World Diabetes Day Social Media Toolkit
Introduction
November is National Diabetes Month, and World Diabetes Day (WDD) is on November 14th. These days are dedicated to diabetes awareness and can be an opportunity for communities and local and regional advocates to team up with partners across the United States to:
- Increase awareness and educate communities about the impact of diabetes;
- Inform people about the importance of screening and early detection, educate patients and increase access to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recognized diabetes programs such as ,the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP), and the Diabetes Self-Management and Education Support Program (DSMES); and
- Encourage healthy nutrition for the wellbeing of
According to the CDC, diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in Indiana (CDC, 2017). Hoosiers are increasingly feeling the effects of this disease with 2,096 deaths in 2017 (CDC, 2017). For 2018, 12.5% of Hoosiers were told they have diabetes, 1.2% for gestational and 9.4% for prediabetes (BRFSS, 2018).
The goal is to take this opportunity to raise awareness of this condition through National Diabetes Month and WDD. Through social media campaigns emphasized in this toolkit. The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) invites you to join the movement by participating in Diabetes Awareness Month by utilizing our social media campaign toolkit.
The campaign focuses on the deep issues in the diabetes world and keeps prediabetes and diabetes at the forefront. At ISDH, we are seeking to raise awareness through the use of social media and will be focusing on the following areas: Increasing awareness and educating communities about the impact of diabetes, informing people about the importance of screening and early detection, and enlightening patients and increase access to CDC-recognized diabetes programs such as, the National DPP, and the DSMES and encourage healthy nutrition for the wellbeing of families. Help us not only to prevent type 2 diabetes, but also educate the entire diabetes community about the importance of good management. Use this social media toolkit to complement and support other diabetes awareness campaigns.
