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Initiative on Diabetes and Women's Health

A photo of Gloria Beckles, left, and Patricia Thompson-Reid, co-editors of Diabetes and Women's Health Across the Life Stages: A Public Health Perspective, preparing for a women's task force meeting.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE), American Diabetes Association (ADA), the American Public Health Association (APHA), and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) cosponsor the National Public Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women's Health. The Initiative is currently focused on implementing interventions to improve access and quality of care for women with a history of gestational diabetes through collaborations with national and state partners.

For more information, call 1-800-CDC-INFO
1-888-232-6348 TTY or E-mail cdcinfo@cdc.gov.

Learn more about Diabetes and Women's Health Objectives [PDF–776 KB] released by The National Public Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women's Health.

Gloria Beckles, left, and Patricia Thompson-Reid,
co-editors of Diabetes & Women's Health Across the Life Stages: A Public Health Perspective, preparing for a women's task force meeting.

Women and Diabetes Listserv

The WOMENDIABETES-LIST listserv is open to professionals with an interest in diabetes and women's health. Subscribers will have a mechanism for sharing ideas among colleagues, improving communication on this topic, increasing collaboration and partnerships, and disseminating information. We are particularly interested in maintaining this listserv to advance the efforts of the National Public Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women's Health.

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