American
Academy of Family Physicians
The American Academy of Family Physicians is the
national association of family doctors. It is one of the largest
national medical organizations, with more than 94,000 members.
It has valuable resources and information for physicians and
the general public, including advocacy issues, quality improvement,
patient education materials and much more.
www.aafp.org
American
Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
AACE is a professional community of Clinical Endocrinologists
that is committed to transforming the lives of patients by
enabling one another to practice leading edge, proactive,
ethical and cost-effective medicine. This website contains
health, education, and informational resources for patients,
physicians and the general public.
www.aace.com
American
Association of Diabetes Educators
AADE is a professional association dedicated to promoting
the expertise of the diabetes educator, ensuring the delivery
of quality diabetes self-management training to the patient
and contributing to the future direction of the profession.
www.aadenet.org
American
Diabetes Association
The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading
nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research,
information and advocacy. It provides information and resources
to people with diabetes, their families, health professionals,
and the general public.
www.diabetes.org
California
Diabetes Program
The California Diabetes program was founded within the California
Department of Human Services. This website provides information
on their program, which hopes to improve the quality of care
in Health Delivery Systems, provide Communications to increase
awareness about diabetes , offer leadership, guidance, and
resources for Community Health Interventions, Conduct Surveillance
to monitor statewide diabetes health status and risk factors
, and guide Public Policy to support people with and at risk
for diabetes.
www.caldiabetes.org
FDA
Diabetes Information
The Food and Drug Administration’s Diabetes website
contains resources for patients with diabetes, as well as
the general public. It provides diabetes management tools,
meal planning guides, and many other useful resources.
www.fda.gov/diabetes
Improving Chronic
Illness Care
Improving Chronic Illness Care is a national program of The
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The program seeks to improve
the condition of chronically ill patients through improvement
collaboratives, the Targeted Research Grant Program, and a
dissemination program, which provides technical assistance
and support to organizations interested in improving chronic
illness care
www.improvingchroniccare.org
Joslin
Diabetes Center
Joslin Diabetes Center strives to improve the lives of people
with diabetes and its complications through innovative care,
education, and research that will lead to prevention and cure
of the disease
http://joslin.org/index.asp
National
Diabetes Education Program
NDEP is a partnership of the National Institutes of Health,
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and more than
200 public and private organizations. It provides diabetes
information for people with diabetes, resources for health,
business and education professionals, and access to online
awareness campaigns.
http://ndep.nih.gov/index.htm
National
Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC) is
an information dissemination service of the National Institute
of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The
NIDDK is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH),
one of eight health agencies of the Public Health Service,
which is under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
This website contains information for patients with diabetes,
health professionals, and the general public.
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/
Note: This list does not constitute endorsement by the CMA
Foundation; it merely provides announcements of materials
and resources that are currently available.
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