SUMMER 2022 DiabetesPro Quarterly AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION NEWS FOR PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS In This Issue 4 Diabetes Care Announces New Editors 10 New Interest Group Leaders Take the Helm 15 Free Therapeutic Inertia Resources Available 18 82nd Scientific Sessions Recap American Diabetes Association Receives Health Equity Grant from the Pfizer Foundation to Help Improve Health in Two Black Communities The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has received a 2-year Accelerating Health Equity Grant awarded by the Pfizer Foundation to fund community gardens and diabetes support programs in Alabama and Florida. The ADA has partnered with local organizations in Montgomery, AL, and Tampa, FL, to develop innovative community-based interventions to address social determinants of health (SDOH) and diabetes care. The ADA's specific community impact project goals are to: * Expand a 10-acre community garden created in Montgomery to increase access to healthy foods and diabetes support in the community * Establish a community garden and provide diabetes support in Tampa WIN ADA Advisory Group New Members, p. 11 * Host community health worker training sessions focused on addressing SDOH in Black communities nationwide continued on page 3 professional.diabetes.orghttp://professional.diabetes.org