TY - JOUR
T1 - From Individuals to International Policy
T2 - Achievements and Ongoing Needs in Diabetes Advocacy
AU - Hilliard, Marisa E.
AU - Oser, Sean M.
AU - Close, Kelly L.
AU - Liu, Nancy F.
AU - Hood, Korey K.
AU - Anderson, Barbara J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2015/9/25
Y1 - 2015/9/25
N2 - Diabetes impacts tens of millions of people in the United States of America and 9 % of the worldwide population. Given the public health implications and economic burden of diabetes, the needs of people with diabetes must be addressed through strategic and effective advocacy efforts. Diabetes advocacy aims to increase public awareness about diabetes, raise funds for research and care, influence policy impacting people with diabetes, and promote optimal individual outcomes. We present a framework for diabetes advocacy activities by individuals and at the community, national, and international levels and identify challenges and gaps in current diabetes advocacy. Various groups have organized successful diabetes advocacy campaigns toward these goals, and lessons for further advancing diabetes advocacy can be learned from other health-related populations. Finally, we discuss the role of healthcare providers and mental/behavioral health professionals in advocacy efforts that can benefit their patients and the broader population of people with diabetes.
AB - Diabetes impacts tens of millions of people in the United States of America and 9 % of the worldwide population. Given the public health implications and economic burden of diabetes, the needs of people with diabetes must be addressed through strategic and effective advocacy efforts. Diabetes advocacy aims to increase public awareness about diabetes, raise funds for research and care, influence policy impacting people with diabetes, and promote optimal individual outcomes. We present a framework for diabetes advocacy activities by individuals and at the community, national, and international levels and identify challenges and gaps in current diabetes advocacy. Various groups have organized successful diabetes advocacy campaigns toward these goals, and lessons for further advancing diabetes advocacy can be learned from other health-related populations. Finally, we discuss the role of healthcare providers and mental/behavioral health professionals in advocacy efforts that can benefit their patients and the broader population of people with diabetes.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11892-015-0636-z
DO - 10.1007/s11892-015-0636-z
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26194156
AN - SCOPUS:84937918503
SN - 1534-4827
VL - 15
JO - Current diabetes reports
JF - Current diabetes reports
IS - 9
M1 - 59
ER -