Successful strategies for managing and controlling diabetes include community support, individual counseling and education, group education and support classes, regular blood sugar testing and screening for complications, and routine followup. Improved diabetes care and education will help workers remain productive, decrease diabetes-related complications, and reduce associated costs over time. A general audience kit and a Medicare kit are also available. Each includes statistics, sample public service ads for print and electronic media, and resources and educational material for patients. Representatives from all four minority groups mentioned above participated in the development and testing of the kits, which were market-tested in culturally diverse focus groups across the country.
Single copies are free, and a one-copy limit applies.
Content is not copyrighted and is fully reproducible. NDEP encourages any community health organization engaged in diabetes information outreach through the media to order the kits appropriate to its target audiences.