[ORDiabCoalition] Help Stop Diabetes - Participate in the American Diabetes Association Alert Day March 23rd

[Bev Bromfield]

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) 
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