetes, family members, and friends with a new feature article “A Diabetes Friendly Meal Everyone Can Enjoy.”
The feature article includes a nutritious recipe for Baked Salmon Dijon borrowed from Keep the Beat: Heart Healthy Recipes from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Mark Your Calendars: Upcoming NDEP Promotions
The New Year is generally the time when we tell ourselves that we will lose that extra 10 to 15 pounds. In January, NDEP will offer support through the Small Steps. Big Rewards. Prevent Type 2 Diabetes. campaign with distribution of radio and print public service announcements that encourage people to take small steps to prevent diabetes.
Matters of the heart are on the minds of many during February, and NDEP is no exception. In February, NDEP will support American Heart Month through the Control Your Diabetes. For Life. campaign with distribution of a feature article emphasizing the importance of helping a loved one manage their diabetes to reduce their risk for serious complications and to live a long, healthy life.
In each issue of News & Notes look for NDEP promotional tools that are ready for you to personalize, customize, and distribute.
By using our promotional tools, everybody wins. Your community newspaper receives a story with important health information for its readers, your organization receives good publicity, and you help NDEP continue to be the nation’s No. 1 resource for free information and materials on diabetes control and prevention. Each issue of News & Notes features tools that tie into the following month’s promotions and can help us promote NDEP together.
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NDEP News & Notes is the monthly e-newsletter of the National Diabetes Education Program. These monthly updates are designed to keep you informed about NDEP activities and help you identify opportunities to incorporate our messages, products, and activities into your programs. Please keep your members and partners updated by forwarding this e-newsletter to them as well. Your help continues to be an invaluable part of our success. If you have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to contact our directors, Joanne Gallivan (NIH) at 301-496-6110 or Joanne_Gallivan@nih.gov, or Sabrina Harper (CDC) at 678-313-9147 or sharper@cdc.gov.
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