More Information and References for Diabetes Deaths
References and Community Resources
NM Diabetes Prevention & Control Programwww.diabetesnm.org/index.htm 505-476-7615, 1-888-523-2966
American Diabetes Association: http://www.diabetesnm.org
National Diabetes Prevention Program
Evidence-based lifestyle interventions for preventing type 2 diabetes for communities
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/projects/prevention_program.htm
Centers For Disease Control And Prevention:
1. Diabetes Public Health Resource: www.cdc.gov/diabetes/consumer/index.htm
Fact Sheets on Physical Activity: www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/fact.htm
Diabetes Data and Trends: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/ddtstrs/FactSheet.aspx
2. Guide To Community Preventive Services [information on evidence-based practices]:
Diabetes www.thecommunityguide.org/diabetes/index.html
Obesity www.thecommunityguide.org/obesity/index.html
Physical Activity www.thecommunityguide.org/pa/index.html
US Preventive Services Task Force [recommendations on screening for diabetes, obesity; healthy diet counseling]:
http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsdiab.htm
http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsobes.htm
http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsdiet.htm
Joslin Diabetes Center http://www.joslin.org/
National Diabetes Education Program http://www.ndep.nih.gov/
More Resources and Links
Evidence-based community health improvement ideas and interventions may be found at the following sites:- The Guide to Community Preventive Services
- Health Indicators Warehouse
- County Health Rankings
- Healthy People 2020 Website
Additional indicator data by state and county may be found on these Websites:
- Health Indicators Warehouse
- County Health Rankings
- Kaiser Family Foundation's StateHealthFacts.org
- CDC WONDER's DATA2010 , the Healthy People 2010 Database.
Medical literature can be queried at the PubMed website.
For an on-line medical dictionary, click on this Dictionary link.
