The Center for Health Value Innovation to support the National Diabetes Goal

The Center for Health Value Innovation, the nation’s premier information exchange for value-based design, today joined with other non-profits, healthcare provider groups, universities, government officials, and corporations to fully support the National Diabetes Goal (NDG) which aims to increase awareness and improve the management of type 2 Diabetes to the 45 percent of Americans at risk.

In 2008, the National Changing Diabetes Project® (NCDP) introduced the National Diabetes Goal which calls for 45 percent of Americans who are at risk for type 2 diabetes to know their blood glucose level and what actions to take by the year 2015.

Cyndy Nayer, president and CEO of the Center, states, "We are proud to support the NDG and share its emphasis to improve the lives of people affected by diabetes. The Center’s focus on value-based design and its pro-active initiatives for sustainable health and financial improvement align with the NDG mission. Creating a focus on diabetes in America is one that will promote the prevention, early detection, and management of the disease.”

According to the American Diabetes Association, 23.6 million children and adults in the United States, or 7.8 percent of the population, have diabetes. While an estimated 17.9 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, 5.7 million people are unaware that they have the disease. Survey results released by Gallup® and commissioned by the National Changing Diabetes Program show that, while more than 90 percent of Americans consider diabetes a serious health issue, awareness has not yet translated into collective, widespread action.

About the National Diabetes Goal

The National Diabetes Goal was first launched in May 2008 by the National Changing Diabetes Program (NCDP) in conjunction with many healthcare stakeholders, including, among others the American Diabetes Association and the American Association of Diabetes Educators.