Monday, November 5, 2012

NOVEMBER IS DIABETES AWARENESS MONTH 



















  

Diabetes
Education and Prevention is the World Diabetes Day theme for the period
2009-2013. The campaign calls on all those responsible for diabetes care to
understand diabetes and take control. For people with diabetes, this is a
message about empowerment through education. For governments, it is a call to
implement effective strategies and policies for the prevention and management
of diabetes to safeguard the health of their citizens with and at risk of
diabetes. For healthcare professionals, it is a call to improve knowledge so
that evidence-based recommendations are put into practice. For the general
public, it is a call to understand the serious impact of diabetes and know,
where possible, how to avoid or delay diabetes and its complications. The key
messages of the campaign are:



Campaign
Objectives



The
objectives for the 2009-2013 campaign were informed by the work of the
Federation’s Consultative Section on Education and its Task Force on
Epidemiology and Prevention. The objectives were further informed by the World
Health Organization’s 2008-2013 Action Plan for the Global Strategy for the
Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases.



The
campaign goals are to:


    

  • Encourage governments to implement
     and strengthen policies for the prevention and control of diabetes and its
     complications.
    • 

  • Disseminate tools to support
     national and local initiatives for the prevention and management of
     diabetes and its complications.
    • 

  • Illustrate the importance of
     evidence-based education in the prevention and management of diabetes and
     its complications.
    • 

  • Raise awareness of the warning
     signs of diabetes and promote action to encourage early diagnosis.
    • 

  • Raise awareness of and promote
     action to reduce the main modifiable risk factors for type 2 diabetes.
    • 

  • Raise awareness and promote action
     to prevent or delay the complications of diabetes.
    • 




In
2012, the World Diabetes Day campaign will link the urgent need for action to
the protection of the health of our future generations. Particular focus will
be placed on highlighting the importance of education - for health
professionals, people with diabetes and people at risk – in reducing the impact
of diabetes throughout the world.



The
slogan for the 2012 campaign is Diabetes: Protect our Future.



Excerpt from   www.worlddiabetesday.org.


















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