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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention - Leading the effort to treat and prevent diabetes in American Indians and Alaska Natives

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Understanding how depression often causes people to gain weight can help your clients get back to healthy lifestyles. Watch this video about three Catawba tribal members.

Tools – Clinical Guidelines Update

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Older Americans Month. Get the most updated clinical recommendations from the IHS Diabetes Standards of Care for mental health and care of older adults with diabetes, updated December 2011.

Resources – Podcasts

Listen to all ten chapters of Using Our Wit and Wisdom to Live Well with Diabetes, narrated by author Barbara Mora. She talks about the causes and results of her depression, then how humor and wisdom helped her find joy.

Resources – Instant Downloads

Full-color magazine articles perfect for educating during May’s Mental Health Awareness Month and Older Americans Month. Real-life stories of Native people who overcame depression, found joy and got fit at age 50 and beyond.

Featured Patient Education Materials

“These journals are big hits! We’ll be giving them away as incentives at our diabetes prevention and management conference.” That’s why a diabetes educator recently ordered 1500 copies of a River Runs Through Us journals.

Additional Resources – Centers for Disease Control

Listen to seminar, Caring for Elders with Diabetes, while viewing slide presentation. You’ll learn about the overall pathophysiology in elders with diabetes and find ways to reduce their risks of complications. By Blythe Winchester, MD.

May is Depression Awareness Month

New! Get culturally-appropriate information about depression and handouts for your Native American clients who may have depression, in Living a Balanced Life with Diabetes, a psychosocial toolkit produced by NDEP.

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Diabetes Prevention & Healthy Heart Initiatives

Information About FY 2012 Continuation.

May 17, 2012 @ 11 AM MDT - Q&A with Gordon Quam

Community-Directed Programs

Application Information – Information and resources for FY 2013 Continuation Application.

2011 Best Practice Addendum [PDF - 232KB] – Provides the latest Required Key Measures with examples of data sources.

NEW May 22, 2012 @ 12 PM MDT - Q&A Session

Reporting Requirements
FY 2011 Annual Progress Report - Templates and Resources.

FY 2012 Mid-Year Progress Report – Information and resources.

NEW May 24, 2012 @ 11 AM MDT - Q&A Session

Training Opportunities – Online seminars specific to grant requirements.

Registration is now open for the Optional SDPI Training Series
Tipping the Motivational Balance for Change! Darryl Tonemah, PhD

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What's New

Advancements in Diabetes Seminars

Session information – CME/CE Series

Upcoming Sessions:

May 23, 2012 @ 1 PM MDT
Individualizing Diabetes Targets: One Size Does Not Fit All
Ann Bullock, MD

NEW June 28, 2012 @ 1 PM MDT
Group Medical Visits and Diabetes
JP Dedam, MD

Million Hearts™The Million Hearts™ Blood Pressure Toolkit helps to address high blood pressure in clinics and communities.

Audit 2012 Instructions coverThe IHS Diabetes Care and Outcomes Audit 2012
The WebAudit is now open and the RPMS/DMS patch is available.

Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention | Phone: (505) 248-4182 | Fax: (505) 248-4188 | diabetesprogram@ihs.gov