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Article: Programs Improve Health Outcomes for Diabetes Patients in Pennsylvania.
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- November 4, 2009
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Highmark Foundation grants improve access to diabetes care and services
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- To coincide with National Diabetes Awareness Month, the Highmark Foundation today released a report, "Improving Access to Diabetes Care and Services in Pennsylvania through Coordinated Strategies," which details the impact of the more than $1.6 million that the foundation has provided to help increase access to diabetes care and services for Pennsylvanians. Diabetes affects 760,000 individuals, or 6.1 percent of the population, in Pennsylvania.
"Our grant making has supported programs that reduce the effects of diabetes and improve the quality of ...