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1 Resources Available The Pacific Diabetes Today Resource Center s (PDTRC) Resource Library has materials available to you and your group. If you want a complete list, please feel free to request one. Look up resources by Subject or Topic: PAGE Look up resources by Format (type of resource): PAGE Foot care 143 Plans and Proposals 147 Weight Control 144 Magazines & Journals 147 Nutrition 144 Newsletters 147 Diabetes: General 144,145 Newspapers 147 Public Awareness 145 Electronic Newsletters 147 Community Building 145,146 Pamphlets & Brochures 148 Marketing and Media 146 Audiotapes & Videos 149 Websites 150 Subject / Topic Title Source Format Diabetes Foot Care Module Hawaii State Diabetes Control Program Foot Care Feet Can Last a Lifetime Taking Care of Your Feet National Diabetes Education Program let Foot Complications Staged Diabetes Management 143

2 Obesity and Overweight American Heart Weight Control The Prevention and Treatment of Obesity Diabetes Care Body Composition Tests American Heart Quick Reference to Clinical Nutrition, 2 nd edition Seymour L.Halpern, MD Hawaii Diet Cookbook Terry Shintani, MD, MPH Nutrition Pacific Island Cookbook AIMS Kamaaina Cooking Hawaii Diabetes Educators New Pacific Nutrition Nancy Rody, RD ABC of Diabetes Peter J. Watkins Complete Guide to Diabetes Diabetes: General Strive for Good Health Take Charge of Your Diabetes University of Hawaii Manoa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Diabetes Resource Catalog World s Best s from the Diabetes Experts Diabetes Resource Guide Hawaii of Diabetes Educators 144

3 Diabetes: General (continued) Directory of Diabetes Organizations The Diabetes Dictionary National Institute on Health U.S DHHS Diabetes in Asian Pacific Islanders Wilfred Fujimoto, MD Diabetes Education and Control Hawaii Department of Health Public Awareness Diabetes Overview Diabetes A to Z Seeing the faces, Hearing the Stories, Learning from Our Communities Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ho olauna Community Building Basics One Grain at a Time Yvonne Mokihana Calizar Community Building Ke Ala Ola Pono: The Native Hawaiian Community s effort to Heal Itself Pacific Health Dialog NDEP Focus Groups Summary (Hawaiian, Samoan & Filipino) NDEP Recommendations for Development & Adaptation of Culturally Competent Community Health Interventions in Minority Groups Marjorie K. Mau M.D 145

4 A Diabetes Community Partnership Guide National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) Guidebook Community Building (continued) Medicine and Public Health: The Power of Collaboration Creating Physical Activity Programs In American Indians Communities Lasker and the Committee on Medicine and Public Health DHHS and CDC Guidebook Guidebook How to Write a Marketing Plan Hubert D. Hennessey Guidebook Marketing and Media A Diabetes Community Partnership Guide National Diabetes Education Program Guidebook How to get out the message: Media Spokesperson s Kit NDEP Media Kits 146

5 Format Title Source Plans and Proposals Magazines & Journals Newsletters Newspapers Electronic Newsletters Diabetes Education and Control Project for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Guam Physical Fitness and Wellness Plan CMNI National Food and Nutrition Policy and Ten Year Plan of Action Diabetes Forecast Pacific Magazine American Journal of Public Health The Journal of Clinical and Applied Research and Education Closing the GAP Diabetes Advocate Diabetes Newsletter Guam Wellness Bulletin I Tatao Yan I Tano Ka Ho ola Research Activities Pacific Daily News The Nation s Health The Diabetic Newsletter Diabetes E! News Primary Health Care for All of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations Office of the Governor CNMI National Food and Nutrition Advisory Council American Diabetic The Pacific Islands Magazines American Public Health Assoc American Diabetic Office of Minority Health University of New Jersey Department of Public Health Guam Northern Mariana Islands Council Hawaii Agency for Healthcare Research Guam Newspaper American Public Health The Diabetic Gourmet Magazine Hawaii Primary Care 147

6 Pamphlets & Brochures Foot Care Care of the Foot in Diabetes Diabetes What to Know Head to Toe Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep your Feet and Skin Healthy Picture pages for diabetic care, foot care Diet and Nutrition Reading Food Labels: Handbook for people with Diabetes Food Choices for Healthy Living The First Step in Diabetes Meal Planning I have Diabetes: When Should I Eat? Weight & Physical Activities Walking for the health of it: a guide to the easy way to exercise A world about Obesity Medicine, Supplies & Treatment Medicines for People With Diabetes Insurance Reimbursement Increases for Diabetes Supplies Picture Pages for diabetic care, insulin administration Choosing a treatment that s right for you Dental Dental Tips Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Teeth and Gums Healthy Diabetes & Periodontal Disease: a guide for patients Blood Glucose Know Your Blood Sugar Numbers Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose Vision/Sight Diabetic Retinopathy: Information for patients Diabetes: General Controlling Your Diabetes For Life Diabetes Day-by-Day: Diagnosis Diabetes Day-by-Day: Standards of Care Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep your Diabetes Under Control Diabetes Awareness and Education Alert: Are you at risk for the 4 th leading cause of death? Diabetes Overview Diabetes Facts and Figures What is Type1 Diabetes? What is Type 2 Diabetes? Published By: HRSA Laurence and Coyle P Clement Communications Diabetes Direct Laurence and Coyle NOHIC NIH NDEP NIH NDEP NIH 148

7 AUDIO TAPES & VIDEOS Videos Diabetes Care & Management Living with diabetes: The care of your feet and legs. Patient Education: Caring for your feet Foot Care Module Diabetes Awareness & Education Heed the Signs: A play about Diabetes Frank Meets his Kidneys Frank Meets his Pancreas Living the Sweet Life: Diabetes in Micronesia Paulino Gallen & Robert Madison HRSA Hawaii State Diabetes Control Program Jennifer Davis, RN, CDE, MPH Hawaii Diabetes Center Hawaii Diabetes Center Micronesian Seminar Community Building and Interventions Five Communities Reach National Diabetes Education Program Out Diabetes Today: A video- Division of Diabetes Translation supported course in Organizing Communities for Diabetes Interventions Future Generations National Diabetes Education Program Audio Tapes Diabetes Radio Spots Audio Tapes: English & Pohnpeian 3 rd International Conference Kennedy Recordings on Diabetes and Indigenous People Eat More, Weigh Less Terry Shintani 149

8 Important & helpful WEBSITES Agency/Organization American of Asian/Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) American of Diabetes Educators (AADE) () American Dietetic Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) Diabetes Children with Diabetes Diabetes.com Health Resources and Services Administration Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International (JDFI) Micronesian Seminar National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC) Pacific Diabetes Today Resource Center (PDTRC) Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL) Web/ address

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