National Health Priority Resources

In a recent AAPA Huddle Ask Me session, two obesity medicine experts answered questions on how to provide high-quality care to patients struggling with obesity, the effectiveness of anti-obesity medication, and how best to support patients who qualify for bariatric surgery.

The Behavioral Diabetes Institute created this professional education video series focused on addressing critical psychosocial issues in diabetes.

Created by the Washington State Department of Social & Health Services, this resource teaches de-escalation strategies to use when a patient is experiencing behavioral health symptoms as well as in crisis situations.

In an interview with HCPLive during AAPA 2024 Conference & Expo, Beth Browning, PA-C, LPC, a physician assistant with Baptist Community Health Services, discusses treating depression in the primary care setting.

This toolkit, developed by The American Diabetes Association (ADA), contains practical resources for health professionals to support people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created this resource to help patients prepare for and manage their diabetes during an emergency.

This advisory, published by SAMHSA, reviews diabetes and how it relates to mental illness, stress, and substance use disorders. It highlights ways to integrate diabetes care into behavioral health treatment, such as screening and intake, staff education, integrated care, and counseling support.

Test your knowledge on diabetes care and compete with your peers via emailed questions for points and prizes.

Find resources to help health care providers ensure people living with diabetes have access to diabetes medications and testing supplies needed to stay healthy during an emergency.

A Consensus Report of the American Diabetes Association, the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of PAs, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the American Pharmacists Association.

This program is designed to help the diabetes care team on the front lines of primary care master the latest evidence-based recommendations for the implementation and management of cutting-edge diabetes technology.

Management of diabetes has become a rapidly changing practice. With the recent advancements of new medications, updates in cardiovascular guidelines, and evolution of diabetes technology, it can be difficult to stay abreast on the latest… more

The National Eye Institute has created these resources to assist patients in learning about diabetic eye disease.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) created this tool to help practitioners and decision makers understand dietary patterns and nutrient intake. Use the tool to identify methods to collect data or find existing data to answer specific questions about diets in target groups.

In this Vital Minds episode, PA Ashlyn Smith and Chris Taylor, PhD in Nutritional Sciences, explore some key findings from the CDC’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Learn how you can use some talking points from the survey to make your nutrition conversations with patients more productive.