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CLINICAL NEWS A NEW LOOK AT MEMBER NEWS Professional Section Quarterly The sponsor of Arizona’s Safe at School legislation, state Rep. Heather Carter (center), with young Diabetes Advocates outside the Arizona State Capitol on Arizona Diabetes Day, March 28, 2013. Arizona Safe at School Victory On April 11, Arizona Gov. Janice Brewer signed into law House Bill 2042, American Diabetes Association–sponsored Safe at School legislation. Association Advocates and volunteers had rallied in support of this important legislation, which allows Arizona school staff to volunteer to be trained to assist students with diabetes with insulin administration. The measure also allows children to self-manage their diabetes at school if they are capable of doing so. The bill was sponsored by state Rep. Heather Carter. Rep. Carter’s committee assignments include the House Health Committee, which she chairs, and the Education Committee. “The American Diabetes Association appreciates the support of House Bill 2042’s sponsor, Representative Heather Carter,” said Craig Morgan, advocacy chair for the Association’s Phoenix Community Leadership Board. “Governor Jan Brewer, who signed the legislation, and all the legislators and organizations that supported the bill have helped to ensure students with diabetes across Arizona are safe and healthy, and have equal access to educational opportunities.” An estimated 215,000 children are living with diabetes in the United States. These children have a disease that must be managed 24/7, including during the many hours spent at school, on field trips, and in extracurricular activities. Every day, students with diabetes are put at serious risk when no one is present at school who can help them with daily and emergency diabetes care. House Bill 2042 removes this risk by allowing volunteers in every school in Arizona to be trained to provide the diabetes care that these children need and deserve. For information on the Association’s Safe at School Campaign, go to diabetes.org /safeatschool. For information on the Association’s Legal Advocacy work, go to diabetes.org /discrimination. The Association’s quarterly professional member newsletter (print and digital) now has a new name, and a new look to go with it. We have renamed the Professional Section Quarterly the DiabetesPro Quarterly to align the publication with our other valuable professional assets. The DiabetesPro Quarterly layout boldly highlights the various sections of the Association that cater to specific segments of our professional membership: Clinical News, Professional Education, and Research News. Our goal is to provide an even more user-friendly framework for a tried-and-true publication, in which the Association’s many important calls to action stand out for the reader. You’ll see more graphic references and the introduction of callouts incorporated throughout the publication. This Summer 2013 issue is the first to feature the new look. So read on and let us know what you think! Just e-mail us at membership@diabetes.org. The DiabetesPro Quarterly Editorial Team Jill Kadish Christian Kohler Stacy Hoffhaus DIABETESPRO QUARTERLY 3 http://www.diabetes.org/safeatschool http://www.diabetes.org/safeatschool http://www.diabetes.org/discrimination http://www.diabetes.org/discrimination http://www.diabetes.org/safeatschool

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Diabetes Pro Quarterly - Summer 2013

Diabetes Pro Quarterly - Summer 2013
In This Issue
Arizona Safe at School Victory
6th Disparities Partnership Forum
News From the 73rd Scientific Sessions
July 2013 American Diabetes Association Award Recipients

Diabetes Pro Quarterly - Summer 2013