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The Indian Health Service (IHS) Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention is responsible for developing, documenting, and sustaining clinical and public health efforts to treat and prevent diabetes in American Indians and Alaska Natives.

What's New

IHS Standards of Care for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Revised March 2009.

Creating Strong Diabetes Programs
New training on program planning and evaluation available.
Upcoming Conferences

IHS National Biennial Professional Nutrition Seminar
"Making the Change for Optimal Health"
August 17-19, 2009 | Albuquerque, NM

28th Annual Consumer Conference, National Indian Health Board
“Indian Health in the Era of Health Care Reform”
September 14 – 18, 2009
Washington, DC

More conferences...
SDPI Spotlight

Happy kidsIndian Health Diabetes Practices – Newly revised 2009 documents available. Check out the Brief Descriptions and Key Measures (PDF - 35KB) table for an overview.  Recorded WebEx link coming soon.

Creating Strong Diabetes Programs: Orientation - Listen to a recorded session that provides an overview of the key features of the Program Planning and Evaluation Web-based training.

Featured Items
IHS Guidelines for the Care of Adults with Prediabetes and/or the Metabolic Syndrome in Clinical Settings  –  Updated clinical guidelines for providers. Revised September 2008.

Indian Health Diabetes Algorithm Cards  –  New provider tools give clinicians a quick reference for medically managing the patient with type 2 diabetes using treatment algorithms.

Diabetes Education in Tribal Schools (DETS) Curriculum  –  A new curriculum for teachers in grades K–12.

Web-Based Communication Skills Training  –  A set of video trainings, training handouts, and discussion guides. Continuing education credits are available.

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