HHS Issues $139M in Funding to Support Chronic Disease Prevention
This investment by the HHS will support access to chronic disease prevention and management among American Indian and Alaska Native communities to reduce racial disparities in diabetes burden.
Source: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
By - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Indian Health Service (IHS), has awarded $139 million in grant funding to address diabetes disparities through chronic disease prevention and management.
Native Americans are generally at a higher risk for diabetes than any other racial group in the United States. According to CDC data, Native American patients are twice as likely as White patients to have diabetes. Additionally, in some American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, diabetes prevalence among adults can be up to 60 percent.
“IHS is committed to continuing its support for diabetes prevention and treatment for IHS, tribal, and urban Indian health programs,” said Roselyn Ts, IHS Director, said in the press release. “Since its inception in 1997, the Special Diabetes Program for Indians has helped to dramatically increase access to important diabetes prevention and treatment services throughout Indian Country.”
