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U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s Tobacco-Related Diabetes Integration Project
In 2009, the New Jersey State Department of Health’s Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) and its Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (CDPC) program, partnered to form the Centers for Disease Control’s Tobacco-Diabetes Integration Project, under the CDC’s Collaborative Chronic Disease, Health Promotion, and Surveillance Project. GASP is a Project Partner, providing resource information on tobacco prevention and diabetes, and offering advocacy training modules on tobacco control advocacy, to diabetes prevention partners.
GASP presented a powerpoint entitled, Effect of Tobacco Use and Secondhand Smoke on Diabetes, at the NJ Chronic Disease Advisory Council Meeting on January 18, 2011. Please contact us for more information on this presentation
New Jersey Department of Health’s Office on Tobacco Control Partners on the Project include:
| American Cancer Society www.cancer.org Jason Plaia, Director of Worksite Health Initiatives, Eastern Division 732-914-1000 jason.plaia@cancer.org |
North Jersey Community Partnership for a Tobacco-Free New Jersey www.centerforprevention.org Center for Prevention and Counseling, Cindy Meakem, CHES, 973-383-4787 cindy@centerforprevention.org |
| Central Jersey Community Partnership for a Tobacco-Free New Jersey www.tobaccofreenj.com 732-235-8230 Marc Steinberg, PhD marc.steinberg@umdnj.edu Donna Drummond, MS, LPC drummodl@umdnj.edu |
Mom’s Quit Connection http://www.snjpc.org/programs/mqc.html Merle Weitz, MSW 856-675-5322 mweitz@snjpc.org Cathy Butler, Program Coordinator, 856-675-5289 cbutler@snjpc.org |
| New Jersey Global Advisors on Smokefree Policy (GASP) www.njgasp.org Karen Blumenfeld, JD, Executive Director 908-273-9368 info@njgasp.org |
South Jersey Community Partnership for a Tobacco-Free New Jersey www.atlprev.org 609-272-0964 Dr. Robert Zlotnick, CEO ceo@atlprev.org Kimberly Burns atlanticctpfnj@aol.com |
| Vineland Health Department http://www.vldhealth.org/divisions/healthEducation.html Emma Lopez, Health Educator elopez@vinelandcity.org |
Two New Jersey state laws establish diabetes awareness programs
- NJSA 26:2-138 through 142: Establishes the Diabetes Control Program within the NJ State Department of Health, to minimize the incidence of death and disability so often attributed to diabetes.
- NJSA 26:2-160 through 167.3: Establishes the New Jersey Office on Minority and Multicultural Health, renamed from the New Jersey Office on Minority Health, which shall seek to address minority racial and ethnic health concerns, and reduce disparities in the incidence of cancer, cardiovascular disease and stroke, chemical dependency, diabetes, asthma, homicide, suicide, accidental injury, infant mortality, child immunization rates and HIV/AIDS; with the ultimate goal of enabling all members of racial and ethnic minority populations in this State to have access to high-quality health care.
New Jersey Diabetes Informational Websites
| Diabetes Prevention and Control Program P.O. Box 364 Trenton NJ 08625-0364 Phone: 609-984-6137 Fax: 609-292-9288 |
A subdivision of Family Health Services, the program offers general information, statistics, and data about diabetes. |
| Garden State Association of Diabetic Educators contact:Nancy Rhodes, RN, BS, MA, CDE Phone: 609-448-5063 |
Gives a list of the diabetes education programs in New Jersey that the American Diabetes Association recognizes as meeting National Standards of Excellence. |
Other States’ Diabetes Informational Websites
| California Diabetes Program PO Box 997377, MS 7211 Sacramento, CA 95899-7377 Phone: 916-552-9888 |
California’s “Do you cAARd” campaign to join Diabetes educators with smoker’s hotline to assist diabetes patients to quit smoking. Caard stands for ask, advise, refer. Toolkits, cards, etc. |
| Indiana State Department of Health Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, Chronic Disease 2 N. Meridian Street, 6 B Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: 317-233-7634 |
Developed a smoking and diabetes fact sheet in February, 2009. Click here to get see the fact sheet. |
| New York State Smokers’ Quitline 1-866- NY-QUITS |
Downloadable fact-sheets on various smoking related topics. Click here to get the diabetes-related one. |
| Rhode Island State Dept of Health Diabetes Prevention and Control Program 3 Capitol Hill, Room 408 Providence, RI 02908 Phone:401-222-6957 |
Has the DIRES Program (Diabetes Information and Referral and Education Specialist). Click here to see their downloadable brochure on smoking and diabetes. |
Federal Diabetes Informational Websites
| American Diabetes Association ATTN: National Call Center 1701 North Beauregard Street Alexandria , VA 22311 T: 1-800-DIABETES [1-800-342-2382] |
Association offers explanations about all types of diabetes, nutrition advice and recipes, tips on weight loss and exercise, research outcomes, advocacy opportunities, information specifically to health professionals, and newsletters. November is American Diabetes month. Click here to read about community events on the American Diabetes Association website. |
| Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Diabetes)Centros para el Control y la Prevencion de Enfermedades (Diabetes)4770 Buford Hwy, NE MS K-40 Atlanta, GA 30341-3717 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636) TTY: (888) 232-6348 |
View the CDC’s “What you need to know about smoking and diabetes,” published in late 2014. It is an easy-to-read summary on the 2014 U.S. Surgeon General’s report on smoking and diabetes
Good source of general diabetes control and management information. Good source of specific diabetes control and management information.Recurso de Salud Publica sobre Diabetes |
| National Diabetes Education Program 1 Diabetes Way Bethesda , MD 20814-9692 Phone: 301-496-3583 |
Sponsored by the federal government, NDEP provides information and resources for medical professionals and clients of all. |
| National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse 1 Information Way Bethesda, MD 20892–3560 Phone: 1–800–860–8747 |
Tips for keeping diabetes under control once you have it including quitting smoking. There are useful literature and handouts available from the homepage. |