April Partner Spotlight

The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Uses NDEP Resources to Raise Awareness of Diabetes in American Indians and Alaska Natives Background The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) is a non-profit tribal health consortium of 18 Native communities which serve the health interests of the Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, and other Native people of Southeast Alaska. SEARHC’s vision is to improve the health status of Native people in Southeast Alaska and other partners to the highest possible level. SEARHC is also a 2011 ADA John Pipe Voices for Change award recipient for its advocacy work for effective diabetes treatment and prevention services in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Outreach and Promotions SEARHC, incorporates the National Diabetes Education Program’s (NDEP) diabetes education materials – such as Your Game Plan to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes, We Have the Power to Prevent Diabetes, and 4 Steps to Manage Your Diabetes for Life – in its “Know Your Numbers” campaign. The campaign targets health care professionals, people with diabetes, and people at risk for diabetes, with messages about unde...
Source: National Diabetes Education Program - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news