Diabetes Public Health

K.M. Venkat Narayan, Chief, Epidemiology and Statistics Branch Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA.Edward W. Gregg, Team Leader, Diabetes Epidemiology Section, Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA.Desmond Williams, Medical Epidemiologist, Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA.

• Preface IntroductionChapter 0: Evolution of Classification and Diagnostic Criteria for Diabetes and other forms of hyperglycaemia Chapter 1: Type 2 Diabetes and Persons at High Risk of Diabetes Chapter 2: Risk Factors for Type 2 and Gestational Diabetes Chapter 3: Non-Type 2 Diabetes - Prevalence, Incidence, and Risk Factors Chapter 4: Diabetes and Acute Metabolic Complications, Infections, and Inflammation Chapter 5: Diabetes and Vision Chapter 6: Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Chapter 7: Diabetes and Lower-Extremity Diseases Chapter 8: Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Chapter 9: Diabetes in Pregnancy Chapter 10: Diabetes and Disability, Cognitive Decline, and Aging-Related Outcomes Chapter 11: The Associations of Diabetes with Digestive, Oral, and Liver Disease and Autonomic Neuropathy Chapter 12: Diabetes and Mortality Chapter 13: Impact of Ethnic and Socioeconomic Factors on Diabetes-related Health and Management Chapter 14: Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes: Accomplishments and Challenges Chapter 15: Implementing Programs for the Primary Prevention of Diabetes in Non-Health-Care Settings: From Evidence to Practice Chapter 16: Effectiveness of Individual-Level Interventions to Prevent Vascular Complications Chapter 17: Quality of Diabetes Care (Current Levels, Distribution, and Trends) and Challenges in Measuring Quality of Care Chapter 18: Effectiveness of Interventions at the Health System, Provider, and Patient Levels to Improve the Quality of Diabetes Care Chapter 19: Economic costs of diabetes and the cost-effectiveness of interventions to prevent and control this disease Chapter 20: Adult Diabetes and Quality of Life, Psychosocial Issues, and Sexual Health Chapter 21: The Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs in the U.S. and Public Health Law and Policy Chapter 22: National Diabetes Education Program and the Role of Partnership in the Prevention and Management of Diabetes Chapter 23: Prevalence/Incidence, Risk Factors, and Future Burden of Type 1, Type 2, and Gestational Diabetes in Developing Countries Chapter 24: The Quality of Diabetes Care and the Prevention and Control of Diabetes in Developing Countries: an Illustration from India Chapter 25: Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs in Developing Countries Chapter 26: Diabetes in the young: actions for the 21st century Chapter 27: Public Health Genomics of Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, and Diabetic Complications Chapter 28: Promising Technological Frontiers in Monitoring and Treatment Chapter 29: Translation Research and Major Ongoing Clinical Trials Chapter 30: Public Health Decision Making and Risk Perception Chapter 31: Public Health Policy Decisions and Diabetes: Considerations and Case Studies Chapter 32: Diabetes Public Health Information Resources

"The organization is excellent and allows the reader to learn key public health messages. The authors have made a convincing case that diabetes is a major public health problem and that a strong database exists that can be used to influence policy changes to address diabetes and its complications." -- Medical University of South Carolina Charleston"This is a superb contribution exploring the public health implications of and evidence-based interventions for the worldwide diabetes epidemic...I know of no other resources that can compare to this excellent book. It pulls together information not readily found elsewhere with authority, elegance, and lucidity." --Doody's