Notice to Readers
Availability of Information on Diabetes Awareness
Three resources to promote diabetes awareness have recently
been published and are available to the public. The 1995 National
Diabetes Fact Sheet provides statistical information about the
impact of diabetes in the United States. The fact sheet was a
collaborative effort involving a consortium of federal agencies
(CDC; the Health and Human Resource Services Administration; the
Indian Health Service; the National Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health; and
the Department of Veterans Affairs) and volunteer diabetes
organizations (the American Association of Diabetes Educators, the
American Diabetes Association, and the Juvenile Diabetes
Foundation). The document is available free of charge through any
of the agencies or national headquarters of the organizations
participating in the consortium or on CDC's Diabetes Home Page on
Internet (http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/ddt/ddthome.htm). To order the
document from CDC, write to TISB, Mailstop K-13, Attention: DK,
CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30341-3724.
This consortium, as well as the Pedorthic Footwear Association
(PFA) and the California College of Podiatric Medicine (CCPM), is
collaborating on a foot-care awareness campaign to detect loss of
protective foot sensation, which can lead to foot ulcers and
eventually to amputations. Additional information about the
campaign is available from any of the agencies or national
headquarters of the organizations participating in the consortium,
PFA, or CCPM.
The National Diabetes Data Group, National Institutes of
Health, has published Diabetes in America, 2nd Edition, a
compilation and assessment of the scope and impact of diabetes in
the United States (1). The book addresses the descriptive
epidemiology of diabetes, complications of the disease,
characteristics of therapy and medical care for diabetes, economic
aspects, and diabetes in specific racial/ethnic populations. A
substantial portion of the data is derived from CDC's National
Center for Health Statistics surveys, including the National Health
Interview Survey, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey,
National Hospital Discharge Survey, National Ambulatory Medical
Care Survey, and the vital statistics system. The document is
available for $20 (postage and handling charge) from the National
Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, National Institute of Diabetes
and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, One Information Way, Bethesda,
MD, 20892-3560; telephone (301) 654-3327.
References
National Diabetes Data Group, National Institutes of Health.
Diabetes in America. 2nd ed. Bethesda, Maryland: US Department
of
Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National
Institutes of Health, 1995; DHHS publication no. (NIH)95-1468.
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