When Americans cast their ballots on or before Nov. 6, there’s a lot at stake for the diabetes community.
We’re not only talking healthcare and how that might be impacted by who’s chosen to be in the White House. (Sure, that’s the biggie and what most eyes are on). But it’s important not to lose sight of all the Congressional elections happening throughout the country. Hundreds of elections are slated between the Senate and House…
Anybody heard about the first-ever upcoming United Nations (UN) High-Level Summit Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), in which heads of state from around the world will meet in New York City on Sept. 19 and 20? Um, we’re not sure President Obama has either, and that’s very bad news for diabetes, according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).
IDF approached a bunch of us D-bloggers and online advocates at the Roche Social Media Summit in…
Wow, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) works fast! Following the Roche Social Media Summit, where their head of communications Isabella Platon presented, it took just a few days for them to connect with us D-bloggers and turn around a national postcard-writing campaign that could potentially pack a huge global punch:
The goal is to get President Barack Obama to show up and present at the upcoming UN Summit on global health issues (non-communicable diseases) on…
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