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To recognize and honor the Central Ohio Diabetes Association on their 50th anniversary of providing services to Central Ohioans with diabetes.
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WHEREAS, the Central Ohio Diabetes Association was founded in 1964 by a group of local physicians and community members to provide support for people with diabetes and to inform the general public about diabetes; and
WHEREAS, over the course of 50 years, the Central Ohio Diabetes Association has helped Central Ohioans with diabetes to detect their condition, prevent onset and complications, and learn to live well with the challenge of diabetes; and
WHEREAS, the Central Ohio Diabetes Association serves 24,000 adults and children annually (regardless of their ability to pay) because they believe that an increase in diabetes awareness and education can prevent diabetes and help those with diabetes reduce their risk of developing diabetes-related complications; and
WHEREAS, it is predicted that 40 percent of all Americans will develop diabetes in the next 20 years unless they make significant healthy lifestyle changes, the Central Ohio Diabetes Association continues to work to reduce the number of people impacted locally through its core programs of Detection, Education, Camp and Youth Programs and Community Outreach; and
WHEREAS, early detection is important in reducing the occurrence of diabetes complications and has been a priority service since the creation of the agency, the Central Ohio Diabetes Association has screened over 123,000 people from 2005 to 2013 and continues to do so; and
WHEREAS, National Diabetes Month is observed nationwide in November, the Central Ohio Diabetes Association urges all Central Ohioans to combat this disease and its life-threatening complications by learning the warning signs of diabetes, making healthy lifestyle choices, and participating in diabetes detection screenings, education and care; and
WHEREAS, in November 2014, National Diabetes Month, City Council acknowled...
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