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Road to Health Toolkit Evaluation Guide Now Available
Jun 14, 2012
You asked for it, and we delivered! NDEP's Road to Health Evaluation Guide is now available in English and Spanish for people who use the Road to Health Toolkit. The guide includes simple tools to assess the following:
- Is the target audience being reached?
- What is the quality of the activities?
- How do you improve the program's activities?
- How do you monitor the participants' behavior changes?
Extra, Extra! New Bonus! Join the NDEP Road to Health Implementers Community! This learning community is for people who use the Road to Health Toolkit as a resource to manage diabetes prevention activities. Find and share lessons learned, tools, and resources to support the implementation of the toolkit.
For more information about the Road to Health Evaluation Guide or to join the Road to Health Implementers community, contact Betsy Rodríguez, CDC/NDEP Deputy Director at bjr6@cdc.gov.
NDEP and Partners: Celebrating 15 Years Working Together to Change the Way Diabetes is Treated
Jun 01, 2012
As NDEP prepares to celebrate its 15th Anniversary year starting this June, we want to thank our partners for the instrumental role they have played in NDEP’s success. NDEP’s Anniversary theme – Changing the Way Diabetes Is Treated – is just as relevant now as it was in 1997.
What has made NDEP unique and enduring over the past 15 years is its robust Partnership Network, which represents a varied and diverse group of organizations and individuals on the front lines of diabetes prevention and management.
As the NDEP looks to the future, we will continue to work with our partners to bring together leading experts to translate and deliver the latest evidence-based messages about diabetes prevention and management to millions of Americans in communities across the country.
We encourage partners to visit NDEP's 15th Anniversary webpage at www.YourDiabetesInfo.org/15. This webpage will be updated throughout the year with NDEP highlights over the past 15 years — showcasing partner accomplishments and testimonials. In addition, partners can find promotional tools and resources to celebrate their involvement with NDEP, such as:
- NDEP's 15th Anniversary logo: Incorporate NDEP's 15th Anniversary logo in your promotional materials this year.
- NDEP's 15th Anniversary web button: Post this button on your website or blog and share it with your constituents.
- Template News Release: Customize this template news release to promote your organizations' successes in partnership with NDEP.
Stay tuned for more in the coming months!
June Partner Spotlight
Jun 01, 2012
Background
Founded in October 2001, the International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) is dedicated to changing the way we age by uniting professionals in the retirement, assisted living, fitness, rehabilitation and wellness fields to dispel society's myths about aging. The ICAA works with NDEP to provide professionals who work with older adults resources for promoting diabetes prevention and management. The ICAA regularly shares NDEP messages and resources through a variety of print and online channels with its network of individual professionals and 9,200 organizations focused on active aging.
Outreach and Promotions
To help its members raise awareness and educate older adults about diabetes prevention and management, the ICAA created a National Diabetes Education Program Information Center page on its website. The page highlights NDEP’s offerings for older adults, such as the Power to Control Diabetes is in Your Hands, It’s Not Too Late To Prevent Diabetes, and The Road to Health Toolkit.
Additionally, the ICAA regularly includes information about NDEP in weekly newsletters and promotes NDEP public service announcements in its member publication, The Journal on Active Aging. Reaching more than 9,000 readers, the journal provides relevant research and ideas for wellness programs – a great channel for raising awareness of diabetes prevention and management.
For example, the journal featured an article written by NDEP subject matter experts focused on prevention of type 2 diabetes. The goal of the article was to educate active aging professionals about type 2 diabetes 
and the results of the Diabetes Prevention Program study, which showed that modest lifestyle changes such as weight loss, healthy eating, and physical activity could help prevent or delay the onset of diabetes in older adults. The article promoted NDEP tools and publications including the At-Risk Weight Charts, the Small Steps. Big Rewards. Your GAME PLAN to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes booklet, and the NDEP website.
For more information, or to get involved with ICAA's Active Aging Week activities in September, visit the ICAA website or contact Colin Milner at colinmilner@ICAA.cc.
