School Walk for Diabetes - SWFD is an educational fund-raising program that promotes community service, school spirit and healthy living to students. It’s easy to coordinate this fund-raising program at your school. You can host the event indoors or outdoors, during any season and for any length of time or distance. All kids can participate in School Walk for Diabetes, regardless of physical or learning abilities. And the American Diabetes Association (ADA) helps you by providing materials to help you plan, promote and complete this program.

Students learn valuable lessons on diabetes prevention and how to lead a healthy lifestyle through exercise and good nutrition choices while earning great prizes for themselves and PE Equipment/Nursing Supplies for the school.

If you sign up before August 1st, you will receive a Welcome Back Basket when school starts again. Visit www.diabetes.org/schoolwalk to sign up today or call Janelle Ramirez at 888-342-2383 ext 6117 to set up a meeting to learn more about SWFD.

Diabetes Care Tasks at School: What Key Personnel Need to Know - Downloadable modules to train volunteers to keep kids with diabetes safe at school. Visit often http://www.diabetes.org/advocacy-and-legalresources/discrimination/school/schooltraining.jsp

Wizdom Kit - Wizdom is the American Diabetes Association's kit of wit and wisdom for kids with diabetes and their families. Each kit contains two books — one for kids and one for parents — each with everything you need to know to get started managing diabetes. More information is available atI. ** Note ** Remember to "Request a Kit for Child" in order to get the kit for free. If you order as a "school", there will be a charge.

Youth Zone - Go to www.diabetes.org/youthzone to check out great learning tools on diabetes AND have fun while you're at it. It's everything you wanted to know about diabetes including Diabetes Care, Living With Diabetes, Health Eating, Exercise, Diabetes & the Law AND interactive GAMES!

Just for Teens - All teens face challenges and have to make decisions about dating, driving, and alcohol, among other things. Teens with diabetes face the same choices as their friends. But having diabetes complicates the choices you make. Also NEW this year is the Teen Message Board where teenagers and young adults with diabetes have unique issues. This is a place to discuss them and to share solutions. Sometimes it's just a place to vent. Go to www.diabetes.org/teens for more information.

For Schools - As a person who deals with children in a school setting, it is important for you to know how to care for a child with diabetes. This website will give you information you need in order to understand diabetes and provide a safe environment for all of your students. Visit www.diabetes.org/schools today!

Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel - Together with the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), the U.S. Department of Education, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Association of School Nurses, and other organizations, your American Diabetes Association has produced a new diabetes resource for schools. And, best yet, it's free. Click the title above or type in www.ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/youth/youth.htm

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