Make the Link! News
Welcome to the "News and Events" site of the Make The Link! initiative. Here, you can find recent press releases, statistics and news about diabetes and heart disease, as well as activities the Make The Link! initiative is conducting to raise awareness about the link between diabetes and heart disease.
News
November 2005 - November is Diabetes Month!
Rising diabetes rates prompt renewed emphasis on preventioin of related heart disease and stroke.
Leading Health Groups Issue Call to Action During American Diabetes Month (ADA press release-PDF)
Diabetes Month Public Service Announcements
Take a look at two public service announcements (PSAs), "Choose to Live" and "Break Your Heart" that have been developed to increase awareness of the link between diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
February 2005
Minorities with Diabetes at Increased Risk for Heart Disease, Stroke
November 21, 2003
Consensus Panel Warns of Risks of Narrowed Blood Vessels in Legs
November 21, 2003
Doctor, Patient Dialogue May Help Prevent Serious Complications of Diabetes
February 12, 2003
American Diabetes Association and American College Of Cardiology Recommend That People With Diabetes Understand "Matters Of The Heart" During February's Heart Month *
November 4, 2002
New Public Service Campaign Depicts Serious Link between Diabetes and Heart Disease: PSA to Debut in Times Square on Nov. 5 *
February 19, 2002
Among People with Diabetes, Awareness Of Link Between Diabetes, Heart Disease And Stroke Critically Lacking, American Diabetes Association and American College of Cardiology Survey Finds *
Just the Facts
The Link Between Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
English* Spanish*
The American Diabetes Association's Make The Link! Initiative*
Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Diabetes and Heart Disease *
* These resources are pdf documents, requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not already have a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer, you can download it for free.
Public Service Announcements
Public service announcements (PSAs) have been developed to increase awareness of the link between diabetes and heart disease. In November 2004, two new advertising concepts, “Choose to Live” and “Break Your Heart”, launched nationwide. These PSAs follow the successful campaign “Broken Heart” launched in November 2002. You can view these PSAs below.
“Choose to Live”
Television
Radio
Print
“Break Your Heart”
Television
Print
“Broken Heart”
Television
Print
Order instructions: To order camera-ready copies of the print PSAs, please send your name and address to MaketheLink@diabetes.org.
Sample Newsletter Articles
Please use the following camera-ready articles to help spread the word about diabetes and heart disease.
Media Contact
For questions or further information about the Make The Link! initiative, please send an email to MakeTheLink@diabetes.org
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