461 Focus on Diabetes: Making an Impact

Friday, April 26, 2013: 7:30 AM-8:30 AM
Convention Center: 211AB
AAHERCB/Research Study
Diabetes is a serious public health issue, affecting 10% of individuals worldwide and 25.8 million in the United States. Complications include heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney disease, and amputations. This session will provide health educators information on three interventions aimed at increasing knowledge and decreasing complications: (1) a diabetes education and treatment initiative in rural Louisiana, (2) a population-based intervention in India, and (3) an assessment aimed at increasing diabetic knowledge and decreasing diabetic amputations.
Innovative Approaches in Diabetes Education and Patient Self-Management
Praphul Joshi, University of New England, Portland, ME
Health Education for Diabetes Prevention and Management in India
Ranjita Misra, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, Padmini Balagopal, Independent consultant, Philadelphia, PA and Thakor Patel, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Fairfax Station, VA
Patient Knowledge and Self-Care Can Improve Diabetic Foot Ulcer Healing
Ranjita Misra, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV