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Press Releases
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Endorses National Diabetes Goal
WASHINGTON, D.C., (May 7, 2008) — The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) today announced its support for the National Diabetes Goal. The Goal is to help 45% of all Americans at risk for type 2 diabetes know their blood glucose levels and understand what actions to take, by the year 2015.
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AMGA Supports National Diabetes Goal
ALEXANDRIA, VA (May 7, 2008) — The American Medical Group Association announced its support of the National Diabetes Goal that by 2015, 45 percent of Americans will know their blood glucose level and what actions to take. AMGA joined more than 20 national organizations as an inaugural supporter of this goal, which was unveiled today at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., at the event "Changing Diabetes in America: Transforming Awareness into Action," hosted by Novo Nordisk
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NACDS Joins National Campaign to Fight Diabetes
National Diabetes Goal aims to prevent type 2 diabetes among at-risk Americans
Washington (May 7, 2008)
— The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) has joined a national campaign, which launched today to prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes among at-risk Americans. The National Changing Diabetes Program launched the National Diabetes Goal, which seeks to ensure that by the year 2015, 45 percent of Americans who are at risk for type 2 diabetes will know their blood glucose level and what actions to take to manage the disease.Click here to view the entire press release.
NASN Supports the National Diabetes Goal
Silver Spring, MD—On May 7, 2008, the National Association of School Nurses (NASN), along with 20 other organizations, will gather in Washington, D.C. to support a new unified goal designed to reverse the upward trend of diabetes in the United States. The National Diabetes Goal calls for the following: By 2015, 45% of Americans who are at risk for type 2 diabetes will know their blood glucose level and what actions to take.
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Leading Advocacy Groups Set National Diabetes Goal
Findings from landmark national survey point to urgent need for Americans to be screened for glucose levels
Washington, D.C. (May 7, 2008) — The National Changing Diabetes® Program (NCDP), an initiative created by Novo Nordisk to improve the lives of people with diabetes, joined together with other advocacy and business groups today to announce a National Diabetes Goal - by 2015, 45% of Americans or approximately 59 million adults, who are at-risk for type 2 diabetes will know their blood glucose level and what actions to take. Currently only 17% percent of Americans, or approximately 22 million adults, at-risk knows their blood glucose level and what actions to take.
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AOA Champions National Effort to Combat Diabetes
Optometry-backed National Diabetes Goal would transform awareness into action
ST. LOUIS, MO (May 8, 2008) — The American Optometric Association (AOA), representing over 34,000 members in more than 6,500 communities nationwide, joined with other health care provider groups, government officials and leaders from the business and academic communities to announce a new national effort to stem the tide of diabetes in the United States. Unveiled May 7 at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., the National Diabetes Goal aims, by 2015, for 45% of Americans, who are at risk for type 2 diabetes, to know their blood glucose level and what actions to take.
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