For Employers

Standards & Guidelines

• Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes – 2022
• Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Management: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes – 2022
• 2020 Novel Therapies for CV Risk Reduction in Diabetes Decision Pathway, August 2020
• 2022 AHA Statement on the Comprehensive Management of CV Risk Factors For Adults With T2DM, March 2022
• Best Practices for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Programs, CDC 

News & Studies

• Most U.S. adults with diabetes aren’t managing the risks for heart disease, American Heart Association News, January 2022
• Weight-Loss Strategies for Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension. American Heart Association, Inc., September 2021
• Supporting Employees With Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Through Aspirin Therapy. National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, August 2021
• Study suggests link between type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk, Medical News Today, November 2020
• People with type 2 diabetes and heart disease may benefit from newer therapies, American Heart Association/Science Daily, April 2020
• Sanchez E. Life’s Simple 7: Vital but not Easy. J Am Heart Assoc. June 2018
• One-Third of Participants in a Workforce Study Reduce Risk for Diabetes after Employer Wellness Screening and Behavioral Counseling, Finds Quest Diagnostics Study. News Release from Quest Diagnostics, June 2018. Excerpt from a presentation at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions
• Goetzel R, Mosher Henke R, Head M, Benevent R. Workplace Programs, Policies, and Environmental Support to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease. Health Affairs, February 2017
• Bertoluci MC, Rocha VZ. Cardiovascular risk assessment in patients with diabetes. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, April 2017.
• How workplace stress contributes to cardiovascular disease, University of California (Irvine), September 2016

Promotional/Educational

• Educational Information: American Diabetes Association
  
  • All About Physical Activity
  • All About Quitting Smoking
  • Food & Activity Tracker
  • Getting Started with Physical Activity for People with Diabetes
  • Learning How to Change Habits
  • Protect Your Heart by Losing Weight
• Educational Materials: Factsheets, CDC
  • Heart Disease
  • Men and Heart Disease
  • Women and Heart Disease
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Heart Failure
  • Know the Signs and Symptoms of a Heart Attack
• Awareness Campaigns, ADA
  • Do I have pre-diabetes? (from the AMA, CDC and the Ad Council)
  • Your Health with Joan Lunden and the CDC
  • Physical Activity Events: Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes, Tour de Cure
• Monthly Observances 
  • February is American Heart Month
  • November is American Diabetes Month
  • National Wear Red Day