Other Resources
Is Diabetes or Heart Disease in your Family Tree? Poster
"If you have a family history of diabetes, you are at risk too.
Learn more about preventing type 2 diabetes."
Promote controlling risk factors of diabetes and heart disease with these downloadable posters. Each are in PDF format, suitable for two-color printing. Click an icon above to download the file.
Learn More About Family History and Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes [http://www.mn-dc.org/familyhistory.html]
Family History 2-page handout [PDF/373 KB]
Click here to download [http://www.mn-dc.org/downloads/FamilyHistory2010.pdf]
Make the Link and be smart about your heart!
Heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death for people with diabetes. Yet 2 out of 3 people with diabetes do not consider themselves at risk.
" Make the Link" patient handouts - 3 colorful one-page sheets with easy to read facts, tips and resource links:
- If you have diabetes, you are at high risk for heart attack and stroke [PDF/1.16Mb]
- If you have diabetes, heart disease is more likely to strike you than someone without diabetes [PDF/748Kb]
- If you have diabetes, be an active partner with your doctor to reduce your risk of heart disease [PDF/1.24Mb]
“Make the Link” – Diabetes and Heart Disease - One-page resource sheets for Health Professionals
- Are your patients with diabetes aware of their cardiovascular disease risk? Key messages you can give your patients. [PDF/488Kb]
- Help you patients with diabetes reduce their risk of CVD: Educate about the risk. [PDF/450 Kb]
- Does your clinic have the protocols to address diabetes and cardiovascular disease? [PDF/446 Kb]
- Need patient education materials about diabetes and cardiovascular disease? [PDF/453 Kb]
“Make the Link” Awareness Campaign Tools - Resources for media campaigns
- “Good News” poster, handout or ad [PDF/288 KB] - makethelink-goodnews.pdf
- Sample press release [DOC/44 KB] - makethelink-newsrelease.doc
- Make the Link and be Smart about Your Heart! logo [JPEG/51Kb]
- Make the Link – Diabetes and Heart Disease heart logo [JPEG/676Kb]
