Following is
from
the section entitled
"Action Steps for Prevention"
from the document "Diabetes: A National
Plan for Action", written in December 2004.
Media
The media serve as important partners in promoting diabetes prevention messages. The
following are steps that members of the media can take to help spread the word about how to
prevent
type 2 diabetes:
- Promote public awareness about the importance of diabetes prevention and the
benefits of maintaining a healthy weight with regular physical activity and a healthy
diet.
- Disseminate credible and accurate messages that encourage healthy habits and
discourage risky behaviors. Media staff can help tailor messages to target specific
audiences.
- Partner with medical professionals, federal, state, and local governments, and privatesector
community entities to help the public understand the importance of preventing
diabetes. Publicize providers who are doing a particularly good job in facilitating
behavior change or a hospital that has opened its doors to run a no-cost exercise
program in a low-income area.
- Conduct or participate in research to study the effectiveness of media messages
promoting healthy lifestyles.
- Use public access networks to broadcast local conferences or training videos on
diabetes prevention.
From the NDEP
Dec2004
http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/NDAP/NDAP04.pdf
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