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National American Diabetes Association Alert Day is observed annually on the fourth Tuesday in March. This day is a one-day “wake-up call” to inform the American public about the seriousness of diabetes and encourages all to take the diabetes risk test and learn about your family’s history of diabetes.
For more information:
http://www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/programs/alert-day/
http://ndep.nih.gov/partners-community-organization/diabetes-alert-day/index.aspx
HOW TO OBSERVE
Use #AmericanDiabetesAssociationAlertDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
The American Diabetes Association created Alert Day as part of its awareness programs in 1986. It has been a part of their growing diabetes education and prevention efforts in the United States ever since.
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