From BBromfield at diabetes.org Mon Mar 15 15:19:19 2010 From: BBromfield at diabetes.org (Bev Bromfield) Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:19:19 -0400 Subject: [ORDiabCoalition] Help Stop Diabetes - Participate in the American Diabetes Association Alert Day March 23rd Message-ID: Please find below a message for placement on the Oregon Diabetes Coalition List Serve. Help Stop Diabetes - Participate in the American Diabetes Association Alert Day March 23rd Diabetes has become the greatest public health crisis of the next quarter century. One in five Americans are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes or already have the disease but don't know it. If current trends continue, one out of every three children born today will face a future with diabetes. To address this growing health crisis, the American Diabetes Association is asking for your help to promote awareness of risk factors and symptoms of diabetes. On March 23rd, the annual American Diabetes Association Alert DaySM , the Association will ask the American public, "What Will You Do to Stop DiabetesSM? Know Your Risk". The goal of Diabetes Alert Day is to reach out to the undiagnosed population with life-saving information about type 2 diabetes risk and prevention. The American Diabetes Association hopes you will encourage people in your community to take the Diabetes Risk Test using a brochure or by visiting www.stopdiabetes.com . They can also call the Association at 1-800-DIABETES. If someone is found to be at high risk, they are urged to follow-up with a health care provider. Activities you can do in your community to create awareness about diabetes risk factors include: *Place a Stop Diabetes/Risk Test Display in a high traffic area with a focus on risk factors and symptoms of diabetes. Include healthy lifestyle tips to help prevent diabetes. *Conduct a community screening using the risk test. Event information can be posted on the Associations event calendar to help promote the activity. *Promote Diabetes Alert Day through the media. Sample newsletter articles and radio public service announcements are available for your use. Promote the Alert along with services you provide through your diabetes education program, health department or other community resources. *Promote access to the risk test via www.stopdiabetes.com through e-mail announcements to your fellow employees or other companies in your community. Web banner ads, twitter and facebook messages are also available. *Distribute information about risk factors, healthy living tips and upcoming events within your community. Attached you will find an order form to request support materials to assist with your Diabetes Alert Day activities. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Bev Bromfield, Program Manager at (888) 342-2383 ext. 7294 or by e-mail bbromfield at diabetes.org . Thank you, Bev Bev Bromfield Program Manager American Diabetes Association (888) 342-2383 ext. 7294 bbromfield at diabetes.org American Diabetes Association Visit us at http://diabetes.org Or Call 1-800-DIABETES (800-342-2383) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Alert Response Form 10.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 137766 bytes Desc: not available URL: From jacqueline.m.villnave at state.or.us Thu Mar 18 11:50:37 2010 From: jacqueline.m.villnave at state.or.us (Jacqueline M VILLNAVE) Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:50:37 -0700 Subject: [ORDiabCoalition] Diabetes funding opportunity Message-ID: <4BA2138C.4178.00B0.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> This may be of interest to some of you. Please send this on to your partners or others who may benefit from this. Title of grant: National Program to Eliminate Diabetes-Related Disparities in Vulnerable Populations Organization offering the grant: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) Nonprofit organizations recognized by US affiliated jurisdictions For-profit organizations (other than small business) Small, minority, and women-owned businesses Community-based organizations Faith-based organizations American Indian/Alaska Native tribally designated organizations Urban Indian health organizations Tribal epidemiology centers. http://www.egrants.net/Public/index.cfm?ID=12211&UserID=lhl02 Jacqueline Villnave, MPH Community Programs Liaison Diabetes Program Coordinator Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Program Oregon Public Health Services, DHS 800 NE Oregon St., Suite 730 Portland OR 97232-2162 phone 971-673-1039 mobile 503-753-5421 fax 971-673-0994 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: