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The
following links are provided as a service to our users. Links to these
Internet sites do not necessarily indicate endorsement of these sites
or their contents by Diabetes in Michigan Resources.
Diabetes Concerns (minimizing/controlling complications)
Cardiovascular
Disease & Diabetes
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- High
Blood Pressure University
- a site created by the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH)
that provides a compilation of resources for professionals, patients
and community groups.
- Hypertension
Core Curriculum
- from MDCH & the National Kidney Foundation of MI (NKFM), this
curriculum covers all aspects of hypertension
Dental
Care & Diabetes
Eye
Care & Diabetes
Foot
Care & Diabetes
Kidneys
& Diabetes
Pregnancy
& Diabetes
Smoking
& Tobacco Use

Statistics
National
Statistics
Michigan
Statistics & Information

Educational
& Research
Institutions
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- EthnoMed
is a joint program of the University of Washington Health Sciences Libraries
and Harborview Medical Center's Interpreter Services Department/Community
House Calls Program. It provides cultural information including educational
handouts for healthcare professionals who see patients from different
ethnic backgrounds.
- The
Joslin Diabetes Center -
an institution affiliated with Harvard Medical School, which is an international
leader in diabetes treatment and research.
- Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation
- diabetes news, research & information
- The
Mayo Clinic provides more information on diabetes under their
"Diseases
& Conditions" page
- Medicare
Diabetes Screening Project - a local program
sponsored by Northern Michigan University, UPDON, RSVP, & the Marquette
County Community Foundation
- MIchigan
Diabetes & Research Training Center - sponsored by
the National Institute of Health (NIH) & a multidisciplinary unit
of the University of Michigan Health System that does research, training
and outreach in the field of diabetes, its complications, and related
endocrine and metabolic disorders
- Vanderbilt
Diabetes & Research Training Center - sponsored by
NIH facilitates the discovery, application, and translation of scientific
knowledge to improve the care of patients with diabetes

Governmental, Professional & Healthcare Associations
GovGovernmental
Organizations:
- Agency
for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) Summary
Guides from the US Dept. of Health & Human Services
provides short, comprehensive summaries of research reviews on a variety
of health conditions, treatments & medications.
- AHRQ
also has a Health
Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit designed by the
University of North Caroline at Chapel Hill specifically for AHRQ.
- Go
directly to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC's) diabetes home page.
- CDC
also offers information and resources regarding Health
Disparities.
- Food
& Drug Administration (FDA)
Office of Women's Health has over 50 free publications
on various health topics.
- Health
Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),
an agency of the Dept of Health & Human Services, offers information
for uninsured & underinsured people along with information on maternal/child
health, HIV/Aids, organ donations/transplants & more.
- Indian
Health Services - Division of Diabetes Treatment &
Prevention provides information and resources.
- Ask
Medicare is an online resource tool that answers many questions
for Medicare recipients and their caregivers.
- For
more information about diabetes and new Medicare benefits visit the
Medicare web site
- Medicare
Diabetes Screening Project wants seniors to know about
free diabetes screenings
- MedlinePlus,
a service of the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institute
of Health, offers health information by topic (ie, diabetes)
as well as reliable health information in 44
different languages.
- MedlinePlus
also offers
health tutorials. There are 30 topics in the series,
including diseases and conditions such as diabetes, tests and procedures,
such as colonoscopy and CT scan, treatment procedures, such as
breast cancer surgery, coronary artery bypass, and prostate surgery,
and modules in Spanish on diabetes and hypertension. Each module,
which takes about 10 minutes to review, uses animated graphics and explains
a condition or procedure in easy-to-read language.
- Michigan
Department of Community Health - a Diabetes Control and
Prevention Program.
-
List of Certified
Diabetes Self-Management Education Programs.
- Michigan
Rehabilitation Services - a division of the Michigan Department
of Career Development.
- National
Diabetes Education Program - a federally sponsored initiative
involving public and private partners to address diabetes.
- The
good news is people who control the ABC's of diabetes can live long
and healthy lives, visit NDEP
Be Smart About Your Heart to see how.
- National
Heart Lung & Blood Institute - a division of the National
Institutes of Health offers information on heart, lung and blood diseases
and sleep disorders including health assessment tools and recipes.
- National
Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- provides information on Diabetes Statistics, Newly Diagnosed Complications
of Diabetes and Treatments.
- National
Women's Health Information Center: Health Pregnancy
- provides information on women & pregnancy
- A
variety of Native American sites can be found at Native
American Health Resources.
- SafeNeedleDisposal.org
- provides information on proper needle disposal including
information by state (Michigan)
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Unified
Health Communication 101: Addressing Health Literacy,
Cultural Compentency & Limited English Proficiency is a
free online continuing education module that offers 5.0 continuing education
credits for successful completion.
- US
Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) has a web page to assist Michigan
residents dealing with issues such as Medicare, Veteran Affairs, Social
Security and more.
- Veterans
Benefits & Services
- prepared by the Michigan Legislature this booklet provides information
on federal, state and local benefits and services for Michigan Veterans
on a wide range of topics.
- Wisconsin
Diabetes Prevention & Control Progam
- provides a Diabetes Mellitus Essential Care Guidelines for health
care professionals.
Professional
& Healthcare Associations:
- American
Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)
- provides tools and resoruce for diabetes educators.
- American
Dental Hygienists' Association
- advances the art and science of dental hygiene.
- American
Diabetes Association
- provides diabetes research, information and advocacy
- Academy
of Nutrition & Dietetics - is the world's largest group
of food and nutrition professionals.
- American
Heart Association
- is dedicated to the building of healthier lives free of cardiovascular
disease and stroke.
- Ask
the Reimbursement Expert
-
from AADE; log into member only area and click on Member Center
- Better
Choices, Better Health - Diabetes Online Chronic Disease Self-management
Program Brief
- from National Council On Aging (NCOA)
- Better
Choice, Better Health website
- Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Help with Health Care Brochure provides list of resource for the uninsured
of Michigan
- Diabetes
Audio Recordings
- Free downloads/recordings of diabetes information from the Diabetes
Association of Greater Cleveland to help the visually impaired with
diabetes
- Diabetes
Care & Education Dietetic Practice Group - promotes
quality diabetes care and education for people with diabetes and their
families.
- Governor's
Council on Physical Fitness, Health & Sports - information
on exercise including ACES and Get Michigan Moving.
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Links to Care for the Underserved - an
online resource from the Migrant Clinicians Network and offers information
for patients and clinicians on various types of resources available
both locally and nationally for those in need.
- Michigan
Association of Health Plans - information on "Taking on
Diabetes in Michigan" (TODIM) & other health topics.
- Michigan
Organization of Diabetes Educators - serves diabetes educators
in Michigan.
- National
Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (NICHQ) provides
obesity recommendations and an implementation guide for addressing childhood
obesity along with other programs addressing quality healthcare for
children.
- Northern
Michigan Diabetes Initiative's
goal is to engage and provide local, regional and national resources
to develop and implement an improvement plan for the prevention and
management of diabetes.

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