health
State of Diabetes Among Hispanics
New Report Finds One in Ten Hispanics
Have Type 2 Diabetes, One in Four Hispanics with
Diabetes are Unaware of their Condition
“I
t is unacceptable that in number of diabetes cases can be bilingual (Spanish and English)
today’s health system we have expected to increase.” brochure with facts about diabetes
the tools to help people pre- The report’s release coincides with available through the Alliance’s toll-
vent and treat diabetes yet complica- World Diabetes Day, a global aware- free bilingual Su Familia National His-
tions like blindness and lower extremi- ness effort for diabetes prevention and panic Family Health Helpline at 866-
ty amputations still occur”, said Jane L treatment. The State of Diabetes 783-2645. Online resources are avail-
Delgado, PhD, MS, President and CEO Among Hispanics finds that Hispanics able at
www.hispanichealth.org/dia-
of the National Alliance for Hispanic are nearly two times as likely to devel- betes/
Health, the nation’s leading Hispanic op type 2 diabetes in their lifetime as These resources and the Alliance’s
health advocacy group. non-Hispanic whites. In the new diabetes outreach and education proj-
A new report released today by the report, the Alliance calls for implemen- ect, Juntos Contra la Diabetes (United
Alliance, State of Diabetes Among tation of concerted long-term efforts to Against Diabetes) are supported by a
Hispanics, finds one in ten Hispanics support the management and preven- cooperative agreement with the
have diabetes and one in four Hispan- tion of diabetes. National Diabetes Education Program
ics with diabetes are unaware of their Along with the release of the report, (NDEP), a federally funded program
condition. According to Dr. Delgado, the Alliance is making available new sponsored by the Center for Disease
“the Hispanic population is aging, and resources. These include referral to Control (CDC) and the National Insti-
without a renewed national commit- local health providers for diabetes tutes of Health (NIH). NDEP works
ment to prevention and treatment the screening and treatment and a new with over 200 partners at the federal,
state, and local levels to reduce the
morbidity and mortality associated
About World
with diabetes.
Diabetes Day
About the National Alliance
for Hispanic Health (the
World Diabetes Day was estab- Alliance)?
lished to raise awareness about
The National Alliance for Hispanic
diabetes prevention and treat-
Health is the nation’s foremost source
ment.The global awareness effort
of information and trusted advocate for
the health of Hispanics in the United
was introduced in 1991 and rec-
States. The Alliance represents thou-
ognized as an official United
sands of Hispanic health providers
Nations World Health Day in
across the nation providing services to
2007.The chosen day, November more than 15 million each year, mak-
14th, marked the birthday of
ing a daily difference in the lives of
Frederick Banting who - along
Hispanic communities and families.
with Charles Best - first con-
For more information, visit www.his-
panichealth.org or call the Alliance’s
ceived the idea that led to the
Su Familia National Hispanic Family
mark your calendar
discovery of insulin in 1922.
Health Helpline at 866-783-2645. HNM
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