Category Archives: Advocacy
Bemi Wayland: North Carolina Camper, Youth Ambassador and Red Rider
If you asked the Wayland family why they ride in Tour de Cure®, they would say it is for their daughter or for their older sister, Bemi. Continue reading
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Posted in Advocacy, Family, Food and Fitness, Life with Diabetes, Red Rider, Stop Diabetes, Tour de Cure, Volunteer Stories Tagged Advocacy, American Diabetes Association, children with diabetes, diabetes, diabetes advocates, family, Stop Diabetes, tour de cure, type 1 diabetes, Volunteer
Celebrating More of Our Volunteers in the Fight to Stop Diabetes®
It’s National Volunteer Appreciation Week and we at the American Diabetes Association are celebrating our amazing volunteers—people who dedicate their passion, skills and time to our mission to Stop Diabetes®. These volunteers demonstrate what volunteering for a great cause is all about! Continue reading
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It’s National Volunteer Appreciation Week!
It’s National Volunteer Appreciation Week and we at the American Diabetes Association are celebrating our amazing volunteers—people who dedicate their passion, skills and time to our mission to Stop Diabetes®. One way we recognize them is through our annual National Service Achievement Awards and National Stop Diabetes Awards. These 2013 winners demonstrate what volunteering for a great cause is all about! Continue reading
Pro Football Player Duane Brown Tackles Diabetes
As an offensive tackle for the Houston Texans, I know how to work hard to achieve a goal. This is especially true when it comes to raising awareness for a cause I deeply care about. I was a first-round draft pick in 2008, but now I’ve been drafted into a different role: an Ambassador for the American Diabetes Association. Continue reading
Get Off the Sidelines to Help Stop Diabetes®
As President of Health Care and Education for the American Diabetes Association, part of my responsibility is to make sure that what we do as an organization stays true to the mission of improving the lives of all people affected by diabetes. Continue reading
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Posted in About Us, Advocacy, Health Care Reform, High-Risk Populations, Life with Diabetes, Prediabetes, Statistics, Stop Diabetes, Volunteer Stories Tagged Advocacy, American Diabetes Association, diabetes, diabetes advocates, diabetes prevention, Stop Diabetes, Volunteer
Advocacy in Action – Our 2014 Legislative and Regulatory Priorities
Each year, the Association works to identify the leading federal and state legislative and regulatory priorities that will guide our ongoing efforts to Stop Diabetes®. These priorities help guide our work with Congress and state legislators, and drive our efforts to make diabetes research, prevention programs and access to health care a top priority on Capitol Hill and in every statehouse across the nation. Continue reading
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Get to Know our 2014 National Youth Advocate, Basma Abdellaoui!
From the beginning, my family, friends, doctors and the American Diabetes Association have had such a huge influence on me. Continue reading
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