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Diabetes Projects
Appalachian Diabetes Control and Translation ProjectPurposeTo reduce the impact of diabetes on people who live in high-risk ObjectivesUsing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) "Diabetes Today" program as the planning translation model, the project will
Preliminary results / accomplishmentsFrom October 1, 2001, to September 30, 2002, partners in at least five counties will
Partners
Target audience
About 23 million people live in the 410 counties of the Appalachian Region; 42 percent of the Region's population is rural, compared with 20 percent of the national population. Appalachia is a 200,000-square-mile region that follows the spine of the Appalachian Mountains from southern New York to northern Mississippi. For more information, call the CDC Diabetes Inquiry Line toll free * Links to non-Federal organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. Links do not constitute an endorsement of any organization by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at this link.
Page last reviewed: September 30, 2008
Page last modified: August 2, 2006 Content Source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division of Diabetes Translation |