TuDiabetes Live Interview: Physical Activity and Diabetes Management

This event was organized in collaboration with the American Diabetes Association and the National Diabetes Education Program.

Dr. Ronny A. Bell, PhD is

Professor of Public Health Sciences (Department of Epidemiology and Prevention) at the Wake Forest School of Medicine in North Carolina, and Director of the Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity at Wake Forest, a designated Center of Excellence with the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.

Dr. Magon M. Saunders, PhD diabetes educator, licensed dietitian, serves as a Program

Development Consultant in the Program and Evaluation Branch of the Division of Diabetes Translation at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At CDC, Dr. Saunders provides technical assistance and support to state and territorial diabetes prevention and control programs.

Dr. Elizabeth Ortiz de Valdez, MD is the founder and CEO of Concilio Latino de Salud, Inc. a non-profit, community-based organization, dedicated to improving the overall health of the Hispanic/Latino community in Maricopa County, Arizona. She is a certified Master Trainer in the Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) English Curriculum and in Spanish. Dr. Ortiz de Valdez utilizes a cultural based approach to address the interaction of physical activity, diabetes and depression.

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