State Based Diabetes Control Programs Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands
Resource Summary Page
Resource: State Based Diabetes Control Programs
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Associated Organization: Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
Country of Origin: USA
Address: Diabetes
Control Program Coordinator
Department of Public Health
Government of Northern Mariana Islands
P.O. Box 409 CK
City: Saipan
State or Province: Commonwealth
Northern Mariana Islands 96950
ZIP or Postal Code:
Telephone: (0-11-670)
234-8950, ext. 2005
TTY
Fax: (0-11-670)
234-8930
Email:
Site Summary:
The
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Diabetes Control Program
(DCP) has received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) since 1994. Activities supported by the Mariana DCP
include the following:
- Maintain
diabetes prevalence registry. A registry of about 1,500
persons receiving diabetes care provides prevalence data by age,
sex, ethnic group, insurance coverage, and complications. The
registry provides the best information about the burden of
diabetes among the Chamorro and Carolinians, the Mariana’s
indigenous population>
- Educate
diabetes patients. A support group was established for
patients attending the diabetes clinic. The group meets regularly
tor discuss diabetes and ways to improve self-management of the
disease.
- Enhance
community understanding and awareness. The DCP initiated a
diabetes awareness and education program for the media, private
industry, local politicians, and lay person leadership.
- Educate
medical providers. The Mariana DCP sponsored a workshop for
public and private medical providers on the results of the
Diabetes Complications Control Trial and their implications for
preventive care strategies and practices of care for people with
type 2 diabetes.
Quoted
from the Web Site
Disability Association(s): Disabilities associated with diabetes
Internet Location http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/states/mariana.htm
Internet Resource Type: Web Page
Resource Type: Pacific Islander Resource - General
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