National Agenda for Public Health Action:
A National Public Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women’s Health
Preface
The National Public Health Action Plan for Diabetes and Women's Health represents a monumental step in addressing a priority health issue for women. It has been a work in progress and a true collaboration among the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), and the American Public Health Association (APHA)—and numerous additional partnering organizations.
The Action Plan challenges us as a nation to reach beyond our traditional boundaries of public and private health care, federal and state politics, community programs and academic research, and media and training. It poses a vision of a nation in which diabetes among women is prevented or at least delayed whenever possible, and it outlines a rational and feasible plan for making that vision a reality. We hope the Action Plan will become a beacon for mobilizing the collective energies and resources of multiple entities to truly make a difference in the lives of women and their families who face the daily challenges of diabetes.
Wanda K. Jones, Dr.P.H.
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Women's Health)
Director, Office on Women's Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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