The Answer to Diabetes Prevention

Science, Surgery, Service Delivery, or Social Policy

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ID11033177
AuthorsRuth Colagiuri (Ruth Colagiuri is with the Australian Health Policy Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Stephen Colagiuri is with the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Australia. At the time this article was written, Derek Yach was with the Department of Global Health, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Conn. Stig Pramming is with the Oxford Health Alliance, Oxford, England.), Stephen Colagiuri (0000-0002-2398-4781, Ruth Colagiuri is with the Australian Health Policy Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Stephen Colagiuri is with the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Australia. At the time this article was written, Derek Yach was with the Department of Global Health, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Conn. Stig Pramming is with the Oxford Health Alliance, Oxford, England.), Derek Yach (0000-0001-5667-6446, Ruth Colagiuri is with the Australian Health Policy Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Stephen Colagiuri is with the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Australia. At the time this article was written, Derek Yach was with the Department of Global Health, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Conn. Stig Pramming is with the Oxford Health Alliance, Oxford, England.), Stig Pramming (Ruth Colagiuri is with the Australian Health Policy Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Stephen Colagiuri is with the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Australia. At the time this article was written, Derek Yach was with the Department of Global Health, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Conn. Stig Pramming is with the Oxford Health Alliance, Oxford, England.)
Year2006
Volume96
Issue9
Pages1562-1569
Publication date2006-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2005.067587
PMID16873751
PMCIDPMC1551964
OpenAlexW2105185871
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited54

The diabetes and obesity epidemics are closely intertwined. International randomized controlled trials demonstrate that, in high-risk individuals, type 2 diabetes can be prevented or at least delayed through lifestyle modification and, to a lesser degree, medication. We explored the relative roles of science, surgery, service delivery, and social policy in preventing diabetes. Although it is clear that there is a role for all, diabetes is a complex problem that demands commitment across a range of government and nongovernment agencies to be effectively controlled. Accordingly, we argue that social policy is the key to achieving and sustaining social and physical environments required to achieve widespread reductions in both the incidence and prevalence of diabetes

Business · Diabetes mellitus · Environmental health · Government (linguistics) · Incidence (geometry) · Obesity · Political science · Service (business) · Service delivery framework · Type 2 diabetes · Diabetes Management and Education · Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Gerontology

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