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Managing Diabetes in the Workplace

The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN) has introduced Managing Diabetes in the Workplace – A Year of Education and Resources. These free webinars are designed to support occupational and environmental health nurses with the latest evidence-based information and tools for day-to-day prevention and management of diabetes in the workplace.

Available through the AAOHN website, Managing Diabetes in the Workplaceincludes a dedicated web page with links to trusted resources, including Diabetes at Work, developed by the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), a joint program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). See the details about the first webinar below.

FREE Webinar – How the Occupational Health Nurse Can Help Employees with Diabetes Overcome the Challenges of Eating Healthy

November 17, 2015, 12:00-1:00 PM ET/11:00-12:00 PM CT

Please join Abby Buettner, a nutritionist with a major manufacturer who works with employees on a daily basis, for a presentation about nutritional workplace interventions for persons with prediabetes, type 1 diabetes, and type 2 diabetes. She will discuss best practices that the occupational health nurse can use and share with employees at their worksite.

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Creating Healthy Communities: A New Engagement Tool

Health at work and in the community is tightly linked. Unhealthy communities can compromise employer investments to improve employee health and productivity. A healthy community, on the other hand, may be a more desirable place to live and work and, therefore, be good for business. TheNational Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) has developed a new engagement tool to help local employers and other stakeholders work together to improve health in their communities.

More information, including links to the tool and an informational webinar, is available here.

Pathways to Prevention Workshop: Total Worker Health – What’s work got to do with it?

Total Worker Health® (TWH) means policies, programs, and practices that integrate protection from work-related safety and health hazards with efforts to promote health and prevent disease for the advancement of worker well-being. Learn more at the Pathways to Prevention Workshop: Total Worker Health®—What’s Work Got to Do With It? sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. There is no fee to attend the workshop. The workshop will take place on December 9 and 10 in the Masur Auditorium on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, Maryland. If you are unable to attend in person, please join the live videocast.

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Answers to diabetes in the workplace questions

Question: How can I promote National Diabetes Month at my worksite?

Answer: Below is information about two resources to help you promote National Diabetes Month.

The National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP) invites you to use the National Diabetes Month Social Media Toolkit this November to encourage people with diabetes to take steps to protect their eye health. The toolkit, featuring the latest NEHEP materials, provides everything you need to share important diabetic eye disease messages across your social media channels, and to motivate and engage key audiences.

NDEP’s 2015 National Diabetes Month focus is Diabetes Education and Support: Everyone Has a Role. What’s Yours? It highlights the need for ongoing diabetes education and support for people with diabetes and those who care for them. Check out the resources available from NDEP and begin planning your November National Diabetes Month activities today!

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