Did you Know?
In 2006, 8.1% of Indiana's adult population reported that they had been diagnosed with diabetes1 compared to the national average in 2007 of 7.8%2.
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Reducing the Impact of Diabetes
Healthy Hoosiers is an alliance of Indiana companies and organizations focused on addressing the health needs of Hoosiers with diabetes or at risk for developing diabetes. Healthy Hoosiers seeks to implement helpful approaches in the health care system to positively impact patient outcomes.
The guiding principles of Healthy Hoosiers are:
- Fill the gaps in diabetes care
- Address quality, safety, access and affordability
- Work together as a team to help more people in the local community that we serve
So get started toward a healthier future for whomever you want to help: you, your employees or your patients.
1. Diabetes in Indiana: a report on diabetes morbidity and mortality. Diabetes Prevention and Control Program Indiana State Department of Health. Feb 2008.
2. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. National diabetes fact sheet: general information and national estimates on diabetes in the United States, 2007. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008.