April Partner Spotlight
Mar 28, 2012
Background
The Diabetes Community Action
Coalition of Fulton County in Atlanta, Georgia hit the streets to promote and distribute
NDEP’s messages to high-risk minority populations at worksites, free clinics, health
fairs, senior centers, the YMCA, various meetings, and neighborhood events throughout
the city of Atlanta. Formed in March 2011, the Coalition collaborates with over
90 member organizations in an effort to reduce the health and financial burden that
diabetes is placing on the county.
Outreach and Promotions
The Coalition developed a diabetes awareness campaign using and adapting NDEP materials,
including NDEP’s
4 Steps to Control Your Diabetes. For Life.,
Small Steps. Big Rewards. Your GAME PLAN to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes,
and “Know
Your Diabetes ABCs, Just Like You Know Your Other Numbers” print PSA,
which was modified to include a smoke-free message.
Additionally, the Coalition collaborated with the United Methodist Men to bring
the “Know Your Diabetes ABCs” message to African American residents
of the Pittsburgh neighborhood at a Community Forum and Rally. The Pittsburgh community
is the oldest and one of the poorest African American neighborhoods in Atlanta.
Compared to the city of Atlanta where 24% of the households live below the poverty
level,
40% of the households in this historic neighborhood live in poverty. During the
rally, the Coalition engaged residents and distributed 100 bags filled with NDEP’s
diabetes management
materials and 25 bags filled with NDEP’s
prevention materials. In addition to NDEP materials, the Atlanta Regional
Health Guide: Resources for the Uninsured was shared to address the health disparities
related to access to health care.
The Coalition continues to serve the Pittsburgh community through a partnership with the Center for Black Women’s Wellness through its Safety Net Clinic and Healthy Start program.
For more information, contact Vicki Karnes at vkarnes54@comcast.net.
March Partner Spotlight
Mar 01, 2012
The National Kidney Foundation of Michigan
(NKFM) has been innovative in promoting NDEP offerings through traditional media,
such as print media and radio, and nontraditional media such as Facebook and Twitter.
Each month, the NKFM supports creative “themes” using resources and tools from NDEP
to help raise awareness about diabetes management and prevention.
Outreach and Promotions
In October 2011, the NKFM focused its promotions on Family Health Month with family-oriented media outreach efforts. For example, the organization developed and distributed a press release that incorporated NDEP information to promote getting healthy as a family by eating healthy and exercising together. The theme was also promoted in NKFM’s monthly staff newsletter.
In November 2011, the NKFM used NDEP’s resources developed in support of National Diabetes Month. The organization distributed two press releases and several 10-, 15-, and 30-second public service announcements to communities with a high prevalence of diabetes. In addition, the NKFM promoted NDEP’s 4 Questions You Should Ask and More Than 50 Ways to Prevent Diabetes resources on Facebook and Twitter. Toward the end November, the organization continued to promote National Diabetes Month via social media with the theme “Eating Healthy at Thanksgiving Dinner” using NDEP’s resources on eating healthy at family gatherings and special events.
In January, the NKFM promoted the theme “Get Healthy and Control Your Diabetes in 2012.” The organization encouraged people with and at risk for type 2 diabetes to make a New Year’s resolution to get healthy. The NKFM also adapted NDEP messages to create a press release promoting diabetes-related programs, classes, and activities throughout Michigan. Social media outreach included sharing NDEP’s New Year’s Resolution Maker on Facebook and motivating people to use the tool to set a goal for the New Year.
Throughout February, the NKFM promoted African American History Month utilizing NDEP offerings targeted to African Americans. Press releases and social media outreach supported the message that African Americans are at higher risk for diabetes and offered links to the NDEP Facebook page and website.
Evaluation
Through evaluating outreach around these monthly promotional activities, the NKFM learned that the best way to communicate NDEP offerings is to distribute a wide variety of materials in a variety of media formats. The organization has been able to reach a large audience by using social media, print media, and word of mouth.
To learn more, contact Lindsay Bacon at lbacon@nkfm.org.
