FLORIDA DIABETES EDUCATION* PROGRAM MERITS ADA RECOGNITION
TAMPA, Florida (12/12/2017) —The prestigious American Diabetes Association Education Recognition Certificate for a quality diabetes self-management education program was recently awarded to the Florida program on October 1, 2017: Diabetes Self-Management Program at Florida Medical Clinic.
ADA believes that this program offers high-quality education that is an essential component of effective diabetes treatment.
The Association’s Education Recognition Certificate assures that educational programs meet the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education Programs. These Standards were developed and tested under the auspices of the National Diabetes Advisory Board in 1983 and were revised by the diabetes community in 1994, 2000, 2007, 2012 and 2017.
Programs apply for Recognition voluntarily. Programs that achieve Recognition status have a staff of knowledgeable health professionals who can provide participants with comprehensive information about diabetes management. Education Recognition status is verified by an official certificate from ADA and awarded for four years.
“The ADA recognition certifies our diabetes educational program as a comprehensive diabetes care program, providing high quality education on nutrition, medications and disease management for all our patients,” comments Carlos A. Palacio, MD, FACP, Medical Director of the Diabetes Self-Management Program.
According to the American Diabetes Association, there are 29.1 million people or 9.3% of the population in the United States who have diabetes. While an estimated 21 million have been diagnosed, unfortunately, 8.1 million people are not aware that they have this disease. Each day more than 3,900 people are diagnosed with diabetes.
“Florida Medical Clinic’s newly recognized Diabetes Education program focuses on empowering patients to improve their health and overall wellbeing by providing tools, training and resources that can be incorporated in their busy daily lives,” comments Program Director Fabiola Figueroa, MBA, RD, CDE.
Many will first learn that they have diabetes when they are treated for one of its life-threatening complications—heart disease and stroke, kidney disease, blindness, and nerve disease and amputation.
About 1.4 million new cases of diabetes were diagnosed in people aged 20 years or older in 2014 in the US. Diabetes contributed to 234,051 deaths in 2010, making it the seventh leading cause of death in the US. Overall, the risk for death among people with diabetes is 50% greater than that of people of similar age but without diabetes.
The American Diabetes Association is the nation’s leading non-profit health organization supporting diabetes research, advocacy and information for health professionals, patients and the public. Founded in 1940, the Association conducts programs in communities nationwide.
For more information on Recognized education programs in your area or other American Diabetes Association programs, call the ADA office at 1.800. DIABETE (342-2383) or contact the ADA online at www.diabetes.org/erp.