Community Health Administration Cancer and Chronic Disease Prevention Bureau Diabetes Control Program Location Department of Health 825 North Capitol Street, NE 3rd Floor Washington, DC 20002 Phone: (202) 671-5000 Mission The mission of the Diabetes Prevention and Control Program is to promote the health and quality of life among District residents by preventing and controlling mortality, morbidity and costs related to living with diabetes. Through community partnerships, the Diabetes Program develops, implements and evaluates health systems, health communication and community interventions that influence personal behaviors and improve access, quality and availability of preventive and primary care. The Diabetes Prevention and Control Program: Assesses the health status, risk factors and preventive health practices related to diabetes, especially among communities at high risk for diabetes Translates research into practice and unifies diabetes health messages Promotes important health policy decisions to the public Assures that high quality community- based programs and clinical preventive services are available to people with diabetes The following links will provide more information: The Program's Purpose Goals and Objectives Pre-Diabetes and Prevention Diabetes in Youth Data and Statistics* Patient and Provider Information and Resources Advisory Council Sub-Committees Advisory Council By-Law DCP Advisory Council Members Community Outreach Program Staff Jim Copeland, M.H.S, CHES Program Manager Guy E. Behl, MD, MPH Epidemiologist Isabel Almendarez, MPH Public Health Educator * This document is presented in Portable Document Format (PDF) and a PDF reader is required for viewing. Download a PDF reader or learn more about PDFs.