Coordinating the Federal Investment in Diabetes Programs to Improve the Health of Americans (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781494870829)

Approximately 24 million people in the U.S., about 8 percent of the population, were estimated to have diabetes in2007.1 For the same year, diabetes cost the country an estimated $174billion in medical expenses as well as associated costs, such as loss ofworkplace productivity, early disability, and morbidity.2 Th e numbers reflect a striking truth: diabetes places a huge personal and economicburden on this country. However, even as rates of diabetes are rising, people with diabetes are living longer and healthier lives, as a result ofthe collective effort of the Diabetes Mellitus Interagency Coordinating Committee (DMICC) and others. Advances in medicine, publichealth, and health care have led to significant progress. New research discoveries and translation efforts will yield further improvements in theprevention, diagnosis, control, and treatment of diabete

Author: Diabetes Mellitus Interagency Coordinati
ISBN-10: 1494870827
ISBN-13: 9781494870829
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 01/21/2014
Pages: 50
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.10d