Virginia Diabetes Indicators Database The following resources are specific to Virginia
Diabetes in Virginia, 2009 This data report describes the prevalence, hospitalizations, complications, costs, and mortality associated with diabetes in Virginia.
Diabetes in Virginia: A State Plan
In 1994, the Virginia Department of Health provided leadership for the creation of the Virginia Diabetes Task Force who was charged with assessing and prioritizing the burden of diabetes in Virginia. In 1998, the Virginia Diabetes Task Force completed its mission with the publication of Diabetes in Virginia: A State Plan. In order to enhance ownership of the Diabetes State Plan by diabetes stakeholders and to implement the priorities for action, the Virginia Diabetes Task Force was dissolved in 1999 and a new organization, the Virginia Diabetes Council was developed.
Thousands are Affected ... Diabetes in Virginia: Can We Afford Not to Care?
This publication is the executive summary of the Diabetes in Virginia: A State Plan and highlights the challenges and possible solutions for reducing the burden of diabetes in Virginia. To order a copy, send your request by email to diabetes@vdh.virginia.gov.
Low Literacy Materials (developed by Virginia DPCP):
Virginia Data
see Data & Statistics
Virginia Diabetes Primary Prevention Project
Virginia partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) and five other state health departments on the Diabetes Prevention Project (DPP). The purpose of the DPP Project was to determine ways to develop successful state-level efforts for preventing type 2 diabetes among persons with pre-diabetes or those at high-risk.
Executive Summary of Virginia's DPP Project
CDD's Final Report of the DPP Project
Diabetes Prevention and Control Project
109 Governor St, DCDPC 10th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 864-7877 Fax Phone: (804) 864-7880
Email: Diabetes@vdh.virginia.gov
