Diabetes-Related Fact Sheets and Publications

Diabetes and Indian Health

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National Clinical Care Commission Report to Congress Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  [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.

Image	Topic/Format	Description	Year Released
	National Diabetes Statistics Report Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  Format: Website	Information about diabetes in the United States, including prevalence in AI/AN people. Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)	2024
	National Clinical Care Commission Report to Congress on Leveraging Federal Programs to Prevent and Control Diabetes and Its Complications Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  [PDF] 192 pages Format: 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. Published by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Assistant Secretary for Health	2022
	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 Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  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
	Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in American Indian and Alaska Native adults, 2006-2017 Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  [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
	Obesity and Overweight in American Indian and Alaska Native Children, 2006-2015 Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  [PDF] 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
	Vital Signs: Decrease in Incidence of Diabetes-Related End-Stage Renal Disease among American Indians/Alaska Natives - United States, 1996-2013 Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  [PDF] Format: Report	Data on reduced kidney failure in AI/AN people with diabetes. Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).	2017
	IHS Diabetes Health Information Format: Website	General information about diabetes for AI/AN adults. Produced by IHS.	2017
	Joslin Vision Network (JVN) Teleophthalmology Program [PDF – 730 KB] 2 pages Format: PDF	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

For more than a decade, SDPI Diabetes Prevention (DP) and Healthy Heart (HH) grantees implemented programs for diabetes prevention and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk reduction in AI/AN communities. SDPI DP grantees applied a proven lifestyle change intervention designed to reduce diabetes risk 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.

Visit the SDPI DP/HH Coordinating Center website Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  for more information, including lists of publications.