Summary
"This is the first time in the history of this planet that we have had all of the greatest minds on diabetes right here in Columbus, Ohio," said Dr. Alvin D. Jackson, director of the Ohio Department of Health. "What a wonderful day."
Ohio State University Medical Center, along with several other health-related entities, presented the summit under the theme "Diabetes and You: Challenges, Tomorrow's Victories." Two years in the making, the summit brought together many of the world's top physicians, scientists and policy makers to discuss various aspects of diabetes."It's important because diabetes is becoming an epidemic right here in Ohio," said Wanda J. Dillard, the OSU Medical Center's director of community development and co-chair of the community event. "Diabetes disproportionately affects people of color."See the full content of this document
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Nothing Sweet About a Touch of 'Sugar'
In closing the community part of the three-day Global Diabetes Summit, the state's top health official made sure that Saturday's audience at the Greater Columbus Convention Ce...
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