9:00 to 5:00, What can Employers do about Diabetes?

More than 100 million U.S. adults are now living with diabetes or prediabetes, according to a new report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).The report finds that as of 2015, 30.3 million Americans – 9.4 percent of the U.S. population –have diabetes. Another 84.1 million have prediabetes, a condition that if not treated often leads to type 2 diabetes within five years.

Join, Linda Dingle, RN CDE who is currently practicing as a Public Health Nurse for Pima County Health Department in Tucson, Arizona to learn more about what you can do as an employer about diabetes.

This webinar is designed to help employers understand:

Ways to support employees with diabetes in the workplace
Define reasonable accommodations in the workplace
Evaluate safety risk in select workplace environments

Resources mentioned in the webinar:

American Diabetes Association (ADA) For Employers!
U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
ADA Employment Position Statement
Diabetes Medical Alert Card (PDF)
On-Demand webinar access, slides, and video files are below

For more information, contact Sherry Haskins at:
Telephone: (602)-372-7034
E-Mail: info@healthyazworksites.org

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9:00 to 5:00, What can Employers do about Diabetes?

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