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November is American Diabetes Month and the
American Diabetes Association wants you to share your story. Twenty-nine million Americans are living with diabetes; sharing real-life stories of the successes and challenges of managing
diabetes can help to remind millions of individuals they are not alone in this experience. The American Diabetes Association wants these personal stories to create a sense of urgency and raise awareness about this growing public health crisis.
Click here to learn more about the "This is Diabetes" campaign. The American Diabetes Association website also offers great resources, such as a
basic overview of the issues surrounding diabetes, healthy
meal planning for individuals with diabetes, and ways to prevent or delay the onset of
complications associated with diabetes.
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Diabetes Education Program
Telligen offers diabetes self-management classes. If you would like to attend or have friends or family who you think would benefit from this six-week program, please call or email your respective state contact listed below.
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From Patient Engagement to Patient and Family Activation
Join Telligen on December 8 for an educational webinar on patient empowerment. As a quality improvement organization, it is our job to work with providers to help patients and their families find their voice. This online educational event will discuss how important it is to communicate with providers and how to do it in a productive, positive way. Karen Curtiss, author of Safe & Sound in the Hospital: Must-Have Checklists and Tools for Your Loved One's Care, will be the speaker on this webinar. She is also the founder of
CampaignZERO, Families for Patient Safety and president of
PartnerHealth.
Click here to learn more about this December 8 learning opportunity.
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It's Not Too Late to Vaccinate!
The first week in December is National Influenza Vaccination Week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chose this week to remind people that even though the holiday season has arrived, it is not too late to get your flu vaccine. As long as flu viruses are spreading and causing illness, vaccination should continue throughout the flu season in order to provide protection against the flu. Click here to see who is at high risk of developing flu-related complications.
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National Handwashing Awareness Week
December 4-10 is National Handwashing Awareness Week, so there's no better time to review the importance of washing your hands. Handwashing is like a
"do-it-yourself" vaccine. It involves five
simple and effective steps (Wet, Lather, Scrub, Rinse, Dry) that you can
take to reduce the spread of diarrheal and respiratory illness so you can stay healthy.
Regular handwashing
- particularly before and after certain activities - is one of the best ways to re
move germs, avoid
getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to others. It's quick, it's simple, and it can keep us all from getting sick. Handwashing is a win for everyone... except the germs.
Cleaning hands at key times with soap and water or hand sanitizer is one of the most important steps you can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to those around you. There are important differences between washing hands with soap and water and cleaning them with hand sanitizer. For example, alcohol-based hand sanitizers don't kill ALL types of germs, such as a stomach bug called norovirus, some parasites, and Clostridium difficile, which causes severe diarrhea. Hand sanitizers also may not remove harmful chemicals, such as pesticides and heavy metals like lead. Handwashing reduces the amounts of all types of germs, pesticides, and metals on hands. Knowing when to clean your hands and which method to use will give you the best chance of preventing sickness.
Click here to learn when to wash your hands and the best way to do it.
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This material was prepared by Telligen, the Medicare Quality Innovation Network Quality Improvement Organization, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. 11SOW-QIN-QIN-8/2016-11769
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