P. O. Box 8728
Silver Spring,
MD 20910
877-CDC-DIAB (Voice - Toll-free, Public Inquiries & Publications)
301-562-1050 (FAX)
The mission of the Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT) is to reduce the burden of diabetes in the United States by planning, conducting, coordinating, and evaluating federal efforts to translate promising results of diabetes research into widespread clinical and public health practice. DDT has these major strategies: define the diabetes burden--public health surveillance; conduct applied translational research; develop state-based diabetes control programs; implement the National Diabetes Education Program; and coordinate media strategies and provide public information.