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Search Results: MCH Organizations

This list of organizations is drawn from the MCH Organizations Database. Contact information is the most recent known to the MCH Digital Library.

Displaying records 1 through 4 (4 total).

Human Biological Data Interchange (HBDI)

Annotation: The Human Biological Data Interchange (HBDI) is a collaborative project of the National Disease Research Interchange, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International, and the Coriell Institute for Medical Research. It offers a new resource to facilitate research on the etiology and pathogenesis of disease with a computerized medical history database of special case families to assist researchers studying aspects of specific diseases. The initial category is insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; the first population under study is the membership of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International.

Keywords: Diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, Medical research, Metabolic diseases

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF)

Annotation: The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) supports research on the causes, cure, treatment, and prevention of type 1 diabetes and its complications. Publications include Countdown magazine, research and life with diabetes e-newsletters, and educational pamphlets. JDRF has local chapters throughout the country.

Keywords: Diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, Information services, Insulin, Medical research, Metabolic diseases

New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth)

Annotation: The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) is a private, statewide foundation that aims to improve New York’s health care system by expanding health insurance coverage, containing health care costs, increasing access to high-quality services, and addressing public and community health. NYSHealth concentrates its initiatives in three strategic priority areas: expanding health care coverage, improving diabetes prevention and management, and advancing primary care.

Keywords: Community health services, Diabetes mellitus, Disease prevention, Health insurance, Health promotion, New York, Access to health care, Public health, State agencies, Uninsured persons

U.S. Indian Health Service, Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention

Annotation: The Indian Health Service (IHS) Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention is responsible for developing, documenting, and sustaining clinical and public health efforts to treat and prevent diabetes in American Indians and Alaska Natives. The Web site provides information on contacts; programs; training and conferences; and resources and tools including podcasts, client education materials, fact sheets, Diabetes News, clinical guidelines, best practices, curricula, and algorithms.

Keywords: Access to health care, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Diabetes mellitus, Federal programs, Health promotion, Preventive health services
   

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U02MC31613, MCH Advanced Education Policy, $3.5 M. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.