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GRITMAN
Medical Center
has received a $15,000 grant to raise
awareness about prediabetes and
increase diabetes education in the
community and to area physicians.
Diabetes Self-Management
Education Funding, a project of
the Idaho Diabetes Prevention and
Control Program, will help fund
and establish a Diabetes Prevention
Program (DPP) at Gritman, which
is recognized by the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention.
“ is funding will help us reach
people who have prediabetes and di-
abetes,” said Nancy Kure, Director of
Gritman Clinical Nutrition Services
and Diabetes Care. “Diabetes may
lead to serious health problems, like
blindness, chronic wounds, dental
issues and depression. Our goal is to
prevent the complications associated
with diabetes.”
In Idaho, 8.4 percent of people
(nearly 100,000) have diabetes, and
8.2 percent (more than 97,000) have
prediabetes. Diabetes, which currently
ranks as the eighth cause of death in
Latah County, was identi ed as a local
health priority by Gritman in its 2013
Community Health Needs Assessment.
e DPP is a lifestyle intervention
with a goal to prevent type 2 diabe-
tes. e program focuses on helping
those with prediabetes learn how
to eat healthy, add physical activity
to their routine, manage stress, stay
motivated and solve problems that
can get in the way of healthy changes.
Participants will also learn problem-
solving strategies for overcoming
challenges to sustain weight loss.
e program’s group setting
provides a supportive environment
with people who are facing similar
challenges and trying to make the
same changes. Together, participants
celebrate their successes and nd
ways to overcome obstacles.
Gritman Clinical Nutrition and
Diabetes Care plans to o er DPP
classes to the public in June 2015.
Adding the DPP to the current pro-
gram will enhance the diabetes care
team’s ability to coach people with
prediabetes and diabetes.
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Preventing diabetes damage
Clinical National and Diabetes Care receives education grant, plans to expand program
to include nationally recognized diabetes prevention program
Paul Ammatelli, MD
Secretary/Treasurer
Dr. Ammatelli received his
undergraduate degree from the
University of Notre Dame, South
Bend, Indiana, and a medical
degree from the University of
Missouri–Columbia School of
Medicine. He is certi ed by the
American Board of Internal
Medicine. Dr. Ammatelli has held faculty appoint-
ments as Assistant Clinical Professor at the Univer-
sity of Colorado and the University of Washington.
From 1994 to 2009, Dr. Ammatelli practiced internal
medicine in Colorado, followed by two years as a
hospitalist in Spokane. He joined the Gritman hospi-
talist group in 2012.
DustinWorth, DO
Immediate Past President/Chief of
Sta
Dr. Worth received a bachelor of
science degree in music education
from Oregon State University and
completed graduate coursework in
computer science at the National
Technological University in Min-
neapolis, Minnesota. He received
his medical degree from Kirksville College of Osteopathic
Medicine, Kirksville, Missouri. Following a traditional
rotating internship at Millcreek Community Hospital in
Erie, Pennsylvania, he completed family medicine resi-
dency training at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor,
Maine. He joined Moscow Family Medicine in 2008.