Diabetes-Related Fact Sheets and Publications
The documents below provide information about the diabetes and related health conditions in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people, the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI), and Diabetes Prevention/Healthy Heart (DP/HH). The IHS Division of Diabetes created or contributed to the these fact sheets and publications.
Special Diabetes Program for Indians
Featured Report
SDPI 2023 Grant Program List [PDF – 286 KB] A list of the 302 SDPI grant program sites that includes state, IHS Area, organization type, and 2023 funding amount.
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SDPI 2023 Grant Program List [PDF – 286 KB] 10 pages |
A list of the 302 SDPI grant program sites that includes state, IHS Area, organization type, and 2023 funding amount.
Produced by IHS. |
2023 |
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UPDATED SDPI Fact Sheet Infographic [PDF – 1.1 MB] 1 page |
This fact sheet summarizes the latest improvements in diabetes outcomes for AI/AN people.
Produced by IHS. |
2021 |
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SDPI 2020 Report to Congress [PDF – 5 MB] 12 pages |
This Report highlights SDPI’s ongoing and outstanding contributions to improvements in diabetes care and health outcomes for AI/AN people. Visit the SDPI Reports to Congress webpage for previous Reports.
Produced by IHS. |
2020 |
Diabetes and Indian Health
Featured Report
National Clinical Care Commission Report to Congress [PDF]
Outlines evidence-based findings and recommendations regarding diabetes prevention, treatment, and control for the general population, populations at risk, and individuals, including AI/AN people. Addresses societal and environmental factors that impact diabetes risk and management.
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National Clinical Care Commission Report to Congress on Leveraging Federal Programs to Prevent and Control Diabetes and Its Complications [PDF]
192 pages |
Outlines evidence-based findings and recommendations regarding diabetes prevention, treatment, and control for the general population, populations at risk, and individuals, including AI/AN people. Addresses societal and environmental factors that impact diabetes risk and management. Published by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Assistant Secretary for Health |
2022 |
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National Diabetes Statistics Report
Format: Website |
Information about diabetes in the United States, including prevalence in AI/AN people. Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
2022 |
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Sustained Lower Incidence of Diabetes-Related End-Stage Kidney Disease Among American Indians and Alaska Natives, Blacks, and Hispanics in the U.S., 2000-2016
Format: Published journal article |
Updated data on diabetes-related kidney failure in AI/AN people showing that previously reported reductions have been sustained. See also "Reduction in Kidney Failure in AI/AN People with Diabetes" below. Published in Diabetes Care. |
2020 |
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Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in American Indian and Alaska Native adults, 2006-2017 [PDF]
Format: Published journal article |
Data on diabetes prevalence in AI/AN adults, including the first known decrease in this population. Published in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. |
2020 |
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Obesity and Overweight in American Indian and Alaska Native Children, 2006-2015
Format: Published journal article |
Data on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in AI/AN children. Published in the American Journal of Public Health. |
2017 |
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Reduction in Kidney Failure in AI/AN People with Diabetes Format: Website with report, fact sheet, and other materials |
Vital Signs materials on reduced kidney failure in AI/AN people with diabetes include graphic fact sheet [PDF], Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) [PDF], and additional resources.
Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). |
2017 |
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IHS Diabetes Health Information Format: Website |
General information about diabetes for AI/AN adults. Produced by IHS. |
2017 |
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Joslin Vision Network (JVN) Teleophthalmology Program [PDF – 730 KB] 2 pages |
Information about the JVN program and improvements in eye care for AI/AN people with diabetes. Produced by IHS. |
2012 |
Publications – SDPI Diabetes Prevention/Healthy Heart
- Full text articles are available for some of the publications via the link provided, while others require access to the NIH library online or purchased from the journal.
- IHS staff and contractors can log in to the NIH library with their agency PIV card or credentials.
- Tribal staff can request an NIH library account or log in if they already have one.
For more than a decade, SDPI Diabetes Prevention (DP)/Healthy Heart (HH) grantees implemented programs for diabetes prevention and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk reduction in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. SDPI DP grantees applied a proven lifestyle change intervention designed to reduce the risk of diabetes in high risk individuals, while SDPI HH grantees used an intensive case management approach to reduce CVD risk in people with diabetes. Both programs worked to meet the needs of their communities and incorporated tradition and culture into their interventions.
Below is a list of published journal articles about these programs. Use the arrows in the header to sort by program or year. Additional publications will be added as they become available.
