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(OPEN):
THE "ALLIANCE TO REDUCE DISPARITIES IN
DIABETES" IS A MULTI-CULTURAL, FIVE-YEAR INITIATIVE THAT'S DELIVERING HOPE TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WITH DIABETES, ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
DOCTOR JEFFREY BRENNER--OF THE ALLIANCE-SUPPORTED "CAMDEN COALITION OF
HEALTHCARE-PROVIDERS", IN NEW JERSEY--SAYS THAT EMPOWERING PATIENTS, WITH BOTH DIABETES-EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SUPPORT, HAS THE POWER TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH, AND REDUCE
COSTS...
(BRENNER):
"INCORPORATING BOTH ONE-ON-ONE FOLLOW-UP AND COMMUNITY-EDUCATION HAS HELPED PATIENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE
ALLIANCE'S PROGRAMS TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR HEALTH. FROM RETAIL-PHARMACIES AND
FARMERS' MARKETS--TO PHYSICAL-FITNESS CENTERS AND PLACES OF WORSHIP--WE AT THE
ALLIANCE'S FIVE SITES EACH HAD DIFFERENT PARTNERS WHO HELPED TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT OF SUPPORT, FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DIABETES."
(BRIDGE):
DOCTOR MICHAEL ROSENBLATT IS THE
CHIEF MEDICAL-OFFICER AT MERCK--WHICH SUPPORTS THE ALLIANCE, THROUGH ITS
FOUNDATION...
(ROSENBLATT):
"THESE PROGRAMS ARE HELPING PEOPLE WITH DIABETES TO EAT HEALTHIER, EXERCISE MORE FREQUENTLY, AND DECREASE THEIR
BLOOD-SUGAR--WHICH IS CRITICAL TO PREVENTING THE COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES."
(CLOSE):
THE ALLIANCE ALSO HAS PROGRAM-SITES IN CHICAGO, DALLAS, MEMPHIS, AND
WYOMING'S "WIND RIVER INDIAN-RESERVATION". TO LEARN MORE, VISIT
"ALLIANCE-FOR-DIABETES"-DOT-ORG.
