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Diabetes-Related Fact Sheets and Publications

These resources provide information about diabetes and related health conditions in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people, the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI), and SDPI Diabetes Prevention/Healthy Heart (DP/HH) programs. The IHS Division of Diabetes created or contributed to many of these fact sheets and publications.

 

Special Diabetes Program for Indians

Featured Report

SDPI Grant Program ListSDPI 2023 Infographic [PDF – 439 KB]
This fact sheet provides an overview of SDPI, including the latest improvements in diabetes outcomes for AI/AN people.

 
Image Topic/Format Description Year Released
SDPI Grant Program List SDPI 2023 Grant Program List
[PDF – 286 KB]

10 pages
Format: PDF

A list of the 302 SDPI grant program sites that includes state, IHS Area, organization type, and 2023 funding amount.

Produced by IHS.

2023
SDPI 2020 Fact Sheet Infographic NEW
SDPI 2023 Infographic
[PDF – 439 KB]

1 page
Format: PDF

This fact sheet provides an overview of SDPI, including the latest improvements in diabetes outcomes for AI/AN people.

Produced by IHS.

2023
SDPI 2021 Infographic SDPI 2021 Infographic
[PDF – 1.1 MB]

1 page
Format: PDF

This fact sheet summarizes improvements in diabetes outcomes for AI/AN people.

Produced by IHS.

2021
SDPI 2020 Report to Congress SDPI 2020 Report to Congress
[PDF – 5 MB]

12 pages
Format: PDF

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 CongressNational 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 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)

2023
National Clinical Care Commission Report to Congress on Leveraging Federal Programs to Prevent and Control Diabetes and Its Complications 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 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 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 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 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 IHS Diabetes Health Information

Format: Website

General information about diabetes for AI/AN adults.

Produced by IHS.

2017
Joslin Vision Network (JVN) Teleophthalmology Program 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.