National Diabetes Education Program
Spotlight On Partner Activities
Taking on Diabetes
The American Association of Health Plans (AAHP) is a national trade
association representing more than 1,000 health maintenance organizations,
preferred provider organizations, point-of-service plans, and other
similar health plans that care for more than 140 million Americans. AAHP
and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) have partnered to create,
Taking on Diabetes, a joint initiative of the AAHP and the ADA which
brings together health plans, health professionals and people with
diabetes in order to reduce the complications associated with diabetes.
AAHP and ADA launched the initiative in 1998 and published "Taking on
Diabetes: What Employers Can Do," a report highlighting the diabetes
prevention work in several large companies, in 1999. In addition, AAHP and
ADA are developing tools for health care purchasers to use in assessing
the impact of diabetes on their work force, in developing worksite
programs to support employees with diabetes, and in purchasing health
services that support effective diabetes care.
AAHP is also working with NDEP's Business and Managed Care Work Group
to develop an on-line comprehensive resource kit on diabetes care,
management and prevention at the work site. AAHP will help market the Work
Site Intervention Kit to employers, employees, occupational health
specialists and benefits managers.
For more information, visit
the Taking On Diabetes Web site.*
* 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 5, 2007
Page last modified: November 14, 2007
Content Source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Diabetes Translation
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