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Kelly Acton, MD, MPH, FACP
Director, IHS Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention
Welcome
to the first issue of the SDPI E-Update!
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For nine years —
as long as the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI)
has been under way — I have wanted to create a way
to communicate more effectively with our grantees and
others who work in the Indian health system. I have always
wanted to share information about the latest happenings
in the SDPI, in the IHS Division of Diabetes, and in the
larger diabetes community. |
There were many reasons why it wasn’t
possible before, mainly the fact that early on many of our
programs did not have Internet and email access. In the past
year, we have learned that most SDPI programs are now connected
to the Web. So, we thought now is the time to give email updates
a try.
I am thrilled to share this first SDPI E-Update:
Sharing Our Success with you. We have finally
made my dream a reality. This is also the perfect time to
kick off our celebration of SDPI’s rapidly approaching
“Decade of Success,” which we will mark
one year from now in October 2007. In fact, we will use the
SDPI E-Update and other communications to help you
and tribal leaders learn more about SDPI and spread the word
about our success. For example, we will be sending you news
releases, fact sheets, public service ads, and other tools
to help you promote SDPI and your program’s role in
helping to prevent and treat diabetes.
We have a lot of information to share with you; much more
than we can fit into one email. I want to know if
this information is helpful to you! I also want to
hear about other things you think are important or that you
want to know more about. If you have a great idea or a program
that you think other SDPI grantees would like to hear about,
please let us know and we will include your items in future
editions of the SDPI E-Update. You can give us feedback
about this update by contacting diabetesprogram@ihs.gov
We look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you,
Kelly Acton
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SDPI Success Stories |
| Chickasaw
Nation Youth Learn Ways to Prevent Diabetes at "Camp
Survivor" |
| Have "Bush-Plane"
Will Travel: Adventures in Diabetes Prevention and
Care - New Stuyahok, Alaska |
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Did you know that
83 percent of SDPI programs report they devote at least
some of their SDPI funding to programs for prevention
of diabetes in AI/AN youth?
The new study on the link between early onset of diabetes
and kidney failure reported here confirms the belief
stated by the Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee (TLDC)
that one of their highest priorities should be the prevention
of diabetes in AI/AN children and youth.
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The
Link Between Early
Onset of Diabetes and
Kidney Failure
A study in the July 26, 2006 issue of the Journal
of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
showed that young people who get obesity-related
diabetes face a much higher risk of kidney failure
and death by middle age than people who develop
diabetes as adults. The research was conducted
as part of the ongoing NIH study of type 2 diabetes
in the Pima Indians of Arizona. more… |
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Healthy
Lifestyle Changes
Can Reduce Genetic Risk
of Diabetes
Researchers have confirmed that a certain variation
in a gene that puts people at higher risk for type
2 diabetes also was found in participants of the
Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a large clinical
trial of adults at increased risk for type 2 diabetes.
They also found that even DPP study participants
who had the highest genetic risk benefited from
making healthy lifestyle changes designed to prevent
the onset of diabetes, as much as, or perhaps even
more than, those who did not inherit the variation
in the gene. more… |
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Need help with SDPI Grants Policies?
Do you have questions about your grant? Please send
them to us and we will answer
them in future editions!
Email your questions to diabetesprogram@ihs.gov.
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| Chickasaw
Nation Youth Learn Ways to Prevent Diabetes at
"Camp Survivor"
This past summer, 106 Chickasaw Nation youths
ages 9 to 13 attended a three-day camp, located
at a 2,400-acre facility nestled in the hills
of southern Oklahoma. Camp Survivor
was launched three years ago to provide healthy
activities for younger children. more…
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Chickasaw
youth play
‘Nutrition Tic-Tac-Toe’ |
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Have
“BUSH-PLANE” Will Travel:
Adventures in Diabetes Prevention and Care
New Stuyahok, Alaska
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Danae
and Charles Kvasnikoff |
Adventures of a Diabetes Coordinator in
New Stuyahok, Alaska!
One week of preparation and packing, one bush plane
loaded with supplies, an hour long flight, a couple
of four wheelers carrying helping hands and smiling
faces, an overnight bag with an inflatable mattress,
and an interpreter is all Lois Schumacher needs
to provide outstanding diabetes education and care
for the small Yupik village of New Stuyahok! “New
Stu,” as the locals call it, is one of the
34 villages served by the Bristol Bay Area Health
Corporation (BBAHC) and is located 50 miles northeast
of Dillingham, Alaska. more… |
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The mission of the Indian Health
Service Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention
is to develop, document, and sustain a public health
effort to prevent and control diabetes in American Indian
and Alaska Native peoples. To support our mission, IHS
has taken a leading role in developing Standards of
Care and Best Practices for ensuring that AI/AN
with diabetes – and those at risk for the disease
– receive the best possible care. In each issue
of the SDPI E-Update, we will share information and
tools to help you deliver quality diabetes care.
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Celebrating
the 20th Anniversary of IHS’s Standards of Care
for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
In 1986, the Indian Health Service (IHS) Division of
Diabetes Treatment and Prevention (DDTP) developed its
first IHS Standards of Care for Diabetes. Over
the past 20 years, these guidelines have helped health
care professionals provide excellence in diabetes care
to American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). This
year, we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the
guidelines, marking a major achievement for IHS. more…
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IHS Diabetes Best Practices:
Making Strides in Diabetes
Care and Prevention
The Indian Health Service Diabetes Best Practices
are consensus-based approaches that everyone in clinical
and community settings can use to improve diabetes care
and implement successful diabetes prevention, treatment,
and education practices in American Indian and Alaska
Native communities. They were developed by Indian health
experts who know and understand AI/AN diabetes care.
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A Dedicated Advocate for the SDPI
Buford Rolin is no stranger to the Special Diabetes
Program for Indians. Chairman of the Poarch Band of
Creek Indians in Atmore, Alabama, Buford is Co-chair
of the Indian Health Service Tribal Leaders Diabetes
Committee (TLDC). In addition, he is Vice Chair of the
Board of Directors of the National Indian Health Board.
Buford Rolin also is no stranger to diabetes. “My
mother had diabetes,” said Buford. “I remember
being 12 years old and watching her give herself insulin
injections. We thought she was giving herself an immunization!
Sometimes, I helped give her injections. She was in
and out of the hospital. She lost her toes. Later, she
lost her right foot, then her right leg.” more…
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