Arizona Diabetes Program
The Arizona Diabetes Program (formerly called Diabetes Prevention and Control Program) was established in 1994 by a five-year cooperative agreement with the national Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. The program is under the auspices of the Division of Public Health Services, Community and Family Health Services, Office of Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention.
The purpose of the program is to:
* Assist with the prevention of diabetes.
* Develop the state’s capacity to reduce the incidence and severity
secondary and tertiary complications related to diabetes.
* Coordinate educational & training opportunities that involve state leadership, health professionals, community health workers and communities.
* Promote coordinated approaches to the provision of diabetes care and services throughout the state.
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