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  • A Guide to Caring for Yourself When You Have Vision Loss External Web Site Policy

    This guide helps older adults and their family members cope with age-related eye diseases.  It includes information on healthy eating, being physically active, monitoring blood glucose, taking medications, coping, and other resources. En español

    American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

  • AADE7 Self-Care Behaviors Handouts External Web Site Policy

    These handouts provide basic information about the seven different areas to focus on when you are trying to manage your diabetes. Each one includes facts, tips, advice, and activities that will get you started on your self-care and reinforce the lessons you learn in diabetes education sessions. En español

    American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)

  • Alliance for a Healthier Generation External Web Site Policy

    Registration Required

    These programs aim to assist parents in helping children manage their weight and live healthy lifestyles with specific activities and milestones. En español

    Healthier Generation

  • America on the Move External Web Site Policy

    Registration Required

    American on the Move is an evidence-based nonprofit dedicated to helping you take small steps and make small lifestyle changes for a healthier way of life.  This website will help you improve your health and quality of life through healthful eating and active living.  Includes an online community, articles on making healthy choices, and more. En español

    America on the Move (AOM)

  • Be Active Your Way External Web Site Policy

    This guide will help you fit physical activity into your life—your way. Decide the number of days you’ll exercise, the types of activities you’ll do, and the times that fit your schedule.

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

  • Bienestar/NEEMA Health Program External Web Site Policy

    Cost Associated

    These evidence-based bilingual and culturally-sensitive diabetes and obesity prevention curricula aim to increase physical activity and the intake of fruits, vegetables, and dietary fiber and decrease the intake of sweets and fatty foods in K-8 students.  Free, full-curriculum PDF samples are available for download. En español

    Social & Health Research Center (SHRC)

  • BodyWorks External Web Site Policy

    This program is designed to help parents and caregivers of adolescents ages 9 to 13 improve family eating and activity habits. The program toolkit focuses on parents as role models and provides them with hands-on tools to make small, specific behavior changes to prevent obesity and help maintain a healthy weight. En español

    Office on Women's Health (OWH)

  • California Project LEAN External Web Site Policy

    This project works to advance nutrition and physical activity policy in schools and communities in order to prevent obesity and its associated chronic diseases.  It develops research-based, user-friendly tools and resources to educate audiences on nutrition and physical activity issues and help groups take action to implement strategies that will improve nutrition and physical activity environments. En español

    California Project LEAN

  • ChooseMyPlate.gov External Web Site Policy

    ChooseMyPlate.gov from the USDA illustrates the five food groups that are the building blocks for a healthy diet and provides tools for diet/calorie tracking and information on weight management, physical activity, and healthy eating. Some materials available in Spanish.

    U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • Cut Down on Salt and Sodium!/¡Coma menos sal y sodio! External Web Site Policy

    This bilingual Spanish and English guide provides healthy tips for reducing salt and sodium in your diet to lower your blood pressure. En español

    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

  • Diabetes Initiative External Web Site Policy

    This website provides access to program models, tools, and resources to enable health care professionals to provide self-management support for adults with diabetes in real world clinical and community settings. En español

    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

  • Diabetes Prevention Program Study Documents External Web Site Policy

    These handouts provide facilitators with tools to implement the DPP intervention using strategies to achieve nutrition, physical activity and weight loss goals. En español

    Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)

  • Exercise & Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide External Web Site Policy

    This guide shows you many types of exercise and physical activity.  It also has lots of tips to help you be active in ways that suit your lifestyle, interests, health, and budget, whether you’re just starting out, getting back to exercising after a break, or fit enough to run a 3-mile race. It’s for everyone—people who are healthy and those who live with an ongoing health problem or disability. En español

    National Institute on Aging (NIA)

  • Food for Thought: Eating Well on a Budget External Web Site Policy

    This toolkit assists parents in helping their children make healthy food choices and start healthy habits to prevent diabetes. The materials use Sesame Street characters to teach lessons on nutrition and healthy activities. En español

    PBS

  • Guide to a Healthy Heart for Latinos External Web Site Policy

    This guide contains easy-to-understand charts and worksheets to help you track your diabetes health and work with your doctor to develop a plan to maintain a healthy heart. It is available in English and Spanish. En español

    American College of Physicians (ACP)

  • Guide to Stages of Change Interventions External Web Site Policy

    This guide details the steps to using change interventions with diabetes patients to move them toward disease self-management. En español

    California Diabetes Program

  • Journey for Control External Web Site Policy

    This website is filled with information about living with diabetes and developing habits for healthy eating and physical activity through small, sensible steps. En español

    Merck

  • Kick the Smoking Habit!/¡Rompa con el hábito de fumar! External Web Site Policy

    This bilingual Spanish and English guide provides information about the dangers of smoking and helpful tips on how to quit. En español

    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

  • Kidnetic External Web Site Policy

    This website for kids tells you cool stuff about how your body works, how eating right helps you play better and feel good, and how staying active is lots of fun! En español

    Kidnetic

  • Meals Made Easy External Web Site Policy

    This meal planning curriculum is for people living with diabetes and their support persons.  The curriculum incorporates participatory nutrition education, food preparation activities, and tasting of foods. En español

    Oregon Diabetes Program

  • MOVE! External Web Site Policy

    This national weight management program is designed to help veterans lose weight, keep it off, and improve their health.  The materials available on this website can also be used to help non-VA patients manage their weight. En español

