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September 2011 News

Happy September! It is coming time to say goodbye to summer and welcome the fall season. Here are some updates that may be of interest:

DPAC Meeting
Register now for the DPAC Fall Full Membership Meeting! The meeting will be held Thursday, October 20th at the MSU Kellogg Center, from 9:30am-3:30pm, with an orientation session starting at 9:00am.

Reasons to attend:
  • share the latest information from your organization
  • learn what is new across the state in diabetes prevention and management
  • receive information on the new Michigan Diabetes Action Plan
  • network with others working in diabetes prevention and control
  • learn about the new Michigan CMS Primary Care Transformation Grant, Type 2 Diabetes VA Benefit, and latest in sleep and diabetes
Registration Deadline: Friday, September 30th

MDCH Obesity Summit
Come learn about the obesity epidemic in Michigan, best practices and ongoing efforts, and assist in the development of statewide priority strategies to address obesity. The summit will be on September 21st at the Lansing Center. Recitation deadline is September 16th. For registration information and additional information on the summit, please see https://events.mphi.org/iebms/wri/wri_p1_display.aspx?oc=10&cc=OBESITY.

National Preparedness Month
September is National Preparedness Month. Planning leads to successful evacuations for natural disasters, hazards, and emergency situations. For people with chronic conditions such as diabetes, it is even more important to be prepared. For important resources for people with diabetes, please see www.cdc.gov/diabetes/news/docs/disasters.htm.

Data Driven Detroit
Additional data and mapping resources from City Connect Detroit. A new addition is a Census 2000 to 2010 data comparison tool for all of Michigan. For more information, please see datadrivendetroit.org/

Program Spotlight
Hurley Diabetes Center was recently featured program in the ADA DiabetesPro Recognition News Spring Newsletter. The diabetes center was recently audited by ADA and was nationally recognized for its care coordination. To read about the Hurley Diabetes Center, please see professional.diabetes.org/UserFiles/ERP/ERP%20News%20Archive/rec-news-spring-2011-2.pdf (page 5). Congratulations Micki Juip and staff!

Prevention Services Covered Under ACA
The Kaiser Family Foundation published a new brief detailing the new preventive services covered under private health plans as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The short brief gives an overview of the new changes and also a handy summary table. Please see the KFF Preventive Services Fact Sheet.

Upcoming DPAC Meetings
DPAC Board Meeting: Thursday, October 6th at MDCH
DPAC Fall Full Membership Meeting: Thursday, October 20th at the MSU Kellogg Center