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November 2011 News


Happy November! Thank you to all who attended last month's meeting! It was great to see many of you and welcome our new members! Here are some items that may be of interest.

November is National Diabetes Month
Are you prepared to promote diabetes this month? Please check out important resources and some of the events around the state promoting National Diabetes Month and World Diabetes Day (November 14th). See the November newsletter for promotion ideas.

DPAC Membership Survey
It is that time year again-the DPAC Annual Membership Survey! We would like to hear from you regarding your experience within DPAC. To complete the brief survey, please click www.surveymonkey.com/s/72FPHJ3.

If you completed this survey at the Full Membership Meeting on October 20th at the Kellogg Center, please do not complete the survey again and disregard this message. Survey Deadline: Monday, November 21st.

National Diabetes Prevention Program
Want to learn more about the National Diabetes Prevention Program? Check out a new video from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on how lifestyle change classes help people with prediabetes prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. The National Diabetes Prevention Program is led by the CDC and includes national partnerships with YMCA of the USA and UnitedHealth Group. www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/ChangeForLife/index.html .The National Diabetes Prevention Program has been implemented in various sites across the country and preparations are being made for its implementation here in Michigan.

To learn more about diabetes prevention efforts, please contact Kristi Pier at pierk@michigan.gov.

Community Transformation Grants
The CDC announced 61 state and community recipients of the Community Transformation Grants State and Communities Initiative. Over $101 million in awards were made to state and local government agencies, tribes, territories, and non-profit organizations at the state and local level for a total of five years. The funding supported either capacity building or implementation. The application process was very competitive. Congratulations to the two Michigan recipients- Spectrum Health Hospital in Kent County and the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

For more information on the grants, see www.cdc.gov/communitytransformation/.

ADA Strategic Plan
The American Diabetes Association recently released their 2012-2015 Strategic Plan. The five priority areas include:
  • Improving outcomes for people with diabetes and prediabetes
  • Expanding the field of diabetes research
  • Giving voice to those denied their rights because of diabetes
  • Heightening the nation's sense of urgency for the growing diabetes epidemic
  • Building capacity for success
To view the full plan, please see www.diabetes.org/about-us/cvlc-2011/assets/2012-2015-Strategic-Plan-062311-BOD.pdf.

ACIP recommends HBV vaccination for adults with diabetes
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends hepatitis B virus vaccination in unvaccinated adults with diabetes younger age 60, and that the vaccine may also be administered to unvaccinated adults with diabetes older than 60 years of age. A number of outbreaks of HBV in institutional settings prompted the recommendation.

The general adult population with diabetes is at increased risk for HBV, and this increased risk appears to be associated with assisted blood glucose monitoring when equipment is shared and adequate hand hygiene procedures are not used.

Additional background information can be accessed at: www.infectiousdiseasenews.com/article/88870.aspx.

USPSTF Invites Public Comment on Its Draft Recommendation Statements
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is inviting public comment on a variety of draft recommendation statements, including on the screening and management of obesity for adults. The comment period is from October 26th-November 23rd, 2011.

A copy of the draft is at www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/draftrec5.htm.