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What diabetes advocates can do

What diabetes advocates can do. 1. Raise awareness about diabetes. approach people when they’re out: i.e. schools, malls, shopping centres, bars, libraries, etc . Cooperate with large companies In some countries diabetes is taboo. Establish national websites with links to other websites.

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What diabetes advocates can do

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  1. Presentation title What diabetes advocates can do

  2. Presentation title 1. Raise awareness about diabetes • approach people when they’re out: i.e. schools, malls, shopping centres, bars, libraries, etc. • Cooperate with large companies • In some countries diabetes is taboo. Establish national websites with links to other websites. • Use local contacts • Contact national diabetes associations • Ask famous people; politicians, doctors, media people, etc. to help out • Contact music industry and ask them to use hints to diabetes in e.g. music videos

  3. Presentation title 2. Engage youth and expand network • PERSONAL interaction is CRUCIAL • Young people with diabetes is a logical place to start – many local diabetes associations have youth groups • Reach out to schools • Take contact to media • Take contact to diabetes educators; they have contact to young people with diabetes • Interactive channels • Approach youth panel advocates for assistance • Start with city, not with state or country

  4. Presentation title 3. Get doctors' and policy makers' attention so they can put diabetes on the agenda • Why contact doctors and politicians? • Doctors may be or have influence on the local/national minister of health • Generally have good contacts • Important in society • Decision making position • Bottom-up networking • Ask to: • Join The Campaign” • Give personal story • Contact media • In return, give: • Increased media coverage • Only takes a short amount of your time • Network support not financial support

  5. Presentation title How? • Verbal • Phone calls, arranging meetings/appointments, doctors to pass information to patients, radio • Public Speaking • Contact your local diabetes association’s office • Ask to speak at an event of theirs • Ask to give testimonies • When giving speeches it is most likely that you will meet someone who will help you with the next step. • Visual • Posters • Leaflets • Written • Emails • Newspapers • Tell about campaign • Ask for testimonies to be written • Ask for people to get involved • Letters • Editors • Blogs • Columnist • University websites • Ask for a short paragraph to be placed on the start of the site

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