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Diabetes Institute Executive Director Darlene Berryman, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., presents data from a regional needs assessment during the Diabetes Summit.
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About 200 regional health care professionals, policy makers and educators gathered in Athens May 10 for the Diabetes Summit, sponsored by the Diabetes Institute. The event offered participants a first look at groundbreaking regional diabetes data from a needs assessment covering Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Morgan, Perry and Washington counties in Ohio, as well as Wood County, W.Va. Presenters shared insights into the impact diabetes is having in the region, the influences of the Appalachian culture on diabetes, and diabetes best practices in both clinical and community settings.