    U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA)

  • MyFoodAdvisor External Web Site Policy

    Registration Required

    This online tracking tool lets you track what you eat to manage your diabetes and prevent the onset of complications.  Explore nearly 5,000 foods and find recipes and healthy alternatives to improve your meals. En español

    American Diabetes Association (ADA)

  • Prevent Type 2 Diabetes: Step by Step (Prevengamos la diabetes tipo 2. Paso a paso) External Web Site Policy

    This tip sheet helps Hispanics/Latinos at risk for type 2 diabetes move more and eat less to reduce their risk. En español

    National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)

  • Reducing Cardiometabolic Risk: Patient Education Toolkit External Web Site Policy

    This comprehensive kit includes reproducible patient education handouts on 29 topics related to cardiometabolic risk reduction, prediabetes, diabetes, and CVD. En español

    American Diabetes Association (ADA)

  • Rethink Your Drink External Web Site Policy

    On this website you'll find suggestions for reducing the number of calories in what you drink and help deciphering nutrition facts labels. En español

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

  • Side by Side External Web Site Policy

    These videos and patient guidebook emphasize the importance of the care team and highlights the benefits of working with a diabetes educator to help you examine your behaviors and develop management plans. There is a team of people—including family and friends—that can offer you guidance and support. En español

    American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)

  • Small Steps. Big Rewards. Your GAME PLAN to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes: Information for Patients External Web Site Policy

    This three-booklet package helps you assess your risk for developing diabetes and implement a program to prevent or delay the onset of the disease.  Use the activity tracker and fat and calorie counter to help track your progress. En español

    National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)

  • SONRISA External Web Site Policy

    This curriculum toolbox is designed for community health workers working with Hispanic/Latino patients to address the prevention and management of depression and diabetes and to prevent emotional burnout from helping clients cope with diabetes and other daily issues. En español

    California Diabetes Program

  • Stanford Self-Management Programs External Web Site Policy

    Registration Required

    These programs are designed to help people gain self-confidence in their ability to control their symptoms and how their health problems affect their lives.  Program meetings are highly interactive, focusing on building skills, sharing experiences, and support. En español

    Stanford School of Medicine

  • Take Charge of Your Diabetes External Web Site Policy

    This comprehensive guide will help you control your diabetes by keeping a balance between what you eat, your physical activity, and your medication.  It will also help you take important steps to prevent diabetes-related health problems. En español

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

  • The Good Health Club External Web Site Policy

    This toolkit helps educate parents and children on ways to change to a healthier lifestyle and diet through a 5-2-1-0 message. The Good Health Club campaign promotes healthy choices and behaviors in children through fun, effective, age-appropriate communications. Some materials are available in Spanish.

    BlueCross and BlueShield Association

  • The HEALTHY Study External Web Site Policy

    This website makes publicly available materials that were used in the HEALTHY intervention program, which was designed to moderate risk factors for type 2 diabetes in adolescents including nutrition, physical education, behavior, and communications and social marketing. En español

    The HEALTHY Study

  • The Road to Health Toolkit External Web Site Policy

    This toolkit provides materials to begin a community outreach program with African Americans and Hispanics/Latinos at risk for type 2 diabetes, reinforcing the message that type 2 diabetes can be delayed or prevented.  CME credit available. En español

    National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)

  • Tips for Teens with Diabetes: Get Active External Web Site Policy

    This easy-to-read, bilingual Spanish and English tip sheet encourages teens to be more physically active to better manage their diabetes. En español

    National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)

  • Tips for Teens: Lower Your Risk for Type 2 Diabetes External Web Site Policy

    This easy-to-read, bilingual Spanish and English tip sheet encourages teens to lower their risk for diabetes by being active, making health food choices, and losing weight if they are overweight. En español

    National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)

  • Watch Your Weight!/¡Cuide su peso! External Web Site Policy

    This bilingual Spanish and English booklet provides helpful steps for Hispanics/Latinos to reduce your risk of a heart attack by making healthy lifestyle changes and watching your weight. En español

    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

  • Weight Watchers External Web Site Policy

    Cost Associated

    Registration Required

    This program can help you lose weight by forming helpful habits, eating smarter, getting more exercise, and providing support through in-person meetings and online resources. En español

    Weight Watchers

  • What I Need to Know About Eating and Diabetes External Web Site Policy

    This booklet helps people with diabetes make wise food choices to prevent health problems and keep blood glucose levels on target. En español

    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

  • What I Need to Know about Physical Activity and Diabetes External Web Site Policy

    This booklet helps people with diabetes choose and begin a physical activity program and safely lead an active, healthy lifestyle. En español

    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

  • Where Do I Begin? Living with Type 2 Diabetes External Web Site Policy

    This online resource from the American Diabetes Association® provides helpful information and first steps for taking control of your type 2 diabetes. En español

    American Diabetes Association (ADA)

  • You Are the Heart of Your Family...Take Care of It Flipchart Presentation External Web Site Policy

    This bilingual Spanish and English presentation flipchart makes it easy to educate Hispanic and Latino Americans about the link between diabetes and heart disease.  It includes easy-to-understand illustrations, a scripted presentation, and two copier-ready handouts. En español

    National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)

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